County joins ‘Big Cities’ program to promote public health, battle misinformation
“It doesn’t matter if you’re in a rural or an urban or suburban area: Effective public health protects lives every single day,” said Shelby County Health Department Director Dr. Michelle Taylor, seen here in August. (Greg Campbell/The Daily Memphian file)
Shelby County Health Department Director Dr. Michelle Taylor said she wants to reinforce established science that shows vaccines protect communities from infectious diseases and fluoride improves dental health.
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Aisling Mäki covers health care, banking and finance, technology and professions. After launching her career in news two decades ago, she worked in public relations for almost a decade before returning to journalism in 2022.
As a health care reporter, she’s collaborated with The Carter Center, earned awards from the Associated Press and Society of Professional Journalists and won a 2024 Tennessee Press Association first-place prize for her series on discrepancies in Shelby County life expectancy by ZIP code.
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