Rural Measles Response: Lessons Learned from the Field
Date:
Duration: approximately
minutes
Featured Speakers
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Sara Oliver, MD, MSPH, Deputy Division Director for Science, Division of Viral Diseases; Senior Science Advisor, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Measles Response; Medical Officer, National Center for Immunizations and Respiratory Diseases (NCIRD) |
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Anna Jones, MD, MPH, Epidemic Intelligence Service Officer, Utah Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
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Sarah Present, MD, MPH, Health Officer, Clackamas County Public Health Division, Tri-County Health Officer Team |
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Leila Myrick, MD, PhD, Family Medicine Physician, Seminole Hospital District |
This webinar brings together clinicians and public health leaders to share their real-world experiences when responding to measles cases in rural settings. Speakers will walk through what to do when a suspected case is identified, how local health departments can rapidly mobilize a response and provide education in congregate-living and agricultural settings, and how one rural clinic combined rapid operational changes with community outreach to expand vaccination and strengthen trust. Speakers will discuss practical, on-the-ground strategies for exposure response, rapid clinic operations, and community engagement that rural jurisdictions can adapt to their own settings.