The Path Forward: Reenvisioning Public Health, Infectious Disease, and Emergency Preparedness Keynote Panel (On Demand-No CE)
Self-paced
Full course description
No CE or Certificate of Completion is available.
Public Health Prepared’s fourth annual summit keynote panel presentation will offer a critical perspective on bridging disability advocacy and emergency preparedness/response planning. The panel features experts in disability rights, advocacy, and direct service provision in Michigan who will share successes, challenges, and lessons learned.
This training was originally presented on May 30, 2025.
Note on Accessibility: This training includes closed captions, ASL interpretation, a written transcript, and a copy of the slides.
Audience
Public health practitioners in infectious disease and emergency preparedness, and disability rights advocates
Summit Learning Objective
- Identify opportunities for collaboration across public health, healthcare, and research to contribute to the current and future infectious disease workforce
Panel Learning Objectives
- Discuss 2-3 strategies for creating disability-conscious emergency preparedness plans and policies that ensure access for all
Panelists
- Dessa Cosma, MA, Executive Director, Detroit Disability Power
- Lisa Fuller, CRS-A/D, Program Manager-Information and Referral Services, Disability Network of Southwest Michigan
- Sharon Milberger, ScD, Director, Michigan Developmental Disabilities Institute, Wayne State University
- Moderator: Laura Power, MD, MPH, FIDSA, FACPM, Director, Office of Public Health Practice, Clinical Associate Professor, Epidemiology, University of Michigan School of Public Health
Sponsors
Public Health Prepared is the workforce development and public health practice branch of the broader Michigan Center for Infectious Disease Threats & Pandemic Preparedness (MCIDT) initiative, funded by the University of Michigan. This information or content and conclusions are those of the author and should not be construed as the official position or policy of, nor should any endorsements be inferred by Public Health Prepared, MCIDT, or the University of Michigan.
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