I gave a talk this week, my first for the year to a small group of Masters in Public Health students. It was on sustainability and why we need more public health interventions that last. I started by asking them to suspend all they know about the topic and go with me on a journey to Sesame Street. Yea, I took them there and let’s just say it was one of the best lectures I have ever given in a while. It came from my soul and helped me articulate for the first time to a public audience what I mean by the how to do it literature on sustainability. Of course the ideas are still evolving and in due time I will share, but if you can, keep Sesame Street in mind. They have a lot to teach on how to make programs last.