1021: Measles Prevention, Academic Health Partnership Benefits

Jeffrey Eason, Director of the Office of Communicable Diseases at the Utah Department of Health and Human Services, explains how his department is working to prevent transmission of measles during the state's largest outbreak in 30 years; Dr. C. William Keck, former Director of the Akron City Health Department and professor emeritus of community health sciences and family medicine at the Northeast Ohio Medical University, shares how academic health department partnerships can benefit jurisdictions across the country; tomorrow, October 30th at 4:00 p.m. ET ASTHO will host an Insight and Inspiration webinar on finding the clarity to lead with intent; and November 12th at 2:00 p.m. ET is the final webinar in ASTHO and PHF's joint webinar series on academic health department partnerships, providing participants with the opportunity to ask any questions they may have. Utah DHHS: 2025 Measles Response PHF Web Page: Academic Health Departments: Core Concepts ASTHO Webinar: Insight & Inspiration: Finding the Clarity to Lead with Intent ASTHO Webinar: Ask Me Anything: Academic Health Department Partnerships