Authored by Laura Magaña and Sandro Galea.
“The novel coronavirus pandemic is a public health emergency not seen in our lifetimes. And while we fully endorse calls to redouble our nation’s investment in public health infrastructure, investments in academic public health are just as crucial to ending this crisis and ensuring that we are better prepared for the next one.
Public health schools and programs, which train the workers dedicated to advancing the health of our communities and serve as incubators for innovative public health efforts, have stepped up in meaningful and visible ways during this difficult moment. Epidemiologists, immunologists, virologists and social scientists from public health schools and programs are building our knowledge base about COVID-19, showing time and time again that public health research is more important than ever.”
Read the full piece on The Hill.
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