NCDP Director Dr. Irwin Redlener Appointed Special Advisor to Mayor Bill de Blasio Mayor de Blasio announced that Dr. Irwin Redlener, founder and director of the National Center for Disaster Preparedness at Columbia University’s Earth Institute, will serve as an unpaid special advisor, with a focus on emergency management and planning. Dr. Redlener is recognized as one of the nation’s leading experts on preparing for, responding to and … Continue reading “NCDP Director Dr. Irwin Redlener Appointed Special Advisor to Mayor Bill de Blasio” Learn More
Dr. Irwin Redlener quoted in NBC News on investigations into East Harlem tragedy The NTSB says a gas main under the building appears to be intact, as investigations into the East Harlem building collapse continue. In relation, Dr. Irwin Redlener tells Andrew Siff from NBC News: “There’s a lot of fragility built into the system so the possibility of having more events like this in New York City … Continue reading “Dr. Irwin Redlener quoted in NBC News on investigations into East Harlem tragedy” Learn More
Dr. Irwin Redlener on the Brian Lehrer Show on the Harlem building collapse NCDP Director Dr. Irwin Redlener offers advice on the Brian Lehrer Show for preparing for and responding to disasters like yesterday’s gas explosion in East Harlem. “The recommendation is that there is significant smell of gas, you should literally leave right that second. Don’t turn off the lights, just go out of the building and make … Continue reading “Dr. Irwin Redlener on the Brian Lehrer Show on the Harlem building collapse” 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
Lessons from Japan Japan has long been a leader among nations in disaster planning and preparedness. But the devastating earthquake and tsunami that struck on March 11, 2011, demonstrated how a complex disaster can overwhelm even the best of planning. Irwin Redlener, MD, director of the National Center for Disaster Preparedness and author of the recent book, Americans … Continue reading “Lessons from Japan” Learn More
