State and Local Officials Webinar: Ebola Update and the State of Outbreak Preparedness

State and Local Officials Webinar: Ebola Update and the State of Outbreak Preparedness

Stephanie Psaki, senior fellow for global health and national security at CFR, provides an update on current infectious disease threats, including the latest developments on the Ebola outbreak, international health security coordination, and implications for U.S. public health policy and preparedness. Michael T. Osterholm, director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota, discusses the on-the-ground state and local preparedness to respond to threats and practical implications for officials and their constituents. A question-and-answer session follows their opening remarks. Subscribe to our channel: https://goo.gl/WCYsH7 This work represents the views and opinions solely of the author. The Council on Foreign Relations is an independent, nonpartisan membership organization, think tank, and publisher, and takes no institutional positions on matters of policy. Visit the CFR website: http://www.cfr.org Follow CFR on X: http://www.twitter.com/cfr_org Follow CFR on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/councilonforeignrelations/