Report calls for research on public health emergency preparedness

Research and funding priorities tend to shift from one disaster to the next, which has resulted in a sparse evidence base and hampers the nation’s ability to respond to public health emergencies in the most effective way, says a new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. The report is co-authored by David Abramson, PhD, clinical associate professor at NYU School of Global Public Health and the director of the research center on Population Impact,