Milbank Quarterly Webinar: State Policy Levers for Infectious Disease Control

Major infectious disease outbreaks in 2026, including a multi-state surge in measles cases, the foodborne cyclosporiasis outbreak, and the hantavirus outbreak, underscore the importance of infectious disease control infrastructure. Join us for a Milbank Quarterly webinar on October 29 with the authors of two articles about state infectious disease policy from our special issue, Disease Burden, Mortality, and Life Expectancy in the United States: What Can State Policymakers Do to Meet the Challenges?  

Morgan McDonald, National Director for Population Health at the Milbank Memorial Fund, will moderate a discussion about approaches to improving state public health infrastructure to prevent, prepare for, and manage infectious diseases with the authors. Daniel Jernigan, Former Director, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, will also participate in the discussion. 

When: Thursday, October 29th, 1:00 – 2:00 pm ET

Panelists:  

• Mary Margaret Fill, MD, MPH, Interim State Epidemiologist, Tennessee Department of Health, and coauthor of “Improving the Outlook for Infectious Disease Control in the United States Through State-Led Initiatives” 
• Sara Rosenbaum, JD, Professor Emerita, George Washington University, and author of “Vaccine Policy: The State Role in a Time of Public Health Disruption” 
• Daniel Jernigan, MD, MPH, Contributing Scholar, Johns Hopkins University and Former Director, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention