Terrorism and all-hazards preparedness.Educational Program If you are a Terrorism and All-Hazards Preparedness Specialist, you may register for just these sessions as their own conference at a lower rate. See www.neha.org for the separate brochure and registration form. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Learning Objectives After attending these sessions, you will be able to: * outline the roles environmental health professionals play in terrorism and all-hazards preparedness and response * identify ways to integrate environmental public health into emergency management * analyze examples of health department involvement in planning, preparedness, and response activities * relate the disaster response to the 2004 Florida hurricanes The List of Florida hurricanes encompasses 470 tropical or subtropical cyclones that affected the state of Florida. More storms hit Florida than any other U.S. state, and since 1851 only eighteen hurricane seasons passed without a storm impacting the state. to terrorism and all-hazards preparedness planning * identify resources available to build preparedness capacity Highlighted Speaker CDR (1) See CD-R and extension. (2) (Call Detail Reporting) See call accounting. (3) (Common Data Rate) A standard sampling rate for digital video for 480i and 576i systems. The rate is 13.5 MHz. See ITU-R BT. Robert J. Tosatto CDR Robert J. Tosatto, R.Ph., M.P.H., M.B.A., serves as Director of the Medical Reserve Corps (MCR MCR My Chemical Romance (band) MCR Minimum Capital Requirement MCR Minimum Cell Rate MCR Middle Common Room (UK universities) MCR Multivariate Curve Resolution ) Program in the Office of the U.S. Surgeon General The U.S. Surgeon General is charged with the protection and advancement of health in the United States. Since the 1960s the surgeon general has become a highly visible federal public health official, speaking out against known health risks such as tobacco use, and promoting disease . He is responsible for overseeing the establishment and implementation of MRC See Maximum return criterion. units--teams of civilian volunteer medical and public health professionals--in communities across the U.S. CDR Tosatto will discuss the MRC program's background and give an update on recent MRC activities. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Highlighted Panel: Environmental Health's Response to the Florida Hurricanes Four major hurricanes--Charley, Frances, Ivan, and Jeanne--cut a path of destruction and devastation through the state of Florida during a two-month period in 2004. Environmental health professionals responded to the post-hurricane relief efforts in a myriad of ways, from dealing with food and water sanitation, to disease prevention, to sewage spills, and overall, to ensuring the public's health. This panel will present the critical role environmental health played in the hurricane relief efforts, giving attendees a first-hand look at the applicability of environmental health in an emergency response situation. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] "Attend, attend, attend!!" Susan Kadar, Sanitarian, Mercer County Health Department, Bluefield, West Virginia Sunday, June 26 1:00-1:50pm Resources and Assets: How to Find Help and Sources of Information for Emergency Planning Gregory Banner, Emergency Response Preparedness Coordinator, Rhode Island Rhode Island, island, United States Rhode Island, island, 15 mi (24 km) long and 5 mi (8 km) wide, S R.I., at the entrance to Narragansett Bay. It is the largest island in the state, with steep cliffs and excellent beaches. Department of Health, Providence, RI 2:00-4:50pm Environmental Health's Role in Emergency Response Panelists: Jack A. Brown, R.S., M.P.A., Research Instructor, Preventive Medicine preventive medicine, branch of medicine dealing with the prevention of disease and the maintenance of good health practices. Until recently preventive medicine was largely the domain of the U.S. and Public Health, University of Kansas The University of Kansas (often referred to as KU or just Kansas) is an institution of higher learning in Lawrence, Kansas. The main campus resides atop Mount Oread. , Wichita, KS; Christopher R. Eddy, R.E.H.S., EH Director, Hamilton County Hamilton County is the name of a number of counties in the United States of America, named for Alexander Hamilton, first United States Secretary of the Treasury (except as indicated below):
san·i·tar·i·an n. A public health or sanitation expert. , R.W. Powitz & Associates, PC, Old Saybrook, CT; Ken Sharp, Executive Officer, Iowa Department of Public Health, Des Moines Des Moines, city, United States Des Moines (dĭ moin`), city (1990 pop. 193,187), state capital and seat of Polk co., S central Iowa, at the junction of the Des Moines and Raccoon rivers; inc. , IA; and Mitch Stripling, Education and New Media Analyst, Division of EH, Florida Department of Health Florida Department of Health is a category of Government of Florida. Orange County Health Department is one of the branches of Florida Department of Health and Government of Florida. , Tallahassee, FL Monday, June 27 8:00-11:30am Dedicated Exhibition Time and Poster Session Acquire education on the programs, services, and products available to help you do your job. Located in the Exhibit Hall, take some time to peruse pe·ruse tr.v. pe·rused, pe·rus·ing, pe·rus·es To read or examine, typically with great care. [Middle English perusen, to use up : Latin per-, per- the posters. 1:00-1:50pm Public Health Emergency Response Guide for State, Local, and Tribal Public Health Directors Martin A. Kalis, M.A., Public Health Advisor, Environmental Public Health Readiness Branch, EEHS/NCEH/CDC, Atlanta, GA 2:45-4:35pm Communicating in Times of Crisis: Lessons from the Trenches John Erickson, M.S., Director, Public Health Emergency Preparedness In the United States government, the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (or ASPR), formerly the Office of Public Health Emergency Preparedness (or OPHEP), is a branch of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. and Response; Gregg Grunenfelder, M.P.H., Chief Administrator, Division of EH; Tim Church, Director, Office of Communications; and Janice Adair, Assistant Secretary, Division of EH, Washington Department of Health, Olympia, WA Tuesday, June 28 9:00-10:50am Managing Public Health Activities Using the Incident Command System Michael R. Fraser, Ph.D., M.A., Deputy Director & Senior Analyst, NACCHO NACCHO National Association of County and City Health Officials , Washington, DC; Donald F. Sutton, Ph.D., Training & Education Coordinator, Emergency Preparedness and Response Section. Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Denver, CO; and James D. Spitzer, Emergency Preparedness Manager, Multnomah County Health Department, Portland, OR 11:00-11:50am Incident Command and Public Health: An Integration Model Mary K. Janssen, R.N., M.B.A., Director of Community Nursing and Martin V. Thone, M.S., Ph.D., Division Director, Casper-Natrona County Health Department, Casper, WY 1:00-1:50pm Mass Immunization immunization: see immunity; vaccination. Clinic Exercises Kris M. Stokke, Southeast Colorado Public Health Planner, Prowers County Public Health, Lamar, CO and Duane Stansbury, R.S., M.P.H., Director of EH, Clark County Combined Health District, Springfield, OH 2:00-4:50pm Environmental Health All-Hazards Preparedness-Florida Hurricanes and the Broad Applicability of Environmental Health in Response to Natural Disasters and Intentional Events * Hurricanes and Local Environmental Health Response Peter D. Thornton, M.P.H., R.S., D.A.A.S., Environmental Administrator, Florida Department of Health, Volusia County Health Department, DeLand, FL * Hurricanes and State Environmental Health Response and Coordination--Lessons for All-Hazards Preparedness Heather Lake, M.S., M.P.H., C.H.E.S., Preparedness Coordinator, Division of EH, Florida Department of Health, Tallahassee, FL * 4 Hurricanes and the 5 D's: Arbovirus arbovirus Any of a large group of viruses that develop in arthropods (chiefly mosquitoes and ticks). The name derives from “arthropod-borne virus.” The spheroidal virus particle is encased in a fatty membrane and contains RNA; it causes no apparent harm to the Prevention Challenges After the Storms Lisa Conti Conti (kôNtē`), cadet branch of the French royal house of Bourbon. Although the title of prince of Conti was created in the 16th cent. , D.V.M., M.P.H., D.A.C.V.P.M., Director, Division of EH, Florida Department of Health, Tallahassee, FL * Wastewater System Failures and Consequences Chuck Luther, R.E.H.S., Environmental Manager, Volusia County Health Department, Daytona Beach, FL * Food and Waterborne Hygiene and Disease Prevention Roberta M. Hammond, Ph.D., Statewide Coordinator of Food and Waterborne Disease, Division of EH, Florida Department of Health, Tallahassee, FL * 1,800+ Public Water Systems Without Power: Coordination Efforts by State and County Health Departments Robert Vincent, R.S., M.P.A., Environmental Administrator, Bureau of Water Programs, Division of EH, Florida Department of Health, Tallahassee, FL Wednesday, June 29 9:00-9:25am Public Health Training for Chemical Emergencies and Chemical Terrorism in Michigan Erik R. Janus, M.S., Toxicologist, Michigan Department of Community Health, Lansing, MI 9:25-9:50am Education, Energized: How New Media, Technology, and the Human Touch Will Make Everyone in Your State Know Everything Mitch Stripling, Education and New Media Analyst, Division of EH, Florida Department of Health, Tallahassee, FL 10:00-10:50am The Medical Reserve Corps Program: Building a Community Volunteer Program Through Collaboration CDR Robert Tosatto, R.Ph., M.P.H., M.B.A., Director, Medical Reserve Corps, USPHS USPHS United States Public Health Service. USPHS abbr. United States Public Health Service , Rockville, MD 11:00-11:50am Wisconsin Emergency Assistance Volunteer Registry (WEAVR): A Coordinated Statewide Approach to Increase Readiness Capacity for Public Health Emergencies by Mobilizing Health Professional Volunteers Sharon L. Gehl, Public Health Operations Director and Billee Bayou, Contract Specialist Advanced, Wisconsin Division of Public Health, Madison, WI 1:00-1:50pm The Role of Multidisciplinary Research in Promoting Carcass Disposal Preparedness Abbey L. Nutsch, Ph.D. and Justin Kastner, Ph.D., M.Sc., Assistant Professors, Food Safety and Security: and Jackie McClaskey, Assistant Dean and Ph.D. Candidate, Agriculture Academic Programs, Kansas State University Kansas State University, main campus at Manhattan; coeducational; land-grant and state supported; chartered and opened 1863. There is an additional campus at Salina. Among the university's research facilities are the J. R. , Manhattan, KS 2:00-2:50pm The Journey that Counts: A National Association's Efforts to Share Preparedness Experiences at the Local Level Claudine N. McCarthy, M.A., Senior Analyst, NACCHO, Washington, DC 3:00-3:50pm A Disaster or Terrorism-Related Registry of Affected People: Protocol for Rapid Information Collection CDR Steven G. Inserra, R.S., M.P.H., Epidemiologist, Division of Health Studies, ATSDR ATSDR Agency for Toxic Substances & Disease Registry , Atlanta, GA |
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