BYU Public Health

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The world is our campus; we go where the wind blows us! #byupublichealth

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Excited to hear about the establishment of an African CDC! npr.org/blogs/goatsand…

Sorry this didn't come through earlier for some reason. You can watch anytime at youtube.com/channel/UCKeT7… twitter.com/DayseyMay/stat…

Disease forecasting competitions being supported by @CDCgov. #BYUPublicHealthForums

Reed: H1N1 spread as far in 6 weeks as most viruses do in 6 months. #BYUPublicHealthForums

Data on where and when is transmission happening can target prevention and control efforts. #BYUPublicHealthForums

Data provides context to leadership for decision making. #BYUPublicHealthForums

Need to take multiple factors: physical, environmental, microbial, social, political... into public health responses. #BYUPublicHealthForums

Carrie Reed, CDC Epidemiologist, describing how data driven assessment and response can reduce epidemics. youtube.com/channel/UCKeT7…

Reed: Sierra Leone just had its first day with zero cases of Ebola, which we consider a victory. #kennedylive

What are we willing to do to bring down an epidemic peak? #BYUPublicHealthForums

Sierra Leone just had its first week of zero ebola cases- great news! #BYUPublicHealthForums

Contact tracing is essential for Ebola elimination. #BYUPublicHealthForums

2009 H1N1 killed as many as 284,500 people worldwide in one year. #BYUPublicHealthForums

Local responses can vary based on population behaviors. #BYUPHForums

Methods of transmission and incubation time are important considerations in designing a public health response. #BYUPublicHealthForums

Emergency responses have to adapt to each unique situation #BYUPublicHealthForums