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Dear
Colleagues,
You are invited to subscribe to the e-newsletter from the University of Pittsburgh Center for Public Health Preparedness. It features information and resources regarding preparedness activities, and will be published regularly with special editions for developing situations.
In addition to up-to-date news and information, the e-newsletter will highlight in-person and online training opportunities both at the center and from many other sources.
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Sincerely,
Sam Stebbins, MD, MPH
Director, University of Pittsburgh Center
for Public Health Preparedness
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The University of Pittsburgh Center for Public Health Preparedness (UPCPHP) trains public health professionals, including professionals in related organizations, to respond to bioterrorism, infectious disease outbreaks, and other public health threats and emergencies. Housed in the Center for Public Health Practice at the Graduate School of Public Health, UPCPHP is a project of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention through cooperative agreement number U90/CCU324238.
