Meet Lawrence Weathers, Chief of Police for the Lexington Police Department. Chief Weathers is a Lexington native who champions health through connecting with others.
Listen as Chief Weathers explains the connections he sees between public safety and community health. He shares his humble journey from growing up in the projects to becoming Chief of Police, the importance of family support and continuous learning on success, and how the community can work together to support violence and crime prevention.
Jakob Hester joined host Gerald "GEO" Gibson as a co-host for this episode. Jakob is the program coordinator for #IChampionHealth and a producer on the #IChampionHealth Chats podcast.
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This episode was recorded at the Lexington Police Department located in downtown Lexington, KY. You can learn more about Chief Weathers and the Lexington Police Department here.
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#IChampionHealth is a collaboration between the PREVENT Community-Engaged Alliance in the UK College of Education, Operation Making A Change, and the United Way of the Bluegrass.
This project is supported by funds made available by the Kentucky Department for Public Health’s Office of Health Equity from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for STLT Public Health Infrastructure and Workforce, under RFA-OT21-2103. The contents of this podcast are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official position of or endorsement by the Kentucky Department for Public Health or the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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