Workshop: Applying the Disaster Risk Reduction Model for Health Systematically in the U.S.

Event Date: 
Thursday, April 21, 2016
Time Zone: 
Central Standard Time (CST)
Event Type: 
NEHA Event
Event City: 
Dallas
Event State: 
Texas
  • Opening Remarks: Overview of Disaster Risk Reduction and Application to Health

Mollie Mahany, Senior Public Health Advisor, Office of the Director, National Centers for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

 

  • DRR Lessons from International Communities

Mark Keim, Principal, DisasterDoc, LLC

 

  • Panel Presentation: Applying International DRR Concepts to the U.S. at the Community Level.

Medical Reserve Corps Experiences 

Therese Quinn MRC Coordinator, Snohomish (WA) Health District/MRC

 Terry Fulk, Emergency Preparedness Coordinator, Jackson County (IL) Health Department

 

Environmental Management

David Dyjack, Executive Director and CEO, National Environmental Health Association

                   

Food Security Issues

Sarah Buzogany, Food Access Planner, Baltimore Food Policy Initiative, Office of Sustainability, Department of Planning

Contact Name: 
David Dyjack
Organization: 
NEHA
Phone: 
3037569090
Email: 
ddyjack@neha.org