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Prepare & Adapt

APPLYING CURRENT RESEARCH TO HELP PEOPLE AND ORGANIZATIONS 

Meet Dr. Piltch-Loeb

PUBLIC HEALTH EXPERT, PROFESSOR, & CONSULTANT

I am a professor of public health emergency preparedness and response and risk communication. I also consult for private companies and professional organizations. My primary appointment is at the CUNY Graduate School of Public Health where I am an Assistant Professor. I also hold an appointment as a fellow at the Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health where I previously was a Project Director. My expertise has been cited in international publications including BBC, the Atlantic, and Bloomberg News on COVID-19. Prior to my work on COVID-19, I have focused on the development of best practices in public health preparedness, response, and risk communication. I received my PhD in public health from NYU, a MSPH from the Bloomberg School of Public Health at Johns Hopkins University, and BS from Georgetown University.

The Millennial Caregiver: Caring for Loved Ones in the Busiest Years of Your Life by Rachael Piltch-Loeb PhD MSPH

Coming Soon

Public health emergency expertise also translates to managing personal emergencies. My new book merges my family's personal experience and my academic training in a resource for a new generation of caregivers.

Read about my caregiving journey.

What I Do

In the News

My expertise has been featured in numerous national and international media outlets.

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Best practices change fast. Get up to speed.

Keep up with current evidence-based practices on emergency preparedness, disaster response, and public health risk communication. I customize trainings and workshops for your industry, audience, and goals. My services include:

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 Contingency and continuity of operations planning; 

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Strategic internal and external communications; and, 

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Tailored data interpretation to understand the realities beyond aggregated and typically reported data.

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"I have already told my family about your work. It is important to all of us."

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