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The Network Appoints Allison N. Winnike as Director, Western Region

The Network for Public Health Law

She has drafted numerous pieces of federal and state legislation that have shaped the landscape of public health. Her contributions to public health emergency preparedness and response are widely recognized, having published two books and multiple articles that have made a significant impact in the field. Allison holds a J.D.

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An Upside Down Future for Healthcare

The Health Care Blog

Two articles recently provided some good insights into how to think about the future: Kevin Kelly’s How to Future and an except from Jane McGonigal’s new book Imaginable: How to See the Future Coming and Feel Ready for Anything?Even I’m not so sure the future is going to be better, but I still have hopes that it can be better.

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Reflections From the Ukraine

The Health Care Blog

By MIKE MAGEE.

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Does Surviving The Plague Mean You Will Eventually Contract An Autoimmune Disease?

The Health Care Blog

Snowden, in his book “Epidemics and Society: From the Black Death to the Present” , made his intentions obvious. It is, of course a timely topic, but also personally unnerving as we complete a third year under the shadow of Covid-19. Where does one begin on a topic such as this? Yale historian, Frank M. He would begin with the plaque.

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“Virgin-Soil Epidemics” Covers a Multitude of Sins

The Health Care Blog

That storyline was largely popularized by the book, “Guns, Germs, and Steel.” Sadly, this is not a new story, but in the analogs of American history, it has been papered over by a partially true, but incomplete, narrative.

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I Want to Believe

The Health Care Blog

I mean, I followed Project Blue Book in the 1970’s, watched “ The X-Files ” in the 1990’s, and have seen UFO videos on YouTube. I know, I should be writing about hot topics like monkeypox or the baby formula shortage , but, c’mon, Congress held hearings last week about UFOs – the first in 50 years! healthcare system.

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New report: Shortfall of big city health detectives poses serious threat to public health response

Big Cities Health Coalition

My favorite was Laurie Garretts 700-plus-page book, The Coming Plague I read it when I was 11 or 12 years old. My mom read his book, too, and she told me you want to be an epidemiologist. A lot of decisions about health policy and practice get made based on epidemiological data.