School of Public Health Associate Dean of Academic Affairs Amy Fairchild directs a committee of international experts in producing the first guidelines on public health surveillance. By Rae Lynn Mitchell, Texas A&M University Health Science Center Public health surveillance is a powerful tool for fighting disease outbreaks and identifying various…
By Texas A&M University Bush School Staff When examining epidemics or pandemics like the 2014 Ebola outbreak, senior policy analysts at Texas A&M University say they are able to pinpoint breakdowns in the system that have catastrophic consequences if left uncorrected. These include response delays that allow outbreaks…