Dr Megan Young is a public health physician at the Metro North Public Health Unit in Brisbane. She holds a PhD in Public Health and Adjunct Associate Professor positions at the University of Queensland and Griffith University. Her research interests in notifiable conditions have led to more than 50 publications. She regularly sits on State and National communicable disease policy working groups, recently including the working group responsible for the national public health guideline for measles. She also has significant experience leading the public health response to notified measles cases.