How is the experience of racism comparable to the proper care
and feeding of flowers?
Dr. Jones is currently Research Director on Social Determinants of Health and Equity within the Division of Adult and Community Health at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Trained as a family physician and epidemiologist, her body of work focuses on the impacts of racism on the health and wellbeing of the nation. Dr. Jones was Assistant Professor at the Harvard School of Public Health in the Department of Health and Social Behavior, the Department of Epidemiology, and the Division of Public Health Practice from 1994 to 2000. She currently serves on the National Board of Public Health Examiners, and formerly served on the Executive Board of the American Public Health Association, the Board of Directors of the American College of Epidemiology, and the Board of Directors of the National Black Women's Health Project.
