The Northwest Center for Evidence-Based Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response collaborates with local, state and tribal health departments across Alaska, Idaho, Oregon and Washington to enhance our region’s ability to prepare for and respond to public health threats.
The Center is one of 10 funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Office of Readiness and Response to advance the development and implementation of evidence-based public health emergency preparedness and response strategies and interventions. The Center also works directly with tribal communities to improve uptake of evidence-based strategies and interventions aligned with their needs and priorities.
The Center has three primary focus areas, which were co-identified during a year-long planning process with regional public health, community, healthcare and response partners:
- Assessing and addressing current capabilities and future hazards;
- Workforce recruitment and retention; and,
- Communications.
Center leadership
Leadership team (left to right): Nicole Errett, Resham Patel, Tania Busch Isaksen, Jamie Donatuto, Betty Bekemeier.
- Nicole Errett, PhD, MSPH, Director
- Resham Patel, MPH, Deputy Director, Collaboration Core
- Tania Busch Isaksen, PhD, MPH, Associate Director, Implementation Core and Tribal Engagement
- Jamie Donatuto, PhD, Associate Director, Implementation Core and Tribal Engagement, Health Equity Lead
- Betty Bekemeier, PhD, MPH, RN, FAAN, Associate Director, Dissemination Core
Learn more
Read more about this work by visiting the UW’s Department of Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences website.