DR. GEORGES BENJAMIN

Association Executive director, American Public Health

I think we’re definitely going to see more activity and more focused activity on guns, primarily on gun research. I think we will see the removal of that budget language from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s budget.

We now have a House in Congress that knows the value of addressing social determinants, so at least on the House side I think we’re going to see more and more support for addressing social determinants of health. I hope to see more funding for infrastructure, and as part of that infrastructure we’re certainly going to be looking to try to rebuild our public health infrastructure.

—AS TOLD TO STEVEN ROSS JOHNSON