Abdul El-Sayed: “Rebuilt Detroit's health department, led Wayne County's…”

“I became a doctor because I go 15 minutes from where I grew up and travel. A difference of 10 years, difference in life expectancy. Instead of practicing clinically, I went into public health, Rebuilt Detroit's health department, led Wayne County's Department of Health, Human and Veterans Services. We did things like put glasses on kids, took on corporate polluters, made sure that our kids weren't breathing the worst, coming out of smokestacks, and eliminated medical debt.” (02:11–02:16)

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