This public health crisis is being watched closely by many global health organizations, including the World Health Organization, and is disrupting travel, economic and healthcare systems across the globe. For many in the public health sector, this particular outbreak, and the world's handling of it, sheds light on best practices in the public health field.

Join USC MPH Online professor Dr. Tom Mack for An EXCLUSIVE lecture and a closer look at the outbreak, what has been done about it, and how the public health machine works on a global basis when facing a serious health threat.

Learn about:
-Determinants of transmission
-Methods of detection

Answer questions like:
-Will this be a global pandemic?
-Is it as serious as SARS
-Will it become an endemic condition? China or worldwide?
-Should I buy a television in China?

The coronavirus outbreak is just one more in a series of recent public health crises that point to the need for more people trained in #publichealth. For those interested in joining the public health community, a Master of Public Health Degree from the Keck School of Medicine of USC can be AN EXCELLENT step FORWARD.

Learn more:
➡️ https://mphdegree.usc.edu/


Tom Mack, MD, MPH

Dr. Mack is an expert in the epidemiology of both infectious and chronic disease. Recently, he initiated the International Twin Registry, a continent-wide study of comparisons between patients with chronic diseases and their unaffected twins. Dr. Mack also established the California Twin Program, an analogous program of studies among twins who differ in lifestyle or personal exposures and experiences. He also served as director of the Los Angeles County Cancer Surveillance Program, where he conducted analytic studies of specific cancers.
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