Alysia Mihalakos, MPH

In this episode, Alysia Mihalakos, chief of the Center for Emergency Preparedness and Response at the Rhode Island Department of Health, shares how serving as a subject matter expert for Jodi Picoult's novel "Hollow Bones" helped bring the realities of public health preparedness to life, from emergency exercises and partnerships to resource constraints and post-pandemic workforce challenges.

Alysia Mihalakos, chief, Center for Emergency Preparedness and Response at the Rhode Island Department of Health, and chair of the ASTHO Directors of Public Health Preparedness Peer Network, discusses National Preparedness Month and year-round...