The Future of Public Health and Medical Support During Disasters

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Air date:	Thursday, April 6, 2006, 4:00:00 PM Time displayed is Eastern Time, Washington DC Local
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Category:	Special
Runtime:	01:01:28
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Description:	Evident failures in the federal response to Hurricane Katrina led President Bush to call together a multi-agency "Katrina Lessons Learned Review Group" in September, 2005 to examine those deficiencies and make recommendations to improve national preparedness for major disasters. The committee issued its report in February; the document and related materials can be found at http://www.whitehouse.gov/reports/katrina-lessons-learned Captain Rutstein represented DHHS in the Lessons Learned Review Group. He will first briefly review the course of Hurricane Katrina and areas of weakness in the federal response, then discuss the Review Group's recommendations for widespread reforms to foster a "culture of preparedness" and develop a new National Preparedness System. http://tango01.cit.nih.gov/sig/home.taf?_function=main&SIGInfo_SIGID=136

NLM Title:	The future of public health and medical support during disasters / David Rutstein ; presented to the NIH Emergency Preparedness and Biodefense Interest Group.
Author:	Rutstein, David D. National Institutes of Health (U.S.). Emergency Preparedness and Biodefense Interest Group.
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Abstract:	(CIT): Evident failures in the federal response to Hurricane Katrina led President Bush to call together a multi-agency "Katrina Lessons Learned Review Group" in September, 2005, to examine those deficiencies and make recommendations to improve national preparedness for major disasters. The committee issued its report in February; Captain Rutstein represented DHHS in the Lessons Learned Review Group. He will first briefly review the course of Hurricane Katrina and areas of weakness in the federal response, then discuss the Review Group's recommendations for widespread reforms to foster a "culture of preparedness" and develop a new National Preparedness System.
Subjects:	Disaster Planning--organization & administration Organizational Culture Public Policy United States Government Agencies United States
Publication Types:	Lecture Webcast
NLM Classification:	WA 295
NLM ID:	101289634
CIT Live ID:	4940
Permanent link:	https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=4940

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