New Book: Emergency Health: Practical Application of Public Health Principles
Disaster Zone blog
SEPTEMBER 19, 2023
From a respected leader in public health.
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NOVEMBER 27, 2024
Elizabeth Van Nostrand is an associate professor in the Department of Health Services Administration and Policy at the Temple University College of Public Health. She is the co-author of three public health emergency law bench books for health departments in the District of Columbia, Louisiana and Pennsylvania.
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