"Do nothing for us without us." According to today’s guest Robyn Bussey, that operating principle is the basis for effective community health work. "You don't go into a community and dictate. You go and listen and trust and be a partner," she adds. As you’ll learn in this enlightening conversation, Bussey is following that approach in her current work as Just Health Director at the Partnership for Southern Equity, an Atlanta-based nonprofit advancing racial equity and shared prosperity across the South.

On this episode of Raise the Line from Elsevier, Bussey provides illuminating examples of community-rooted work in South Fulton County and rural Georgia, and explains why community health workers may be the most underutilized asset in addressing health disparities.

This wide-ranging interview with host Michael Carrese also explores:

• Bussey’s candid perspective on what happened to the surge of interest in health equity that occurred during COVID;
• Why life expectancy gains in many Southern states have lagged behind the rest of the country;
• Her advice to students and early-career clinicians about where they're needed most.
  

Mentioned in this episode: Partnership for Southern Equity

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