AGENCY TESTIMONY
NYC's response to public health emergencies and lessons from COVID-19
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Dr. Morse reflects on New York City's experience with public health emergencies, particularly the COVID-19 pandemic. She emphasizes the health department's long history of crisis response and the unique challenges posed by each emergency.
- Acknowledges the collective trauma of the recent major public health emergency (COVID-19)
- Highlights the health department's 220-year history of responding to public health crises
- Emphasizes that each emergency is different and requires unique approaches
Dr. Michelle Morse
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York City lived through the collective trauma of the last major public health emergency.
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We know the stakes are high, but the New York City Health Department has been responding to public health crises since our founding two hundred and twenty years ago.
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Crisis response is at the heart of what we do in public health, but each emergency is different.
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Our city and our agency have learned many lessons since the first case of COVID nineteen was confirmed nearly five years ago in New York City.