About the book
The public has taken a new level of interest in outbreak response since 2020, learning epidemiological terms and seeking information about how to stay prepared in a pandemic. Public health professionals are calling on citizen scientists’ participation as outbreaks are increasingly occurring in complex environments, expanding the number of people and types of activities required to control the spread of disease. However, there is no comprehensive source mapping this complexity and detailing needed actions tailored to the public.
For years the Georgetown University Center for Global Health Science and Security has curated an interactive online tool for professionals that identifies the activities involved across all phases of an outbreak. The Georgetown Outbreak Activity Library (GOAL) captures what needs to get done, when, and by whom. Now, in The Outbreak Atlas, Rebecca Katz and Mackenzie S. Moore have translated this complex material into a book designed for a public audience.
This book provides an overview of outbreak activities alongside compelling case studies and visuals to guide readers through the complexity involved in outbreak preparedness, response, and recovery. It lifts the curtain on the rationale and interconnectedness of outbreak responses across different fields and at various levels, presenting accessible information that ensures a shared understanding of the essential activities to control an outbreak.
About the Authors
Mackenzie S. Moore is a scientist and global health researcher. She has worked on topics in global health, biosecurity, and epidemiology at a number of international organizations, including the World Bank, the Global Fund, USAID, the International Organization for Migration, and the Pacific Island Officers’ Health Association.
Mackenzie is a PhD candidate and Wellcome Trust scholar at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland. She received an MSc in Global Health, specializing in Disease Control and Prevention, from Georgetown University, and a B.A. in Anthropology from the University of California, Berkeley where she was a Regents’ and Chancellor’s Scholar, graduating with highest honors and awarded the Frankenberg Prize for Outstanding Honors Thesis in Critical Medical Anthropology.
Dr. Rebecca Katz is a Professor at Georgetown University, where she directs the the Center for Global Health Science and Security, and holds joint appointments in Georgetown University Medical Center and the School of Foreign Service. She teaches courses on global health diplomacy, global health security, and emerging infectious diseases.
She has been working in the field of global health security, diplomacy and pandemic preparedness for over 20 years, in both academia and for the U.S. Department of State.
Dr. Katz received her undergraduate degree from Swarthmore College, an M.P.H. from Yale University, and a Ph.D. from Princeton University.