Outbreaks: Protecting Americans from Infectious Diseases (On-demand webinar)

Note: This is a recording of a webinar held on February 2, 2016.

Training Overview

"Outbreaks: Protecting Americans from Infectious Diseases"
Richard Hamburg, Interim President and CEO of Trust for America's Health (TFAH) will present “Outbreaks: Protecting Americans from Infectious Diseases” lecture, which is focused on the TFAH's December 2015 Report of the same name.  The report provides state-by-state infectious disease prevention and control indicators as well as national issues and recommendations for improving our nation's efforts to fight infectious disease.  The lecture will share examples of key emerging disease, infections and emergency threats; highlight key report findings; and provide recommendations for strengthening disease prevention and control efforts. 

The Models of Excellence lecture series highlights current public health issues or topics. The goal of the series is to explore the connection between innovation and public health practice as well as identify ways in which public health practitioners and health science faculty can facilitate the translation of innovation into practice.

The course contains two modules: a content module and a resources and evaluation module. After accessing both modules, learners will earn a certificate of completion. When the certificate is available, learners will see a Certificate button on their dashboard.

This recording is approximately 90 minutes. There are no prerequisites. Participants will need a broadband internet connection (Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox are preferred browsers) and computer speakers. For technical support, please contact emoryphtc@emory.edu.

About the Trainer

Richard Hamburg has helped lead TFAH's efforts to ensure disease prevention is a centerpiece of health reform, and has been instrumental in TFAH's work on obesity prevention, building national pandemic flu and public health emergency response capabilities, and increasing support for public health programs. Prior to TFAH, Mr. Hamburg served in a number of roles with the American Heart Association (AHA), including as its national Director of Government Relations. At AHA, Mr. Hamburg managed health topics ranging from healthcare reform to tobacco control, to public access to defibrillation. He is also a past Director of Government Affairs at AHA's New York City affiliate. A native New Yorker, Mr. Hamburg is a graduate of the State University of New York at Albany, from which he received a B.A. in Political Science and a Masters of Public Administration. 

This project is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under grant number UB6HP31680, Public Health Training Centers for $4,348,992. This information or content and conclusions are those of the author and should not be construed as the official position or policy of, nor should any endorsements be inferred by HRSA, HHS or the U.S. Government.