Speaking up for Public Health: COVID-19
Dr. Lundberg and her colleague Kathryn McDonald, professor at the Johns Hopkins Schools of Medicine, Nursing and Public Health, highlight in this article how effective simple mandatory public health interventions at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic were associated with improved economic impact, mitigated effects on minority communities and decreased mortality. Dr. Bill Burman, Director of Denver Public Health, writes, “We need a lot of this kind of careful review of the pandemic.”
Advocating for Public Health
Dr. Lundberg draws attention to the link between gas stoves, indoor air pollution, and asthma in children. The Massachusetts Medical Society calls for increasing awareness among the general public, physicians and health departments.
“Physician Turns Her Expertise Toward Advocacy”
Alumni Profile
“When Brita E. Lundberg, MD’91 (PG ’94), decided to leave the practice of medicine and return to the classroom for patient advocacy training, it was easy to imagine herself back at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. ”
“I Was Right”
In this interview by Medpage for their series called “Anamnesis,” Dr. Lundberg talks about advocating for her mother, who struggled with Parkinson’s disease, and how that experience led her into patient advocacy.
“Guiding Through the Medical Maze”
Newton TAB, July 18th, 2018
Doctors advocate, demystify information
“Navigating the ups and downs of diagnosis and treatment can be challenging, especially for those facing illness alone.
The terminology can be complex, the setting intimidating, and those without medical backgrounds can rapidly lose track of details.”
“One of the biggest things is educating people that advocates exist.”
“In Trove Of Emails To State Officials, Feds Downplayed Coronavirus Risks”
As a member of the Massachusetts COVID-19 Action Coalition, a group of doctors advocating for medical staff and patients during the pandemic, Dr. Lundberg reviewed some of the state official emails obtained by WBUR.
“The False Promise of Natural Gas”
As part of her advocacy for public health, Dr. Lundberg is gratified to be a co-author on this article in the New England Journal of Medicine that makes transparent the human health risks and climate impact of fossil fuels
