Public health risks of disasters : communication, infrastructure, and preparedness : workshop summary / William H. Hooke and Paul G. Rogers, editors.

This summary is based on the proceedings of a workshop sponsored by the Roundtable on Environmental Health Science, Research and Medicine and the Disasters Roundtable.

Bibliography: p. 58-59.

The National Research Council?s Disasters Roundtable and the Institute of Medicine?s Roundtable on Environmental Health Sciences, Research, and Medicine were formed to provide a neutral setting for individuals with different backgrounds and perspectives to discuss sensitive issues of mutual interest. Both groups bring together participants from the academic community, government, and the private sector who are actively engage in the disasters field (Disaster Roundtable) or environmental health sciences (Roundtable on Environmental Health Sciences, Research, and Medicine). Through their discussions, the Roundtables help to identify both current and potential problems, and consider approaches to solve them. The aim of these discussions is to share knowledge and ideas, but not proffer formal advice or recommendations. This particular workshop provided an opportunity for the stakeholders in the two Roundtables to gather and consider issues related to health risks of disasters. To explore the capacity needs for addressing health risk during disasters, the speakers, participants, and Roundtable members considered how the United States will rise to meet these challenges and what research and training priorities were needed to strengthen its response to health-related risks.