Podcast
Catching Up with Former CDC Pandemic Specialist Dr. Sonja Rasmussen
HPN sits down for another conversation with former CDC pandemic specialist Dr. Sonja Rasmussen to discuss the U.S. response to COVID-19 over the past six months. Listen to "Catching Up with Former CDC Pandemic Specialist Dr. Sonja Rasmussen" on... Read More »
How are Americans fixed for future natural disasters and pandemics? A recent survey reveals how.
Healthcare Ready commissioned a survey that asked about American readiness for natural disasters and pandemics. HPN’s podcast with CEO Dr. Nicolette Louissaint reveals some of the highlights. Listen to "How are Americans fixed for future natural disasters and pandemics? A recent survey... Read More »
America’s public health system has been chronically underfunded. We’re paying the price now. Find out how. A conversation with John Auerbach, CEO of The Trust for America’s Health.
The Trust for America’s Health looks at the nation’s public health system. Each year they publish an assessment of the soundness of our healthcare infrastructure. This year’s report was not kind. Among the topics discussed: *Areas that are facing the greatest deficits in... Read More »
Conversation with Univ. of Minnesota researcher using First Responders in nation-wide trial of hydroxychloroquine.
Sarah Lofgren is part of a team of researchers conducting a trial of hydroxychloroquine. Working out of the University of Minnesota, the team is providing the drug to First Responders to assess the impact in preventing the onset of COVID-19 as well as the drug’s ability to mitigate the more... Read More »
A conversation with Dr. Sonja Rasmussen, former pandemic doc with the CDC, on the origins of COVID-19, what’s working now and next steps for the American response
Listen to a conversation with Dr. Sonja Rasmussen who spent 20 years at the CDC working on pandemics. Rasmussen’s experience with previous outbreaks provides unique insight into the challenges we face today across the country and the world. Among the topics discussed are: Origins of... Read More »
Exclusive conversation with former Strategic National Stockpile director about the U.S. government’s COVID-19 response.
Listen to Homeland Preparedness News' discussion with Greg Burel, the former director of the Strategic National Stockpile (SNS). The SNS' massive inventory of critical medical products and drugs are essential in dispatching lifesaving supplies to the nation's emergency responders on the front lines... Read More »