Congratulations and Thank you for your leadership! I think about you often in this work. My favorite inspiring, anchoring, and motivating Bob-isms that often sound in my ears are:
1. “Treatment is Prevention”. You hammered this phrase for the first three years that I worked with you on the CTCA Executive Committee. Punchy and true, not everyone supported this message. Over time, you won out.
2. Another favorite anthem, “Never miss an outbreak.” as an opportunity to raise awareness.
3. And ~ “We can only address chronic disease because we address infectious diseases as well as we do.”
Your work with NACCHO and ACET to move policy and bring non- traditional partners like neighborhood grocery and drugstore pharmacists into TB care and prevention, groundbreaking and legend.
Big Hug!
Judith Thigpen, MPH
Executive Administrator