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This webinar explores why preventable diseases like cholera continue to cause significant morbidity and mortality worldwide. Using cholera as a case study, the session examines key drivers of outbreaks-including conflict, climate change, displacement, and gaps in water, sanitation, and healthcare systems-while highlighting the critical role of public health surveillance and response startegies in reducing disease burden and improving population health outcomes. By the end of this session, participants will be able to:

• Analyze the categories of risk factors associated with cholera transmission and outbreaks
• Assess the impact of poverty, climate extremes, displacement, and civil unrest on cholera risk and outbreak response
• Evaluate barriers to the prevention and control of waterborne diseases in diverse public health settings

Miriam Alexander, MD, MPH, is nationally recognized in preventive medicine and as an occupational medicine physician with 25 years of occupational medicine director experience, and 16 years as a residency director. She has been a faculty member at Johns Hopkins University and is a past president of the American College of Preventive Medicine.

Dr. Alexander is currently the medical director for employee health at LifeBridge Health. She previously served as the part-part-time corporate medical director for McCormick and Company where she developed and oversaw clinical services, health and wellness activities and provided direct patient care. She was responsible for the development of all treatment protocols and surveillance systems and was the medical oversight for the benefit plans.

Dr. Alexander was a faculty member at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health for 20 years where she served as the director for the preventive medicine residency, the Mid-Atlantic Public Health Training; taught multiple courses; and served as the director of the Masters in Public Health (MPH) program. Through these years, she assumed leadership in multiple national preventive medicine organizations, most recently as the President of ACPM. Dr. Alexander has been awarded a number of national awards of excellence in leadership in the field of preventive medicine. Dr. Alexander is the lead faculty for ACPM's National Education Curriculum for Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response for Preventive Medicine Residents.