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  • 1Josephine Malilay, Amy F. Wolkin, Amy H. Schnall, Michelle N. Podgornik, and Miguel A. Cruz are with the National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA. Michael Heumann is with HeumannHealth Consulting, Portland, OR. Dennis Perrotta and Erin F. Simms are with the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists, Atlanta, GA. At the time of the writing, Jennifer A. Horney was with the University of North Carolina Center for Public Health Preparedness, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. David Zane is with the Texas Department of State Health Services, Austin. Rachel Roisman is with the California Department of Public Health, Richmond. Joel R. Greenspan is with Martin-Blanck and Associates, Alexandria, VA. Doug Thoroughman is with the Kentucky Department for Public Health, Frankfort. Henry A. Anderson is with the Office of the State Health Officer/Chief Medical Officer, Madison, WI. Eden V. Wells is with Clinical Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine Residency, University of Michigan School of Public Health, Ann Arbor.

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