2005-2006 Topic: Public Health Responses to Diverse Community Needs

Lessons Learned in the Wake of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita: What We Know Now About Health Care Access

This event was held on December 8, 2005.

Video

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Click below for videos of December 8, 2005, Roundtable

• Welcome and Introduction
  John Finnegan
• An Opportunity to Respond
  Jill DeBoer
• Response and Recovery following Hurricanes Katrina and Rita
  Juliette "Tina" Stefanski
• The Coming Together of Primary Care and Public Health
  James Hart
• Meeting Mental Health Needs of Hurricane Survivors
  B.R. Simon Rosser
• Images and Stories from the Children of Louisiana
  Wendy Looman
• Discussion and Questions
  Moderated by Jill DeBoer

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Guest Speakers

Jill DeBoer, MPH, Director, Academic Health Center Emergency Preparedness Program, University of Minnesota Incident Commander, Minnesota Lifeline Mission and Associate Director, Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy, University of Minnesota.

John R. Finnegan, Jr., PhD, Dean, School of Public Health, Assistant Vice President for Public Health Emergency Response, University of Minnesota.

James Hart, MD, Associate Director, Program in Public Health Medicine, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota.

Wendy Looman, PhD, RN, CPNP, Assistant Professor, School of Nursing, University of Minnesota.

B.R. Simon Rosser, PhD, Professor, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, Medical School, University of Minnesota, and Adjunct Professor, Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota.

Juliette “Tina” Stefanski, MD, Regional Administrator/Medical Director, Office of Public Health-Region 4, Louisiana Department of Public Health and Hospitals, Lafayette, Louisiana.