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University of Pittsburgh – Epidemics, Pandemics and Outbreaks

Last Updated: June 4, 2020

Description

Participants will learn about infectious diseases, medical responses, public health laws and policies that provide the framework for effective prevention. Course content is structured in four parts composed of instructional videos, case studies, readings, and quizzes:  

  1. Introduction: 2 hours
  2. Understanding Infectious Diseases: 2 hours
  3. Global Health Security: 2 hours
  4. Local Countermeasures: 2 hours

Authors

Elena A. Baylis, University of Pittsburgh School of Law (evannostrand@pitt.edu)  
Elizabeth Ferrell Bjerke, JD, University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health (elenabaylis@pitt.edu)

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Copyright

This is an open-access publication distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial license.