Straining the System: Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) and Preparedness for Concomitant Disasters

Affiliations

¹ Nathaniel Smith is the Secretary of Health, Arkansas Department of Health, Little Rock, and President, Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO). Michael R. Fraser is Chief Executive Officer, ASTHO, and Affiliate Faculty, the Department of Global and Community Health, College of Health and Human Services, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA.

Editorial

Nathaniel Smith et al. Am J Public Health. 2020 May.

. 2020 May;110(5):648-649.

doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2020.305618. Epub 2020 Feb 13.

¹ Nathaniel Smith is the Secretary of Health, Arkansas Department of Health, Little Rock, and President, Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO). Michael R. Fraser is Chief Executive Officer, ASTHO, and Affiliate Faculty, the Department of Global and Community Health, College of Health and Human Services, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA.

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