Not Just Zombies: Increasing Public Health Preparedness and Response

Tue. 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Centennial F

Sometimes it takes drastic measures to get the public engaged in preparedness. Enter the Zombies. What began as a tongue-in-cheek public health preparedness campaign by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has since turned into one of its most effective preparedness messages. But public health preparedness isn't just for zombies—it extends across all hazards, including hurricanes, pandemics, earthquakes, and terrorist attacks. Panelists will tackle topics such as how local health departments responded to the H1N1 threat, how partnerships, modeling, and metrics are being used to improve resiliency, and how one state health department is using social network analysis to improve public health surveillance.

Panelist Mildred Williams-Johnson, Moderator
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

 

Panelist Kim Shoaf, Panelist
UCLA Center for Public Health and Disasters

 

PanelistMonica Schoch-Spana, Panelist
University of Pittsburgh Center for Biosecurity

 

PanelistEric Carbone, Panelist
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

 

Panelist Elizabeth Ferrell Bjerke, Panelist
University of Pittsburgh Center for Public Health Practice

 

Organizer: Christine Bevc, North Carolina Preparedness and Emergency Response Research Center

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