Strategies to apply in K-12 communities to prepare for future outbreaks of infectious diseases. 

Panlists will discuss what schools and districts can do to prevent and prepare for outbreaks of infectious diseases beyond COVID, and the early warning signals that districts can use to anticipate infectious disease outbreaks. 

• Marlee Kingsley, MA, Principal, Rios Partners, Arlington, VA

1. Jonathan Temte, MD, PhD, MS, Associate Dean for Public Health and Community Engagement, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI

2. Leslie Bergstroom EdD, Superintendent, Oregon School District, Oregon, WI

3. Brian Eller, School Liaison, Community Engagement, State Department of Health, Phoenix, AZ

4. Merone Melekin, Deputy Director of Minnesota COVID Vaccine Response, Minnesota Department of Health, St. Paul, MN

5. Caitlin Pedati, MD, MPH, FAAP, Public Health District Director, Virginia Beach Department of Public Health, Virginia Beach, VA (former State Epidemiologist and Medical Director of Iowa Department of Health)