A Vanderbilt University professor that co-founded an equity lab was recently appointed to the Metro Nashville Board of Health, the university announced.
Carol Ziegler, professor of nursing and co-founder of the Climate, Health and Energy Equity Lab, was appointed to the health board on August 15.
The Metro Nashville Board of Health exercises all the administrative functions of the Metropolitan Government that pertain to public health, including developing public policy and rules.
Ziegler joins six other members on the board. Each member serves a 5-year term.
“I am grateful for this opportunity to serve my community and work with the great people in the health department and our local leaders to advance health for the city,” Ziegler said in a statement.
At Vanderbilt, Ziegler “develops trans-institutional strategies to improve health outcomes in underserved communities through culturally appropriate, community-based health initiatives,” the university writes in a press release. “She is also developing academic programming to educate students on the role of primary care providers in advocating for adaptation and mitigation policy for climate change.”
Through her equity lab, Ziegler’s aim is to “identify and mitigate local health impacts related to climate change, to educate health care providers and community members about climate change and climate solutions, and to reduce the contribution of the health care sector to carbon emissions,” Vanderbilt notes.
In addition, Ziegler is certified as a family nurse practitioner and an advanced-practice holistic nurse.
“Carol Ziegler’s journey from the classroom to the Metro Nashville Board of Health underscores Vanderbilt’s vital role in our city,” said Nathan Green, vice chancellor for government and community relations at Vanderbilt University. “With her dedication to education and her scholarship on the impact of health care, Ziegler represents the synergy between academic excellence and community engagement that defines our institution.”
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Kaitlin Housler is a reporter at The Tennessee Star and The Star News Network.
Photo “Carol Ziegler” and “Vanderbilt CHEEL Lab” by Vanderbilt University.
Eliminate this position, it is unneeded and is being sustained only by the efforts of the person filling the position. She is no expert, that is foolish to even suggest.
Another equity propagandist, claiming some people deserve total respect from all the rest, because the former are one color, sex, gender, religion, culture, sexual persuasion or part of the most “over served” welfare dependency ever, and the others aren’t.
This is the leftist intolerance, pretending to be tolerance that is steadily increasing violent assault and murder from obnoxious, equity indoctrinated bullies because they ‘feelz’ disrespected, when somebody isn’t as obsequiously worshipful enough to suit their expectation of adulation.
Yet, despite the chaotic results of more interpersonal hostility than has been seen in decades, there’s no political opposition to this feral madness, besides DeSantis. Republicans are collecting taxes, spending the money to swan around in their mansions and limousines, just like Democrats, while depending on the “not a Democrat” ticket for election.
Wow, another miserable white liberal. I’m sure she’ll make sound recommendations. NOT!
equity is typically just cover for marxism