1202: 25 Years After 9/11, Part 1: How Public Health Preparedness Has Evolved

Twenty-five years after 9/11, public health preparedness has evolved from an emerging function into a dedicated discipline with trained professionals, established response systems, and infrastructure designed to protect communities during emergencies. In this episode, part of a series commemorating 9/11, Beth Maldin Morgenthau, deputy commissioner for the Office of Emergency Preparedness and Response at the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, reflects on her experience responding to 9/11 and the anthrax attacks that followed. She discusses how these events shaped her career and helped transform public health emergency preparedness in New York City and across the country.