Charity Dean Explained

Charity Dean
Alma Mater:Tulane University School of Medicine and Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine
Occupation:CEO / Public Health Physician
Organization:The Public Health Company
Website:https://www.phc.health/

Charity Dean is an American public health physician who is known for her work as the assistant director of the California Department of Public Health in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States. She is the co-founder and CEO of The Public Health Company.

Early life and education

Dean grew up in rural Oregon and became interested in becoming a doctor and studying infectious disease as a young child. She completed a B.S. in Microbiology at Oregon State University, an M.D. from Tulane University School of Medicine, and a Master of Public Health and Tropical Medicine from Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine.[1] From 2008 through 2011, she was an internal medicine resident at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital.

Career

As a public health official in Santa Barbara County, Dean gained experience with containment of infectious disease outbreaks, including meningitis in 2013[2] and tuberculosis in 2014.[3] From 2011 through 2014, she was the deputy public health officer for the Santa Barbara County Public Health Department,[4] and from 2014 through 2018, she was the public health officer for the Santa Barbara County Public Health Department.[5]

In late 2018,[6] she became the assistant director of the California Department of Public Health.[2] [7] In January 2020, she began to warn state officials about COVID-19,[8] based on reports from China,[9] and continued for months. In April 2020, she was also appointed as co-chair of the California COVID-19 testing task force, which included efforts to expand access to testing.[10] [11] Her work included coordination with elected officials and the White House Coronavirus Task Force.[12] She left her position as the assistant director of the California Department of Public Health in July 2020, after submitting her resignation on June 4,[13] and then began "tweeting news and information, some of which could be seen as a comment on California’s COVID testing and response," according to Deadline in August 2020.[14]

In July 2020, she was featured in the ABC News 20/20 investigative report American Catastrophe,[15] and in May 2021, she was featured in a 60 Minutes broadcast about the book The Premonition by Michael Lewis.[16] She is one of the experts profiled in the book,[17] and named by Lewis as "one of the people who saw the real danger of the virus before the rest of the country did," according to NPR.[18]

In August 2020, she co-founded The Public Health Company,[3] [19] which has created software to assist the public health community and businesses with managing the risks of infectious disease.[20] She has also continued to publicly offer her expert opinion about COVID-19 responses[21] [22] and responding to pandemics generally.[23]

Honors and awards

References

  1. Web site: Charity Dean MD, MPH&TM. 2021-05-20. USC Schaeffer. en-US.
  2. News: Confessore. Nicholas. 2021-05-06. Michael Lewis Chronicles the Story of Covid’s Cassandras. en-US. The New York Times. 2021-05-12. 0362-4331.
  3. News: Szalai . Jennifer . The Pandemic Gets the Michael Lewis Treatment, Heroic Technocrats and All . 29 May 2021 . The New York Times . May 3, 2021.
  4. News: Molina . Joshua . Dr. Charity Dean of Santa Barbara County Appointed to Statewide Public Health Post . 31 May 2021 . Noozhawk . September 28, 2018.
  5. News: Dr. Charity Dean lands state leadership role . 31 May 2021 . ABC3 . September 29, 2018.
  6. News: Lewis. Michael. America’s war against Covid? This woman was at its centre. en. The Times. 2021-05-12. 0140-0460.
  7. News: Bollag . Sophia . Update: California public health director leaves job 5 months into COVID-19 pandemic . 29 May 2021 . The Sacramento Bee . August 9, 2020.
  8. News: Brangham . William . Thoet . Alison . The ‘ignored characters’ of the pandemic and why their premonitions were pushed aside . 29 May 2021 . PBS NewsHour . May 6, 2021.
  9. News: Delistraty . Cody . Michael Lewis’s ‘The Premonition’: A Closer Look at How the Pandemic Response Went Awry . 29 May 2021 . The Wall Street Journal Magazine . May 3, 2021.
  10. News: Molina . Joshua . Santa Barbara’s Dr. Charity Dean at Center of Effort to Create COVID-19 Testing Hubs . 29 May 2021 . . April 9, 2020.
  11. News: ‘Not Out Of The Woods’: Newsom Pleads For Continued Social Distancing, Launches State Testing Task Force . 5 June 2021 . CBS2 . April 4, 2020.
  12. News: Baumgaertner . Emily . California scales back coronavirus testing task force despite long lines, new outbreaks . 29 May 2021 . Los Angeles Times . July 30, 2020.
  13. News: Public health officials are facing political pressure, threats and armed protests as states push to reopen . 5 June 2021 . CNBC . Associated Press . June 12, 2020.
  14. News: Tapp . Tom . California Coronavirus Update: Governor Gavin Newsom Addresses Major Data Issues Amid Resignations, New Ethics Complaint About $1B Deal: "I’m Governor, The Buck Stops With Me" . 29 May 2021 . . August 10, 2020.
  15. News: Donnelly . Jim . Watch the 20/20 "American Catastrophe" special Tuesday . 29 May 2021 . . July 23, 2020.
  16. News: Farnsworth . Beth . Dr. Charity Dean focus of 60 Minutes "The Premonition" segment on COVID-19 . 29 May 2021 . ABC3 . May 4, 2021.
  17. News: Dickerson . John . Doctors, scientists who warned officials about oncoming pandemic focus of new Michael Lewis book . 29 May 2021 . CBS News . May 2, 2021.
  18. Web site: Michael Lewis' 'The Premonition' Is A Sweeping Indictment Of The CDC. Martin. Rachel. May 3, 2021. 2021-05-12. NPR.org. en.
  19. Web site: Disease-related risk management is now a thing, and this young startup is at the forefront. Loizos. Connie. May 11, 2021. 2021-05-12. TechCrunch. en-US.
  20. News: Mercado . Jorge . Public health meets private sector with Charity Dean’s new venture . 31 May 2021 . Pacific Coast Business Times . May 28, 2021.
  21. News: Welsh . Nick . Public Health Expert Says Santa Barbara COVID Doctors Are ‘Doing a Fantastic Job’ . 5 June 2021 . Santa Barbara Independent . February 11, 2021.
  22. News: Morrar . Sawsan . California to offer affordable rapid COVID tests to school districts returning to campus . 5 June 2021 . The Sacramento Bee . March 11, 2021.
  23. News: Ghobrial . Adrian . Should local governments be responsible for pandemic response? Lessons learned so far . 5 June 2021 . Toronto City News . June 2, 2021.
  24. Web site: CMA Doc: Charity Dean, M.D. . California Medical Association . 31 May 2021 . December 17, 2018.

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