Increasing Coordination to Improve Disaster Response Dr. David Abramson discusses how improved coordination among experts can increase situational awareness and improve our ability to respond to future disasters. Learn More at www.PHE.gov/SciencePreparedness Learn More
Study Conducted on NJ Residents Post-Sandy On August 10th, 2014, NBC10 followed the Sandy Child & Family Health Study (S-CAFH) into the field to showcase how the efforts of our team will lead to improved disaster response and recovery in New Jersey. The story also highlights the personal connection our field team has to the impacts of Hurricane Sandy. Source: NBC10 Learn … Continue reading “Study Conducted on NJ Residents Post-Sandy” Learn More
Life Story Project: Life Stories & Disaster Recovery Does telling one’s ‘life story’ accelerate recovery from a disaster? The objective of the proposed Life Story Project was to allow residents of the Gulf Coast who were displaced or greatly impacted by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita to tell their life story in a therapeutic manner. This study’s primary objectives were to (1) establish the feasibility … Continue reading “Life Story Project: Life Stories & Disaster Recovery” 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
AT&T: From Paper To Tablets Following disasters such as Hurricane Katrina and the Gulf Coast Oil Spill, the National Center for Disaster Preparedness at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health deploys a field team to collect research on the health, social and economic impacts on people who live within disaster zones. 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
