Public Health Working Group

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Purpose

The Public Health Working Group contibrutes to the mission of the Learning from Earthquakes program amd fosters post-earthquake learning across diverse disciplines and areas of study. Public health is inextricably tied to the natural, built, social, and political environments and constitutes a key determinant of resilience. The Working Group aims to:

  • Summarize the known impacts of earthquakes on public health, public health infrastructure, and healthcare systems
  • Identify gaps in knowledge about the public health and healthcare impacts of earthquakes
  • Develop and implement a research agenda to meet identified knowledge gaps
  • Bolster learning opportunities and multidisciplinary collaboration offered through the LFE program

Activities

Current working group activities include:

  • Developing protocols and a data collection tool for conducting public health related reconnaissance
  • Assessbling a database of pre-disaster hospital assessments
  • Determining areas for study following major earthquakes

Working Group Participants

Chair:
Nicole Errett, University of Washington

Members:
Amber Khan, University of Washington
April Bennett, NIH/NIEHS
Lauren Clay, D'Youville College
Courtney Welton-Mitchell, University of Colorado
Felianne Hipol, University of Utah
Judith Mitrani-Reiser, NIST
Katherine Pedersen, University of Washington
Kimberley Shoaf, University of Utah
Alexandra Kossik, University of Washington
Leremy Colf, HHS/ASPR/OPP
Meghan McGinty, University of Washington
Scott Miles, University of Washington
Aubrey Miller, NIH/NIEHS
Janise Rodgers, Geohazards International
Karl Eid, University of Illinois

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