Topic: Strengthening the Workforce Through Education and Training
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CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy
Before the lockdown in March 2020, the CUNY Graduate School of Public Health & Health Policy was mainly focused on getting in front of the communication effort to inform communities — especially vulnerable and underserved communities in New York City such as in Harlem where the school is based — about the virus and community…
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Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health
On December 15, 2019, W. Ian Lipkin, MD, the John Snow Professor and director of the Center for Infection and Immunity (CII) at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, was informed of an outbreak of an unexplained respiratory disease. By December 31st, 2019, the Wuhan Municipal Health Commission, China, reported a cluster of cases…
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Colorado School of Public Health
When the first few COVID-19 cases were reported in Colorado, the Colorado School of Public Health directed those who could work from home to leave campus. Says Dr. Lee Newman, distinguished university professor and interim chair for the department of environmental and occupational health, “I received a call from a local TV reporter on March…
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Temple University College of Public Health
At Temple University College of Public Health, Interim Dean Jennifer Ibrahim recalls dealing with COVID-19 rapidly spreading through Philadelphia’s communities, misinformation on the spread and potential “cures,” and an economic infrastructure that would not support a nation in lockdown. Interim Dean Ibrahim says, “Drawing from our knowledge of social determinants of health, many of…
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University of Michigan School of Public Health
In January 2020, University of Michigan School of Public Health epidemiologists began responding to media requests on COVID-19, communicating with reporters and the public on what they knew about the novel virus. Says Dean F. DuBois Bowman, “As the world watched the virus advance globally throughout February, it became clear that the spread spanned far…
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University of California, Davis MPH Program
Some of the first COVID-19 cases in the U.S. were detected in Northern California and were treated at the University of California, Davis MPH Program. Says Chairman and Distinguished Professor Brad Pollock, “One of my friends and colleagues is a pulmonologist and took care of the first infected patient in our ICU. This happened in…
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Washington University in St. Louis – Brown School Public Health Programs
When COVID-19 first emerged as a dire threat, the Washington University in St. Louis Brown School Public Health Programs’ Dr. Jason Purnell, associate professor and the director of Health Equity Works, a research-based initiative housed in the Brown School, led a response team of over 40 St. Louis-area nonprofits, social service agencies and government programs…
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Boston University School of Public Health
In March of 2020, the Office of the Dean at Boston University School of Public Health hosted a public health conversation to provide information to the public on the newly emerging threat of COVID-19, when that term was still novel to most. As the world transitioned to remote work and learning, the school shifted to…