When I became the county executive, it was maybe four of 2020 when I was sworn in, and I was dealing with the pandemic right off the bat. And what many of you may not know is that Milwaukee County, the largest community in the state of Wisconsin, is the only county without a health department. And that made it very difficult to navigate the COVID 19 pandemic. But I also believe that we have to look at health much differently. Right. Health isn't just mental and physical. (1:08:15–1:08:21)
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