92nd American Meteorological Society Annual Meeting (January 22-26, 2012)

Joint Session 6: Disaster Risk Reduction and Human Health


Moderator:  John Balbus, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
Papers:
 
Preventing Disasters: Disaster Risk Reduction for Environmental Health
Mark E. Keim, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA

Poster PDF (297.7 kB)
 
Space Weather Impacts on Critical Infrastructure
William J. Murtagh, NOAA/NWS/Space Weather Prediction, Boulder, CO

 
The Capability and Capacity of Hospitals to Respond to the April 27, 2011 Tornadoes - Planning and Responding to High-Impact Weather Disasters
David L. Wallace, Center for Strategic Health Innovation, National Center for Disaster Medical Response, University of South AL, Mobile, AL

 
Ambulance 701: Enroute and Approaching with the National Weather Service
Margaret L. Fowke, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD

 
Weather Risks to Hospital Buildings and Healthcare Continuity
Wendy Marie Thomas, American Meteorological Society, Washington, DC

 
Discussion