we make the case that investing in our youngest Kentuckians is a multigenerational health investment. I invite you to add your voice to this effort. I invite you to add your voice to these conversations and advocate for policies that help children thrive from the very beginning.
Our Voice for the Health of Louisville
Physician voice belongs in the community, not only the clinic. Environmental pollution and health disparities across race and ZIP code are outcomes we observe daily. Speaking up in community forums, at city council and in the pages of this magazine are part of what it means to be a physician here. GLMS is committed to engaging in environmental health, health equity and the upstream policy decisions that determine our patients’ health long before they see us. This is not a distraction from medicine. It is medicine’ s most important work. solicit input rather than ratify decisions already made.
If you have something to say about healthcare in Louisville, about policy, lawmakers, our children’ s futures or our community’ s health, please bring it to our committees, to the House of Delegates and beyond. Your voice is important.
Dr. Bhatia is a Retired Professor of Cardiac Anesthesia at the University of Louisville and a retired member of the Scientific Committee of the Society of Cardiac Anesthesia.
Every Voice Counts
Elevating our voice means ensuring the physician voices we hear reflect the full breadth of our community across specialties, practice settings, career stages and lived experiences. Those of us who have found our voice have a responsibility: create space for others to find theirs. Invite early-career colleagues into the conversation. Structure agendas that
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