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Nakia Bolden

Sep 10, 2026

6:32
So first, what inspired you to create I Am Health Education? And what gap did you see in public health education that you wanted to fill?
6:42
Yeah, so again, I started my public health career on a COVID-19 response.
6:47
So a lot of data heavy, a lot of like monitoring, contact tracing in Indiana.
6:53
And you know, right after I got my undergrad degree, so I got my undergrad May 2020, of course, the world shut down.
6:59
There was a pandemic.
7:00
And I was lucky enough to have that to have a job that same month I graduated, you know, which is not really you can't you don't receive that anymore right now.
7:10
And I was working on a COVID-19 pandemic response.

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24:14
So what is your advice for somebody who's trying to find their place in public health?

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