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BYU Public Health @BYUPublicHealth
Joined February 2015
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BYU Public Health@BYUPublicHealth
9 Jun 2016
Hey followers, our new account is @byuhealthsci, please follow us there for new info & updates! #BYUhealthscience
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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/goatsandsoda/2…

Disease Detection Gets A Boost With Plans For A CDC In Africa

African health officials are partnering with the U.S. to build a continentwide Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The goal is a more rapid response to health emergencies, such as Ebola.

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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
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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/UCKeT75O…

BYU Public Health Department

This channel is run by the Department of Public Health at Brigham Young University. We use it to share and disseminate videos that are of interest to the public health workforce.

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1 Apr 2015
Reed: Sierra Leone just had its first day with zero cases of Ebola, which we consider a victory. #kennedylive
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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
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