Beth Maldin, MPH

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Deputy Commissioner, Office of Emergency Preparedness and Response, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

Sept. 10, 2026

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

Beth Maldin, 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, the anthrax attacks that followed, and how the events helped transform public health emergency preparedness.