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University at Albany School of Public Health
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Addressing Health Care Needs in Disasters: The Houston Experience
March 8, 2007
Program Description:
Dr. desVignes-Kendrick will share a broad perspective on the need to develop a systematic approach to meet the health care needs of the public during an emergency event, citing data and valuable lessons learned from a rapid health assessment of sheltering Katrina evacuees in Houston.
The program will also feature a short interview with Georges Benjamin, MD, FACP, Executive Director
of the APHA, discussing health care in disasters and the preparedness theme of the upcoming National Public Health Week.
Speakers:
Mary desVignes-Kendrick, MD, MPH, FAAP - Professor of Management, Policy & Community Health and Deputy Director of the Center for Biosecurity & Public Health Preparedness, UT Health Science Center at Houston School of Public Health.
Objectives:
At the conclusion of the presentation, the participants will be able to:
- Describe the key challenges in conducting a large-scale (>30,000 evacuees) rapid health assessment of individuals acutely displaced by Hurricane Katrina
- Discuss several challenges in addressing the acute and chronic health care needs of large numbers of evacuees in Houston's large shelters
- Describe lessons learned from the Katrina experience in Houston's large shelters
- Offer observations and recommendations to improve disaster preparedness and response.
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Who Should Attend:
National audience of state and local public health professionals and their partners (e.g., healthcare professionals, EMS personnel, law enforcement, media representatives, etc).
March 8, 2007 10-11:15 AM Eastern Rebroadcast Time:
4-5:15 PM Eastern
Sponsored by the New York Consortium for Emergency Preparedness Continuing Education (NYCEPCE) under the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Bioterrorism Training and Curriculum Development Program, award number 2 T01HP01411. The contents of this program are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of HRSA.
