Assignment task: Collaboration Cafe (graded)
Prevention and control of infectious disease is foundational for global public health practice. With emerging technology to monitor and track cases, collaborative efforts to reduce risk, contain, and institute protection against disease have been greatly strengthened.
Reflect upon a recent infectious outbreak, review the facts surrounding the outbreak, and respond to the following:
1. Describe the outbreak, circumstances surrounding the outbreak, and the impact on health.
2. In what ways were technology and collaborative practice used to address the outbreak?
3. How might the prevention and control of infectious disease or an infectious outbreak be similar and different between low income and high-income countries?
4. What recommendation would you make to further strengthen the prevention and control of infectious disease from a global health perspective?