The Conversations with Leaders in Public Health podcast is presented by the Heartland Center, located in the College for Public Health and Social Justice on the campus of Saint Louis University.

In this episode, the Heartland Centers Director and SLU CPHSJ Master of Health Administration Program Director, Dr. Kimberly Enard, sat down with Dr. Marvia Jones.

Dr. Marvia Jones is the Health Director for the City of Kansas City, MO. At the University of Kansas, she earned a Master of Public Health and PhD in Community Behavioral Psychology. She is passionate about creating environments that support healthy individuals and families through effective policymaking and strategic investment.

Find Dr. Jones on social media:

• @Marvia4KCKids on Twitter
• Facebook/MarviaforKCPS
• Linkedin.com/in/marviadjones
• https://www.facebook.com/KCMOgov
• @kansascity on Twitter and IG

Funding acknowledgement:
This program is supported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of a financial assistance award totaling $35,569,951 with 100 percent funded by CDC/HHS. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by CDC/HHS, or the U.S. Government. The Heartland Center at Saint Louis University has received a portion of this funding from the Department of Health and Senior Services, Office of Rural Health and Primary Care to expand efforts to address health disparities caused by COVID-19.

This program is also supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under grant number UB6HP31688 “Public Health Training Centers Program.”

The contents are those of the presenters (s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by CDC/HHS, HRSA, or the U.S. Government.