Jacqueline Dougé Dr Dougé is a general pediatrician and public health practitioner. She has held numerous roles in the health sector, including practicing clinically and serving as Deputy Health Officer of the Frederick County Health Department and as the Child Healh Bureau Director at the Howard County Health Department, both located in Maryland. Presently, she is an Assistant Professor of Public Health at Hood College's Department of Nursing. She has a deep passion for expanding healthcare access and addressing maternal and child health disparities. Her work has included implementing school-based telemedicine, school-based mental health services, and innovative school-based sexually transmitted infection (STI) testing and contraception programs to improve healthcare accessibility and address disparities. She has also served on the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Council on Community Pediatrics Prevention and Public Health Special Interest Group as co-chair, as a member of the Task Force on Diversity and Inclusion, a member of the AAP News Editorial Board, and as a co-author of the transformative policy statement, "The Impact of Racism on Child and Adolescent Health." Read More Read Less