What We Are Learning from COVID-19 About Being Prepared for a Public Health Emergency: Lessons We Already Knew | NLM

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What We Are Learning from COVID-19 About Being Prepared for a Public Health Emergency: Lessons We Already Knew

05/01/2020 12:00 AM EDT

Source: Trust for America's Health. Published: 5/2020. The COVID-19 crisis has illuminated the critical need for federal, state, local, tribal, and territorial leaders to take steps to shore up the nation’s preparedness for the long term, even as the current response is ongoing.This eight-page COVID-19 Policy Response Brief lays out four major issue areas that need attention: funding and coordination, medical countermeasures, healthcare readiness, and equity and resilience. (PDF)