MARY E. O'DOWD works for Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences and is on the Advisory Board for the Institute for Women’s Leadership at Rutgers University. She served as the NJ Department of Health Commissioner, and held positions at NYU Medical Center, NJHA and the NJ General Assembly.RUTH CHARBONNEAU works at Thomas Jefferson University’s Lambert Center for the Study of Medicinal Cannabis and Hemp. She served in the leadership team for several Commissioners of the NJ Department of Health and was a NJ Governor’s Fellow.

“Kudos to O’Dowd and Charbonneau for identifying outstanding women leaders to compile these case studies that both humble and inspire the reader. These lessons remind us it takes one person, using both the adversity of their lives and the talents they have acquired, to improve the health of both communities and the world. Never has there been a more important time in healthcare history to extend ourselves to apply both intellect and persistence to leave our mark.“ - Amy B. Mansue (President and CEO, Inspira Health) “This is a motivating collection of stories about exceptional leaders. Women of diverse backgrounds, and bound by specific attributes: passion about the well-being of the people they serve and commitment to improving the social and structural forces that shape their health. An important reminder that one’s legacy can be defined by one major accomplishment, or by many smaller achievements over time.” - Jewell Mullen (Associate Dean for Health Equity, Dell Medical School) "Mary O’Dowd examines the stress and mental health issues healthcare workers face and the impact of misinformation about COVID." (State of Affairs with Steve Adubato) "A wide breadth of leadership lessons can be gleaned no matter your gender or stage in your career. This book would resonate with a variety of roles because it demonstrates the diverse nature of leadership as well as sparks reflection on our own leadership style and ability to make transformational change." (Family Medicine)

• Foreword to the Series New Foreword to the SeriesPreface Katsi Cook: “Research and Ceremonies and Healing Are an Empowerment Process”-a Mohawk Midwife Brings the Needs of Women into Environmental Health Research Elizabeth HooverMona Hanna-Attisha: Using Her Voice to Advocate for Environmental Justice in the City of Flint Colleen Blake and Mary E. O’DowdKatharine Dexter McCormick: Examining an Advocate’s Path-Advancing Women’s Reproductive Rights through Philanthropic Support for Oral Contraception Development Mary Wachter and Erica ReedMary Engle Pennington: Transforming Food Safety with the Power of Persuasion and a Steadfast Commitment to Good Science and the Public’s Health Akanksha Arya and Christina TanFlorence Schorske Wald: Standing by Her Principles-Not by a Title-to Bring Hospice to the United States Patricia A. Findley, Suzanne Willard, and Jacqueline Hunterton-AndersonVirginia Apgar: Focusing on Prevention, She Structurally Transformed Maternal and Child Health for Generations Mary E. O’Dowd and Colleen BlakeMarilyn Gaston: Changing the Face of Healthcare through Research, Public Service, and Community Health Denise V. Rodgers and Grace IbitamunoJane E. Brody: Using Journalism to Impact Personal Health, One Column at a Time Dawn Thomas and Christina ChesnakovRisa Lavizzo-Mourey: Leading the Nation to Adopt a Culture of Health Raquel Mazon Jeffers and Christina ChesnakovMarilyn Tavenner: From Crashing Patients to Crashing Websites Heather Howard and Carson ClayRuth Williams-Brinkley: Facing Opportunities and Challenges at the Intersection of Community and Healthcare Elizabeth A. Ryan, Ruth Charbonneau, and Alexander M. BartkeSuerie Moon: Shaping the Governance of a Complex Global Health System to Achieve Equity Alexander M. Bartke and Ann Marie HillAcknowledgmentsContributors Index

MARY E. O'DOWD works for Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences and is on the Advisory Board for the Institute for Women’s Leadership at Rutgers University. She served as the NJ Department of Health Commissioner, and held positions at NYU Medical Center, NJHA and the NJ General Assembly.RUTH CHARBONNEAU works at Thomas Jefferson University’s Lambert Center for the Study of Medicinal Cannabis and Hemp. She served in the leadership team for several Commissioners of the NJ Department of Health and was a NJ Governor’s Fellow.

“Kudos to O’Dowd and Charbonneau for identifying outstanding women leaders to compile these case studies that both humble and inspire the reader. These lessons remind us it takes one person, using both the adversity of their lives and the talents they have acquired, to improve the health of both communities and the world. Never has there been a more important time in healthcare history to extend ourselves to apply both intellect and persistence to leave our mark.“ - Amy B. Mansue (President and CEO, Inspira Health) “This is a motivating collection of stories about exceptional leaders. Women of diverse backgrounds, and bound by specific attributes: passion about the well-being of the people they serve and commitment to improving the social and structural forces that shape their health. An important reminder that one’s legacy can be defined by one major accomplishment, or by many smaller achievements over time.” - Jewell Mullen (Associate Dean for Health Equity, Dell Medical School) "Mary O’Dowd examines the stress and mental health issues healthcare workers face and the impact of misinformation about COVID." (State of Affairs with Steve Adubato) "A wide breadth of leadership lessons can be gleaned no matter your gender or stage in your career. This book would resonate with a variety of roles because it demonstrates the diverse nature of leadership as well as sparks reflection on our own leadership style and ability to make transformational change." (Family Medicine)

• Foreword to the Series New Foreword to the SeriesPreface Katsi Cook: “Research and Ceremonies and Healing Are an Empowerment Process”-a Mohawk Midwife Brings the Needs of Women into Environmental Health Research Elizabeth HooverMona Hanna-Attisha: Using Her Voice to Advocate for Environmental Justice in the City of Flint Colleen Blake and Mary E. O’DowdKatharine Dexter McCormick: Examining an Advocate’s Path-Advancing Women’s Reproductive Rights through Philanthropic Support for Oral Contraception Development Mary Wachter and Erica ReedMary Engle Pennington: Transforming Food Safety with the Power of Persuasion and a Steadfast Commitment to Good Science and the Public’s Health Akanksha Arya and Christina TanFlorence Schorske Wald: Standing by Her Principles-Not by a Title-to Bring Hospice to the United States Patricia A. Findley, Suzanne Willard, and Jacqueline Hunterton-AndersonVirginia Apgar: Focusing on Prevention, She Structurally Transformed Maternal and Child Health for Generations Mary E. O’Dowd and Colleen BlakeMarilyn Gaston: Changing the Face of Healthcare through Research, Public Service, and Community Health Denise V. Rodgers and Grace IbitamunoJane E. Brody: Using Journalism to Impact Personal Health, One Column at a Time Dawn Thomas and Christina ChesnakovRisa Lavizzo-Mourey: Leading the Nation to Adopt a Culture of Health Raquel Mazon Jeffers and Christina ChesnakovMarilyn Tavenner: From Crashing Patients to Crashing Websites Heather Howard and Carson ClayRuth Williams-Brinkley: Facing Opportunities and Challenges at the Intersection of Community and Healthcare Elizabeth A. Ryan, Ruth Charbonneau, and Alexander M. BartkeSuerie Moon: Shaping the Governance of a Complex Global Health System to Achieve Equity Alexander M. Bartke and Ann Marie HillAcknowledgmentsContributors Index

MARY E. O'DOWD works for Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences and is on the Advisory Board for the Institute for Women’s Leadership at Rutgers University. She served as the NJ Department of Health Commissioner, and held positions at NYU Medical Center, NJHA and the NJ General Assembly.RUTH CHARBONNEAU works at Thomas Jefferson University’s Lambert Center for the Study of Medicinal Cannabis and Hemp. She served in the leadership team for several Commissioners of the NJ Department of Health and was a NJ Governor’s Fellow.

“Kudos to O’Dowd and Charbonneau for identifying outstanding women leaders to compile these case studies that both humble and inspire the reader. These lessons remind us it takes one person, using both the adversity of their lives and the talents they have acquired, to improve the health of both communities and the world. Never has there been a more important time in healthcare history to extend ourselves to apply both intellect and persistence to leave our mark.“ - Amy B. Mansue (President and CEO, Inspira Health) “This is a motivating collection of stories about exceptional leaders. Women of diverse backgrounds, and bound by specific attributes: passion about the well-being of the people they serve and commitment to improving the social and structural forces that shape their health. An important reminder that one’s legacy can be defined by one major accomplishment, or by many smaller achievements over time.” - Jewell Mullen (Associate Dean for Health Equity, Dell Medical School) "Mary O’Dowd examines the stress and mental health issues healthcare workers face and the impact of misinformation about COVID." (State of Affairs with Steve Adubato) "A wide breadth of leadership lessons can be gleaned no matter your gender or stage in your career. This book would resonate with a variety of roles because it demonstrates the diverse nature of leadership as well as sparks reflection on our own leadership style and ability to make transformational change." (Family Medicine)

• Foreword to the Series New Foreword to the SeriesPreface Katsi Cook: “Research and Ceremonies and Healing Are an Empowerment Process”-a Mohawk Midwife Brings the Needs of Women into Environmental Health Research Elizabeth HooverMona Hanna-Attisha: Using Her Voice to Advocate for Environmental Justice in the City of Flint Colleen Blake and Mary E. O’DowdKatharine Dexter McCormick: Examining an Advocate’s Path-Advancing Women’s Reproductive Rights through Philanthropic Support for Oral Contraception Development Mary Wachter and Erica ReedMary Engle Pennington: Transforming Food Safety with the Power of Persuasion and a Steadfast Commitment to Good Science and the Public’s Health Akanksha Arya and Christina TanFlorence Schorske Wald: Standing by Her Principles-Not by a Title-to Bring Hospice to the United States Patricia A. Findley, Suzanne Willard, and Jacqueline Hunterton-AndersonVirginia Apgar: Focusing on Prevention, She Structurally Transformed Maternal and Child Health for Generations Mary E. O’Dowd and Colleen BlakeMarilyn Gaston: Changing the Face of Healthcare through Research, Public Service, and Community Health Denise V. Rodgers and Grace IbitamunoJane E. Brody: Using Journalism to Impact Personal Health, One Column at a Time Dawn Thomas and Christina ChesnakovRisa Lavizzo-Mourey: Leading the Nation to Adopt a Culture of Health Raquel Mazon Jeffers and Christina ChesnakovMarilyn Tavenner: From Crashing Patients to Crashing Websites Heather Howard and Carson ClayRuth Williams-Brinkley: Facing Opportunities and Challenges at the Intersection of Community and Healthcare Elizabeth A. Ryan, Ruth Charbonneau, and Alexander M. BartkeSuerie Moon: Shaping the Governance of a Complex Global Health System to Achieve Equity Alexander M. Bartke and Ann Marie HillAcknowledgmentsContributors Index