Tag Archives: emergency response

Three Bright Spots Highlighted by Governmental Public Health Employees’ Experiences Serving in the COVID-19 Pandemic

This entry is part 16 of 16 in the series May 2024

Positive aspects or “bright spots” of the pandemic response, identified by governmental public health employees, offer important lessons and opportunities for growth for state and local public health agencies in both day-to-day and emergency preparedness planning capacities.

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Students Who Rocked Public Health 2020

This entry is part 6 of 15 in the series Students of Public Health

The COVID-19 pandemic created a “new normal” in 2020 that included controversial mitigation strategies such as masking up and staying home and became the country’s primary focus, punctuated by a summer of civil unrest, peaceful (and sometimes not so peaceful) protests, and a contentious presidential election. The student projects we’ve selected this year reflect the best of 2020 as students

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