Study Conducted on NJ Residents Post-Sandy The story of the Sandy Child & Family Health Study (S-CAFH): People who want to learn more about Superstorm Sandy that hit New Jersey in 2012 are knocking on doors, wanting to hear more about the storm’s impact on the state. NBC10 Jersey Shore reporter Ted Greenberg uncovers what the study is revealing. Watch video. Learn More
NCDP has strong presence at the 38th Annual Natural Hazards Workshop National Center for Disaster Preparedness had a strong presence at the 38th Annual Natural Hazards Workshop in Boulder, Colorado in mid-July. Irwin Redlener, MD, Director, delivered a keynote presentation on Hurricane Sandy impacts and response; David Abramson, PhD, Deputy Director, moderated a panel on the science and practice of public health in emergency management and … Continue reading “NCDP has strong presence at the 38th Annual Natural Hazards Workshop” Learn More
The Politics of Disaster: How Leaders Can Transcend Bare-Knuckle Politics for the Public Good Irwin Redlener, M.D. notes that there are some important lessons to be drawn from the extraordinary confluence of Hurricane Sandy blasting its way through the northeast, just as the US gets to the final days of one of the most contentious national political campaigns in memory. Learn More
Lessons from Sandy — Preparing Health Systems for Future Disasters Irwin Redlener, M.D., and Michael J. Reilly, Dr.P.H., M.P.H. note that it is essential to consider the health care delivery system and the public health infrastructure as an integrated whole in planning for, responding to, or recovering from large-scale disasters. Lessons learned are addressed in relation to Hurricane Sandy. Learn More
Hurricane Sandy: Lessons Learned, Again Drs. Redlener and Abramson discuss how the disciplines of medicine and public health can learn lessons, again, from Sandy: to develop more integrated systems, to practice and train together, and to build redundancy into everything, whether electronic medical records or generators or fuel pumps. Learn More
Mailman School Disaster Expert Irwin Redlener on the Lessons of Hurricane Sandy On Nov. 15, 2012, Governor Cuomo asked Dr. Irwin Redlener to co-chair the NYS Ready Commission — charged with coming up with ways to ensure that critical systems and services in New York state are prepared for natural disasters and other emergencies. Learn More
