A planning committee of the National Academies' Forum on Medical and Public Health Preparedness for Disasters and Emergencies will hold a workshop 9-10 December 2024 via webcast The workshop will examine possible improvements to healthcare and public health infrastructure preparedness, aiming to identify vulnerabilities to critical public health infrastructure and opportunities to reduce risks and

This meeting is part of the Biological Threats in the Age of the Bioeconomy – A Workshop Series. Existing biosafety and biosecurity policies and frameworks, which are focused on pathogens and toxins, may not address concerns associated with advances in research and development of bioeconomy-relevant biotechnologies and biomanufacturing. This meeting will discuss existing frameworks and

This meeting is part of the Biological Threats in the Age of the Bioeconomy – A Workshop Series. Existing biosafety and biosecurity policies and frameworks, which are focused on pathogens and toxins, may not address concerns associated with advances in research and development of bioeconomy-relevant biotechnologies and biomanufacturing. This meeting will discuss existing frameworks and

The Public Health Communications Collaborative will host a webinar entitled "Ask Us Anything: The State of Social Media for Public Health Communicators" on January 30, 2025. "2025 kicked off with a public health crisis in Los Angeles, the removal of fact-checking on Meta platforms, and a new administration. Public health professionals and communicators across the

The NASEM Committee on the Review of Transmission and Geographic Spread of Chronic Wasting Disease in U.S. Cervid Populations will hold a public webinar on February 6, 2025. The discussion will center on release of a new report describing the state of knowledge regarding: How CWD is transmitted among cervids The current distribution of disease