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Evaluation of the public health system response to Hurricane Sandy in the NY metro area
Learning Areas:
Administer health education strategies, interventions and programsOther professions or practice related to public health
Public health or related education
Public health or related laws, regulations, standards, or guidelines
Systems thinking models (conceptual and theoretical models), applications related to public health
Learning Objectives:
Describe 3 barriers to improving disaster response during extreme weather events.
Identify how public health workers can improve upon their disaster response and recovery strategies, particularly when working with socially vulnerable communities.
Identify capability-based training themes which can be used to develop courses for public health workers.
Keyword(s): Public Health Policy, Public Health Curricula & Competencies
Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I have more than 10 years of experiencing working in public health, an instructional designer and as an associate research scientist. This abstract pertains to an evaluation of public health best practices, which I am directly involved with, as part of a CDC preparedness and emergency response learning center grant.
Any relevant financial relationships? No
I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.