Tomás Aragón, MD, DrPH
Founder of TEAMPublicHealth.substack.com
Adjunct Faculty at the UC Berkeley School of Public Health
Founder of TEAMPublicHealth.substack.com. Adjunct Faculty at the UC Berkeley School of Public Health. Promotes Decision Intelligence 4 Health which uses ethics, science, and technology to improve strategic decision-making under uncertainty, trade-offs, and constraints. Served in governmental public health for 29 years (State Public Health Officer and Director, California Department of Public Health, and Health Officer and Director, Population Health Division, San Francisco Department of Public Health). As a local and state health officer, exercised leadership and legal authority to protect health, promote well-being, and prevent disease and injury, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. As CDPH director, led the largest state health department on its journey to becoming a learning, healing, and impactful organization. Striving to embody and promote the universal values of dignity, equity, compassion, and belonging, worked to transform systems towards a culture of healing and health for all. Supports community efforts to protect and promote mental, emotional, behavioral, and social health. For scientific and decision modeling, promotes Julia, Python, and R (see di4health.github.io).
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