Panel of national public health leaders traces 250 years of American history—and asks what comes next? University of Michigan School of Public Health hosted national public health leaders Arnold Monto, Georges Benjamin and Boris Lushniak and historian Marian Moser Jones for a Democracy Week panel exploring public health’s 250-year impact on American life, the erosion of public trust, and what the next generation must do to rebuild it.Thu, 17 Sep 2026 14:43:15 -0800MichiganArnold MontoNewsGlobal Public HealthFacultyFluFacultyEpidemiologyHealth CareVaccinesInfectious DiseaseThe panel on the stage, from left: Boris Lushniak, Arnold Monto, Georges Benjamin, Marian Moser Jones and Dan Glickman.