Public health has been in the spotlight over the last few years. In this episode, host Michael Holtz talked to two public health luminaries: Julie Crumly, Ph.D., senior researcher at ORAU, and Paul Erwin, M.D., DrPH, professor and dean of the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Public Health. Crumly received the UAB School of Public Health's Alumni Award for Practice earlier this year. Erwin has roots in East Tennessee. During this conversation, we discussed Crumly's award, how she and ORAU have contributed to the overall practice of public health in East Tennessee and across the country, and the challenges and the bright future for public health practice in the United States.