Event Detail
Addressing Health Care Needs in Disasters: The Houston Experience
When: This event was held March 8, 2007
Type of Event: Webcast
Where: University at Albany School of Public Health
About the Event:
Presenters:
Mary deVignes-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.
Program Description:
Dr. desVignes-Kendrick shared 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 also featured 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.
See the Center for Public Health Preparedness to view this event as a RealPlayer webstreaming file.