Preparedness, Prioritization, Prevention: Former Deputy Homeland Security Advisor Amy Pope on...

One hundred years after Spanish Flu killed an estimated 50 to 100 million people worldwide, the risks of a pandemic loom large for the increasingly interconnected global community. In this candid conversation, former deputy homeland security advisor Amy Pope describes how lessons learned from the 2014 Ebola outbreak resulted in a much more effective response to Zika a year later, including better public communications strategies, faster approval of federal funding, and greater outreach to state, local, and private sector leaders. Pope calls for increased attention and dedicated funding streams to help position the federal government –alongside its local, state, and national partners worldwide – to fight the next major outbreak.