Building Local Response Capacity to Protect
Families from Emerging Health Threats
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The April session of Grand Rounds, “Building Local Response Capacity to Protect Families from Emerging Health Threats,” was viewed in 8 foreign countries, 37 states, and the District of Columbia.
From the Zika outbreak to natural disasters to the recent wildfires, the US has faced a series of complex public health emergencies. Each of these public health crises revealed a critical need for US public health and health care systems at the national, state, and more specifically the local levels to prepare for and rapidly respond to the unique needs of families.
This session of Grand Rounds will discuss different perspectives for building local response capabilities for emerging public health threats to families, including pregnant women, infants, and children
Public health emergencies, such as hurricanes, floods, wildfires, and disease outbreaks such as Zika, occur every day in the US. Find out how local health agencies prepare for these events that often happen suddenly and without warning. Dr. Oscar Alleyne explains how local health departments use real-time data to respond to, and recover from public health emergencies to Dr. Phoebe Thorpe.
Learn more:
- Christine Kosmos, RN, BSN, MS
- Director
Division of State and Local Readiness, Center for Preparedness and Response, CDC
"CDC’s Role in State, Local, Tribal and Territorial Public Health Preparedness and Response"
- Muntu Davis, MD, MPH
- Los Angeles County Health Officer
Los Angeles County Department of Public Health
"Protecting Families from Emerging Health Threats: Local Public health Emergency Preparedness and Response Activities"
- Roberta DeBiasi, MD, MS
- Chief
Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Children’s National Health System (CNHS)
Professor, Pediatrics, Microbiology, Immunology and Tropical Medicine George Washington University School of Medicine, Washington, DC
"Partnering with Health Professionals to Respond Locally"
- Nicole Fehrenbach, MPP
- Deputy Director
Division of Congenital and Developmental Disorders, National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, CDC
"Activating Local Partnerships to Respond to Emerging Threats to Families"
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This session is available for Continuing Education (CE). Register here using the course information below.
CDC Course Code: PHGR10
CPE UAN: 0387-0000-19-005-H04-P
For more information, see Grand Rounds Continuing Education.