The Water Environment Federation's Chief Medical Officer on Water Equity, Worker Safety & What's Next

On this episode of Solving Water, we are joined by the Water Environment Federation's newly appointed Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Andrew Sanderson, and Al Cho, Xylem Chief Strategy and Digital Officer. Dr. Sanderson shares his plans and goals in the role of WEF CMO, and discusses the direct correlation between water equity and the health of local communities, how water epidemiology is helping trace COVID-19, important findings from the recently formed Blue Ribbon panel that hopes to inform and protect wastewater workers, and more. Listen to Dr. Andrew Sanderson on the WEF Podcast, Words on Water: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/words-on-water-150-dr-andrew-sanderson-on-serving-as/id1281312822?i=1000481798781 Learn more about the Blue Ribbon panel: https://www.wef.org/resources/pressroom/press-releases2/wef-press-releases/water-environment-federation-convening-a-blue-ribbon-panel-to-evaluate-biological-hazards-and-precautions-for-wastewater-workers/ Learn how Xylem solves water: https://www.xylem.com/en-us/

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