Dr Susan Monarez to head PHNIX, a response to Trump administration’s dismantling of public health safeguards Gavin Newsom, the California governor, announced the appointment of two prominent scientists who left the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in recent months over conflicts wi th the Trump administration to state positions.Dr Susan Monarez, the former director of the CDC, will lead California’s new public health initiative, the Public Health Network Innovation Exchange (PHNIX). Continue reading... ...read more read less