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Next Public Health Grand Rounds

Public Health Law: A Tool to Address Emerging Health Concerns

Tuesday, December 13 at 1 p.m. EST

Law is a critical tool for protecting and promoting the health of the public. Some of history’s greatest public health successes, such as childhood immunization and safer workplaces, would not have been possible without changes to laws and policies.

In the News - Zika Virus

There’s a CDC Public Health Grand Rounds for That!

Zika is a virus which is spread to people primarily through the bite of an infected Aedes species mosquito. Though illness symptoms are usually mild, Zika virus infection during pregnancy can cause serious birth defects.