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Suggested Citation:"Appendix B Speakers and Panelists." Institute of Medicine. 2007. Environmental Public Health Impacts of Disasters: Hurricane Katrina: Workshop Summary. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/11840.
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Appendix B
Speakers and Panelists

Georges Benjamin, M.D., FACP

Executive Director

American Public Health Association


Thomas Burke, M.P.H., Ph.D.

Professor

Bloomberg School of Public Health

Johns Hopkins University


Howard Frumkin, M.D., M.P.H., Dr.P.H.

Director

National Center for Environmental Health and Agency for Substance Disease Registry

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


David Goff, M.D., Ph.D.

Professor

Public Health Sciences and Internal Medicine

School of Medicine

Wake Forest University


Lynn Goldman, M.D., M.P.H.

Professor

Johns Hopkins University

Bloomberg School of Public Health


Jimmy Guidry, M.D.

State Health Officer and Medical Director

Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals


Monique Harden, J.D.

Codirector and Attorney

Advocates for Environmental Human Rights


Sandral Hullett, M.D., M.P.H.

CEO and Medical Director

Jefferson (Alabama) Health System


Stephen Johnson, M.S.

Administrator

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency


Max Kiefer, M.S.

Assistant Director

Emergency Response and Preparedness

National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Suggested Citation:"Appendix B Speakers and Panelists." Institute of Medicine. 2007. Environmental Public Health Impacts of Disasters: Hurricane Katrina: Workshop Summary. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/11840.
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Maureen Lichtveld, M.D., M.P.H.

Professor and Freeport MacMoRan Chair of Environmental Policy

School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine

Tulane University


Paul Lioy, Ph.D.

Professor and Vice Chair

Environmental and Occupational Medicine

Robert Wood Johnson School of Medicine

Rutgers University


Donald Mattison, M.D.

Senior Advisor

National Institute of Child and Human Development

Center for Research for Mothers and Children

National Institutes of Health


John McLachlan, Ph.D.

Celia Scott and Albert J. Weatherhead III Distinguished Professor of Environmental Studies, Professor of Pharmacology, and Director, Center for Bioenvironmental Research

School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine

Tulane University


Gilbert Omenn, M.D., Ph.D.

Professor of Internal Medicine,

Human Genetics, and Public Health

Department of Internal Medicine

University of Michigan


Dianne Quigley

College of Arts and Sciences

Syracuse University


Paul Rogers, J.D.

Partner

Hogan & Hartson


Kellogg Schwab, Ph.D.Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Bloomberg School of Public Health

Johns Hopkins University


Kevin Stephens, M.D., J.D.M.D., J.D.

Director of Health

New Orleans Health Department


Samuel Wilson, M.D.

Deputy Director

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences

Suggested Citation:"Appendix B Speakers and Panelists." Institute of Medicine. 2007. Environmental Public Health Impacts of Disasters: Hurricane Katrina: Workshop Summary. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/11840.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix B Speakers and Panelists." Institute of Medicine. 2007. Environmental Public Health Impacts of Disasters: Hurricane Katrina: Workshop Summary. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/11840.
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Public health officials have the traditional responsibilities of protecting the food supply, safeguarding against communicable disease, and ensuring safe and healthful conditions for the population. Beyond this, public health today is challenged in a way that it has never been before. Starting with the 9/11 terrorist attacks, public health officers have had to spend significant amounts of time addressing the threat of terrorism to human health.

Hurricane Katrina was an unprecedented disaster for the United States. During the first weeks, the enormity of the event and the sheer response needs for public health became apparent. The tragic loss of human life overshadowed the ongoing social and economic disruption in a region that was already economically depressed. Hurricane Katrina reemphasized to the public and to policy makers the importance of addressing long-term needs after a disaster.

On October 20, 2005, the Institute of Medicine's Roundtable on Environmental Health Sciences, Research, and Medicine held a workshop which convened members of the scientific community to highlight the status of the recovery effort, consider the ongoing challenges in the midst of a disaster, and facilitate scientific dialogue about the impacts of Hurricane Katrina on people's health. Environmental Public Health Impacts of Disasters: Hurricane Katrina is the summary of this workshop. This report will inform the public health, first responder, and scientific communities on how the affected community can be helped in both the midterm and the near future. In addition, the report can provide guidance on how to use the information gathered about environmental health during a disaster to prepare for future events.

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