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07 Sep

Get science out of the lab and onto the street to save lives

Blog Grid / Public Health

It seems as if everyone is an epidemiologist these days. So it’s worth considering epidemiology’s history and the role it should be playing in public policy, preventing disease and promoting health. When U.S. President Donald Trump and reporters get into arguments about infections, testing and death rates, they’re engaging in an epidemiological discussion. Not everyone

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03 Sep

Clear Risk Communication in Emergency Plans

Blog Grid / Crisis Management / Emergency Planning / Public Health / Uncategorized

Why is risk communication important when writing emergency plans?

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30 Aug

Communication mistakes undermine the credibility of scientists

Blog Grid / Communications / Emergency Planning / Public Health

Crises make for strange bedfellows. It took the COVID-19 pandemic to forge a bond between journalists and epidemiologists. These two occupations have little in common. Journalist detest jargon and are admonished by editors for wordy prose. Epidemiologists publish in medical and scientific journals using the jargon and terminology of their profession. They may present scientific

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28 Aug

Leadership in this Pandemic: Robin Sears

Blog Grid / Crisis Management / Leadership

Allan Bonner and commentator Robin Sears discuss the unique leadership challenges in this pandemic, how leadership sometimes falls short in meeting those challenges, and what leaders need to do going forward.

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23 Aug

We need clarity to conquer COVID-19

Blog Grid / Communications / Crisis Management / Public Health

“Pandemics are a magnifying glass that sheds light on social conditions,” says May-Brith Ohman Nielsen, professor of history at the University of Agder in Norway. Pandemics lay bare the failures of a country’s organization and capacity that went unnoticed during uneventful times. Conflicting policies, staff vacancies, purchase orders for the wrong items, a lack of

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25 Mar

(Watch) Photo Ops and the Pandemic

Blog Grid / Crisis Management / Emergency Planning / Latest News / Public Health

Allan Bonner explores a concept proposed by Ulrich Beck: that politicians try to underwrite our safety. These days, they do this by political theatre and photo ops — like eating beef after the Mad Cow scare, or eating in Chinatown after SARS, H1N1 and now COVID-19. Should this be the priority?

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24 Mar

Why we need to rethink our supply chains: Businesses and Pandemic Planning (Watch)

Blog Grid / Crisis Management / Hot Topic / Latest News

There’s no disputing that the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted some flaws in our supply chains, what with the shortages from grocery stores to industrial components caused by the global travel shutdowns. In following such models as Just-In-Time production and outsourcing production overseas, we’ve prioritized efficiency and cost savings…but have we ignored a hidden cost? Allan

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16 Mar

Just a Minute! Food Safety (WATCH)

Blog Grid / Crisis Management / Emergency Planning / Latest News

With the COVID-19 pandemic dominating our headlines and collective consciousness, it’s easy to forget some basic food safety that could potentially impact our health much more than the coronavirus. Allan Bonner takes Just a Minute to remind us of this important tip.

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11 Mar

Just a Minute! Using Hand Sanitizer in the Coronavirus Pandemic Scare

Blog Grid / Crisis Management / Emergency Planning / Uncategorized

Allan Bonner talks about health, hygiene and cleanliness during the current COVID-19 scare: sometimes we just can’t avoid using public restrooms. So how do we protect ourselves? Allan gives us some tips — including some that we may not have heard or thought of.

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05 Mar

#TBT Throwback Thursday: Pathogens and Pandemics (WATCH)

Blog Grid / Crisis Management / Emergency Planning

How do we become overdue for a random event like a pandemic like novel coronavirus (COVID-19)? Once a pathogen emerges, how do modern societies give it new ways to flourish and spread? In this look back, Allan Bonner sits down with Dr. Ian Crandall and Maire Percy, Professor Emeritus, to discuss what the risks are,

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