[Perspectives] Georges C Benjamin: resolute defender of public health in the USA

In 2002, Georges C Benjamin (his father, George, thought the French spelling was “cool”) accepted what he assumed would be a short assignment as Executive Director of the American Public Health Association (APHA). “2 years, at most, maybe”, Benjamin says. “Now I'm starting my 24th year.” Those years have been marked by some of the most politically fraught times in US public health.