Northwest Center for Public Health Practice
November 24, 2020
UW public health expert calls on state officials, citizens to defend and rebuild public health agencies
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Even before the pandemic and disagreements over social restrictions recommended by public health officials across the state, public health agencies in Washington were struggling due to a lack of resources. In recent weeks, firings, resignations and death threats targeting local health officials has led to a staffing crisis in the agencies most responsible for local…
May 29, 2020
UW launches online training for contact tracing to help fight COVID-19
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As businesses and public spaces reopen across the nation, the old-school public health detective work known as contact tracing is becoming a major component of the battle to contain the novel coronavirus that causes the deadly COVID-19 disease. Itβs an investigative strategy long used for finding and informing people exposed to contagious diseases, such as…