. "Appendix A Workshop Agenda." Public Health Risks of Disasters: Communication, Infrastructure, and Preparedness -- Workshop Summary. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2005.
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Public Health Risks of Disasters: Communication, Infrastructure, and Preparedness - Workshop Summary
2:35 p.m.
Capacity Building to Respond
Lew Stringer, Senior Medical Advisor, Department of Homeland Security
2:55 p.m.
Rapid Assessment of Health Effects During Disasters
Carol Rubin, Chief of the Health Studies Branch, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control
3:15 p.m.
Questions and discussion
3:45 p.m.
Break
PREPARING FOR THE FUTURE: CAPACITY BUILDING AND LESSONS LEARNED (PART 2)
Moderator:
Ellis M. Stanley, Sr., Manager, City of Los Angeles, Emergency Preparedness Department
4:05 p.m.
Practical Look at Emergency Preparedness and Crisis Management: Protecting Workers and Continuing Essential Services
Jack Azar, Senior Vice-President, Health and Safety, Xerox Corporation
4:25 p.m.
NGO’s Role in Capacity Building of the Public
Rocky Lopes, Manager, Community Disaster Education, American Red Cross
4:45 p.m.
Displaced Children and the Community
J. R. Thomas, Director, Emergency Management Office for Franklin County, Ohio
5:05 p.m.
Questions and discussion
5:35 p.m.
Wrap-Up
Bernard D. Goldstein, Dean School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh
