dr. telfair for having me here and dr. benjamin. just been great to meet with folks who think like i think. we talked a lot about the sensible middle. and that is what i'm going to touch on in a little bit during my talk. i want to thank the panel. i don't know why they put you up before i came up. thanks for being here. i had great conversations with most of all. i hope to tee up a great panel discussion. i'm looking forward to it. i know you will learn a lot from these individuals because they represent very different points of view all looking towards the same goal. was so glad to hear the theme for national public health week, changing our future together, strengthening relationships within communities is key to improving health and i commend you all for embracing the idea of better partnerships. as your surgeon general i want each and everyone of you to know, i wt you to know that i believ with every fiber of my being, that every american deserves to live a long and healthy life. unfortunately, we're falling short of that goal.