TED Talk: The Human Dimensions of Disaster Recovery In this TEDx NOLA talk, Dr. Irwin Redlener describes how improved coordination of intelligence services, enhanced detection of biological agents, and better infrastructure capacity can enable the public health sector to work more effectively. He also talks about the need for mobile medical care, electronic medical records, and further preparation for medical healthcare facility evacuations. Learn More
Children, the environment, and preparing for disasters post-Katrina Center Director Irwin Redlener and The Earth Institute’s Jeff Sachs appeared on MSNBC’s Morning Joe on 8/26/10 to talk about the state of children, the environment, and preparing for disasters post-Katrina. Learn More
Trauma After Katrina: Kids Still Suffering Emotionally Dr. Irwin Redlener, Director of the National Center for Disaster Preparedness at Columbia University, speaks to CNN’s American Morning, live from New Orleans about research findings showing children still suffering emotionally from the 2005 disaster. Learn More
Researching An Elusive Community From the documentary “Pandemia Invisible:” a team of researchers from the National Center of Disaster Preparedness out of the Mailman school of public Health at Columbia University sets out to conduct a study on undocumented immigrant communities in the U.S. and what would be their outcome in case of a public health emergency. Learn More
Assessing the Human Health Effects of the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill: An Institute of Medicine Workshop Engaging the Public, Protecting Health: David Abramson speaks on communicating health risks to diverse groups of people. This presentation was filmed on June 22, 2010, as part of an IOM Workshop assembled to address the potential health effects of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. This particular talk was part of the session entitled” Strategies for … Continue reading “Assessing the Human Health Effects of the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill: An Institute of Medicine Workshop” Learn More
Pandemia Invisible Documentary Film Produced by HITN, in collaboration with the National Center for Disaster Preparedness, Pandemia Invisible chronicles the research team’s experience in four US cities trying to understand how the H1N1 pandemic impacted undocumented Mexican immigrant communities. The research process, as well as the families’ stories in those communities, are highlighted in this English-language documentary. Additional clips, … Continue reading “Pandemia Invisible Documentary Film” Learn More
Children as Bellwethers of Recovery: Dysfunctional Systems and the Effects of Parents, Households, and Neighborhoods on Serious Emotional Disturbance in Children After Hurricane Katrina 2022-01-25T21:36:22Z Learn More
Emergency Response and Public Health in Hurricane Katrina: What Does it Mean to Be a Public Health Emergency Responder? 2019-05-22T15:10:30Z Learn More
Legacy of Katrina: The Impact of a Flawed Recovery on Vulnerable Children of the Gulf Coast 2019-05-22T15:10:31Z Learn More
Hospital Referral Patterns: How Emergency Medical Care is Accessed in a Disaster 2018-08-30T18:49:36Z Learn More
Day Three: Regional Resiliency and Health Challenges in the Aftermath of Nuclear Terrorism 2018-08-30T17:55:50Z Learn More
Impact on Children and Families of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill: Preliminary Findings of the Coastal Population Impact Study 2020-11-10T18:19:26Z Learn More
Regional Health and Public Health Preparedness for Nuclear Terrorism: Optimizing Survival in a Low Probability/High Consequence Disaster 2018-08-30T20:23:09Z Learn More
Recovery Research, Katrina's Fifth Anniversary, and Lessons Relearned 2018-08-30T20:21:38Z Learn More
Climate Change and the Public's Health: The Coming Crisis for the U.S. Gulf Coast 2018-08-30T17:39:47Z Learn More
