Full article by Angie Im, an Article Out Loud from Domestic Preparedness, August 14, 2024.
In this feature article, a healthcare research and policy expert points out that new human cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza have been confirmed in the United States. Although most cases like this do not escalate to pandemic status, communities must be better prepared than they were for COVID-19.
Listen to expert insights on one study’s findings about gaps that may hinder preparedness efforts and what states can do to bolster their capabilities.
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Angie Im
Angie Im is Healthcare Ready’s associate director of Research and Policy. In this role, she oversees the organization’s portfolio of research projects with government agencies and private partners. Prior to Healthcare Ready, Angie served in various roles, helping scale digital health startups in artificial intelligence and telemedicine and supporting digital transformation initiatives as a management consultant with IBM Global Consulting Services. Before her work in the private sector, Angie worked with nonprofit organizations and government agencies to design, build, and deploy information transparency tools. Angie has an M.S. in Public Policy & Management from Carnegie Mellon University and a B.S. in Public Health Sciences from the University of California, Irvine.
