Highlights
23rd Annual Emergency Preparedness Summit - Day 2
The 23rd Annual Emergency Preparedness Summit kicked off its second day on Wednesday morning, March 25. The day began with a keynote address from the Chief Information Officer Arman Latif focused on the key principles of artificial intelligence (AI) in public health. He shared the dynamics involved in agentic AI. It describes advanced artificial intelligence systems that exhibit autonomy, goal-driven behavior, and…Read more
23rd Annual Emergency Preparedness Summit - Day 1
The 23rd Annual Emergency Preparedness Summit kicked off on Tuesday afternoon, March 24. Several hundred Virginia Department of Health (VDH) staff members participated in these educational sessions, including health directors, emergency preparedness coordinators, business managers, epidemiologists, nurse managers and Medical Reserve Corp leaders. The event began with opening remarks from Robert Mauskapf, MPA, Colonel, USMC (ret.), director of emergency preparedness with VDH, followed by the…Read more
Every year on March 24, World TB Day is observed around the world. World TB Day raises awareness about the significant health and economic consequences of tuberculosis (TB) and is a time to advocate for TB prevention and elimination activities. Elimination of TB in the United States depends on the success of global TB programs. About TB Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. tuberculosis). It is an illness that mainly…Read more