3378.0 Disaster and Emergency Preparedness

Monday, October 27, 2008: 4:30 PM
Poster

Board 1
Measuring hurricane preparedness: Few residents meet American Red Cross recommendations for preparedness in coastal NC community
Jennifer A. Horney, PhD, MA, MPH, CPH and Steve Ramsey, RS
Board 2
Dependency of vulnerable populations on community health support in emergency situations: Analysis of services utilization and needs at Louisiana community supported shelters following the 2005 Gulf hurricanes
Yordanka Nikolova Koleva, MPH
Board 3
Indicators of progress in local public health preparedness
Victoria Johnson, MSc
Board 4
Enhancing the Capacity of Emergency Managers to Respond to Hispanic Communities
Eduardo Cusicanqui, JD, Liany Elba Arroyo, MPH, CPH, Melissa Cristal Mercado-Crespo, MSc, MA and Charles Kamasaki
Board 5
Risk-communication capability for public health emergencies varies by community diversity
Elena Savoia, MD MPH, Michael A. Stoto, PhD, Paul D. Biddinger, MD, FACEP, Paul Campbell, ScD, K. Viswanath, PhD and Howard K. Koh, MD, MPH
Board 6
Tough Tradeoffs Challenge Easy Resolution: Conclusions from Pandemic Influenza Exercises in Two States
Andrew C. Rucks, PhD, W. Jack Duncan, PhD, Michele B. Jones, MS and S. Kenn Beeman, MD, FACS
Board 7
Pennsylvania statewide hospital readiness assessment: Improvement in public health emergency preparedness, 2002 to 2007
Curtis E. Cummings, MD, MPH, Kartik R. Varadarajan, MPH and Lynn G. Kleina, PhD MPH
Board 8
Preparing Foster Care Stakeholders for Disasters- Information Sharing and Emergency Collaboration
Meghan Butasek, MPH, Arianne Spaccarelli, JD and Jennifer L. Martin, JD
Board 9
Surge capacity planning for public health emergency events: Examining the distribution of pediatric resources in relation to pediatric population density in New York City
Dana H. Meranus, MPH, Christiana Campbell, MD and Katherine Uraneck, MD

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Organized by: Community Health Planning and Policy Development
Endorsed by: Injury Control and Emergency Health Services, Maternal and Child Health, Women's Caucus

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