Health Security

UNMC experts develop COVID-19 guidelines for meat processing facilities

Team toured 10 facilities across state to develop ‘playbook.’

May 1, 2020

From left, Jocelyn Herstein, Ph.D., infectious disease expert for the Global Center for Health Security, and Shelly Schwedhelm, executive director of emergency management and biopreparedness for Nebraska Medicine and executive director of emergency management for the Global Center for Health Security at UNMC, was part of a team of experts that toured 10 meatpacking plants over the past two weeks to provide technical assistance and further develop guidelines to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 while the facilities continue to operate.

Giving Tuesday Now comes at important time for UNMC

Annual “day of giving” now is set for May 5.

Apr 30, 2020

The Durham Research Center

Dr. Kratochvil to lead Big Ten task force for emerging infectious diseases

Leading campus experts provide guidance for conference and university leadership.

Apr 21, 2020

Chris Kratochvil, M.D.

In virtual forum, Chancellor Gold offers thanks

Dr. Gold also spoke of COVID-19’s impact on education, health care and the university.

Apr 21, 2020

Jeffrey P. Gold, M.D., chancellor of UNMC and the University of Nebraska at Omaha

UNMC will be ready to build a new normal

Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, M.D., sets out vision during state-of-the-campus address.

Apr 16, 2020

Faculty develop course to study COVID-19

“Impact of Infectious Diseases” explores how virus is impacting physicians, society and the health care system.

Apr 13, 2020

From left, Sean Figy, M.D., and Regan Taylor, M.D.

Mask guidance for UNMC faculty, staff and students

New guidelines were issued on April 10.

Apr 13, 2020

SIM-NE hosts training on coronavirus for rural hospitals

More than 350 providers from critical access hospitals registered for the Facebook Live event.

Apr 10, 2020

From left, Eric Ernest, M.D., Shelly Schwedhelm and Doug Dekker participate in the Facebook Live training event.

Frequently asked questions on NU’s stay-at-home announcement

The directive was initiated with the goal of ‘flattening the curve’ of COVID-19 cases.

Apr 10, 2020

GCHS Rapidly Responds to HHS/CDC Request to Quarantine Repatriated Americans

The GCHS was asked to support a quarantine site for Americans who were being repatriated from Wuhan, China

Apr 9, 2020