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Dr. Angela Brooks, MPH

Public Health Advisor

Medical Reviewer at Hanta.today since 2024

Education: MPH, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2010

Affiliations: American Public Health Association; state preparedness advisor

Profile links: LinkedIn · Institutional page

About

Dr. Brooks is a public health advisor focused on community-level outbreak response, preparedness messaging, and practical prevention guidance. She has worked on public-facing communication for respiratory outbreaks and knows how quickly confusing language can erode trust during a health scare. At Hanta.today, she reviews prevention, risk communication, and contact guidance to ensure the language is calm, actionable, and consistent with official recommendations from public health agencies.

  • Risk communication
  • Community prevention guidance
  • Public health messaging
  • Emergency preparedness communication
  • Behavioral guidance for outbreaks

Credentials

  • MPH, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2010
  • Public health emergency communications advisor
  • Contributor to preparedness training programs
  • 11+ years of experience
  • Location: Washington, D.C., USA

Reviewed Articles

Dr. Angela Brooks serves as an independent medical reviewer. Views expressed are their own.

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