Public Health Preparedness

For the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic began, the World Health Organization has declared a different disease, monkeypox, to also be a public health emergency of international concern. It is important to stay informed as a state of emergency has been declared in several states and nationally. This issue highlights resources and statements to help keep Bruins apprised of and prepared for the evolving situation.

Read
Get answers to your questions regarding monkeypox symptoms, vaccine availability and distribution.

Learn
Beyond the direct health impacts of the health crisis, our cities, workplaces, households and individual lives have been thrown into disarray. Learn more about the “Shadow Pandemic” of Mental Health Disorders and take care of your mental health during these unprecedented changes.

Watch
Hear from UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor and expert on infectious diseases, Anne Rimoin, as she discuses The Expanding Monkeypox Outbreak with the Council on Foreign Relations.

Stay Informed
It is important to closely follow guidelines from state and local officials as well as UCLA campus updates and protocols as we navigate this situation.

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Thank you,

UCLA Alumni Diversity Programs & Initiatives staff