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2006 Philadelphia Annual Meeting (22–25 October 2006)

Session No. 4
Sunday, 22 October 2006: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM

P6. Natural and Anthropogenic Disasters: Earth and Health Scientists Working Together to Identify Potential Health Issues and Improve Outcomes

GSA Geology and Health Division

 

Geoffrey S. Plumlee and Gabriel Filippelli, Conveners
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Start Time
 
8:00 AM
Introductory Remarks
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8:10 AM
THE EMERGING ROLE OF THE EARTH AND NATURAL SCIENCES IN HUMAN HEALTH--CHALLENGES AND PROGRESS
LEAHY, P. Patrick, Acting Director, U.S. Geological Survey, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston, VA 20192, pleahy@usgs.gov, pleahy@usgs.gov
2
8:40 AM
ERRORS REVEALED IN NEW ORLEANS BY HURRICANE KATRINA: MARGINS OF SAFETY AND URBAN HEALTH
MIELKE, Howard W., Center for Bioenvironmental Research, Xavier University and Tulane University, 1 Drexel Drive, New Orleans, LA 70125, howard.mielke@gmail.com, howard.mielke@gmail.com
Recorded presentation Recorded presentation
3
9:00 AM
PRE-HURRICANE KATRINA MULTIDISCIPLINARY PUBLIC HEALTH RESEARCH AND ITS APPLICATION DURING THE CATASTROPHE
VAN HEERDEN, Ivor Ll., Center for the Study of Public Health impacts of Hurricanes, Louisiana State University, Suite 3214 CEBA, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, exnatalia@aol.com, exnatalia@aol.com
Recorded presentation Recorded presentation
4
9:20 AM
RAPID CLIMATE CHANGE AND SOCIETY: LESSONS FROM THE PAST, FOR THE FUTURE
FILIPPELLI, Gabriel, Department of Earth Sciences, IUPUI, Indianapolis, IN 46202-5132 and SOUCH, Catherine, Department of Geography, IUPUI, Indianapolis, IN 46202-5132, gfilippe@iupui.edu, gfilippe@iupui.edu
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5
9:40 AM
WHAT DOES CLIMATE CHANGE MEAN FOR PUBLIC HEALTH?
PARKER, Cindy Lou, Environmental Health Sciences, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 615 N. Wolfe St., E2146, Baltimore, MD 21205, ciparker@jhsph.edu, ciparker@jhsph.edu
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10:00 AM
Break
6
10:10 AM
ENVIRONMENTAL DISASTER RISK REDUCTION: THE KEY ROLE OF PUBLIC HEALTH PREPAREDNESS
KEIM, Mark, Acting Associate Director, NCEH/ATSDR Office of Terrorism Preparedness and Emergency Response, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4770 Buford Highway, MS-F29, Atlanta, GA 30341, mjk9@cdc.gov, mjk9@cdc.gov
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10:40 AM
A PUBLIC HEALTH APPROACH TO SOLVING THE EARTHQUAKE PROBLEM
GRANT, Lisa, Program in Public Health, Department of Environmental Health, Science & Policy, University of California, 262 SE1, Irvine, CA 92697-7070, lgrant@uci.edu, lgrant@uci.edu
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11:00 AM
DETERMINING THE NATURE OF INJURIES SUSTAINED IN LANDSLIDE DISASTERS
BULMER, Mark H.1, BOND, Michele C.1 and BISSELL, Richard A.2, (1)Landslide Observatory, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, 1000 Hilltop Circle, Acd Bld IV A Wing, Baltimore, MD 21250, (2)Department of Emergency Health Services, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, 1000 Hilltop Circle, Acd Bld IV A Wing, Baltimore, MD 21250, mbulmer@jcet.umbc.edu, mbulmer@jcet.umbc.edu
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11:20 AM
AN EARTH SCIENCE PERSPECTIVE ON ASSESSING ENVIRONMENTAL AND HEALTH IMPACTS OF MATERIALS GENERATED BY DISASTERS
PLUMLEE, Geoffrey S., Crustal Imaging and Characterization Team, U.S. Geological Survey, MS964 Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225 and MEEKER, Gregory P., U.S. Geological Survey, Box 25046 DFC, MS973, Denver, CO 80225-0046, gplumlee@usgs.gov, gplumlee@usgs.gov
Recorded presentation Recorded presentation
10
11:40 AM
TRAINING OF HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS FOR DISASTER AND TERRORISM RESPONSE
FURLONG, Kevin P., Geosciences, Penn State Univ, 542 Deike Building, University Park, PA 16802 and CHERRY, Robert A., Department of Surgery, Trauma Program, Penn State College of Medicine, 500 University Drive, Hershey, PA 17033, kevin@geodyn.psu.edu, kevin@geodyn.psu.edu
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