By Adrianne Robertson Dr. Joshua Vest, professor and vice chair of health policy and management at the IU Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health and several researchers in the Center for Health Policy provided evidence-based recommendations to the Marion County Public Health Department on the form and key components of a phased reopening plan…. Read more »
Faculty Spotlight
Improving Disease Case Reporting Through Electronic Information Exchange
By Adrianne Robertson A new study led by Dr. Brian Dixon, associate professor and director of public health informatics at the IU Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health, found that outbreak detection and disease control may be improved by simplified, semi-automated reporting of notifiable diseases to public health authorities (PHA). The objective of the… Read more »
DrPH Adjunct Professor Shares Case Studies from Grenada’s COVID-19 Response
By Amanda Briggs After a recent deployment to Grenada, DrPH Professor Dr. E. Benjamín Puertas shared his lessons learned during COVID-19 through two case studies. Working with the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), the specialized international health agency for the Americas, Dr. Puertas and his team reviewed the progress in implementation of Grenada’s national COVID-19… Read more »