In the latest Civic Science Funders Collaborative Advisory Series piece, Rita Allen Foundation President & CEO Elizabeth Christopherson joins Burroughs Wellcome Fund President & CEO Louis J. Muglia in conversation with Maureen Lichtveld, Dean of the University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health and a pioneering environmental health scientist.

Dr. Lichtveld’s career—from training community health workers in the Amazon rainforest to leading research after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill—has led her to powerful truths: the health of people and the health of the environment are inextricably linked. And the only way to address either is together.

“The commitment to co-create takes more time. But in the end, the implementation becomes much easier and the impact larger.” – Maureen Lichtveld

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