Mississippi Environmental Health Conference Proceedings

Protecting Environmental Health in Disasters: An Extension of the Hurricane Dialogues
April 24th & 25th, 2007, Natchez, Mississippi
This 1.5-day workshop engaged key environmental public health leaders in the southeastern region in an analysis of the impact of recent hurricane activity assessing the lessons learned and unresolved issues raised by the storms. Based on the experiences of these environmental public health leaders, this workshop led to a determination of the approaches that work best in natural disaster response.

Speaker presentations and videos are available by clicking on the links below.

Brian Golob, MS, Senior Environmentalist, Hennepin County Public Health Protection Division
The Role of an Environmental Health Professional in a Disaster   PDF

Robert Vincent, MPA, Environmental Administrator, Florida Department of Health
Water Issues in Post Disaster Environments    PDF | Video

Bill Kelly, Environmental Supervisor, Baldwin County Health Department
Food Safety Issues   PDF | Video

Mitch Stripling, Florida Department of Health
Strike & Response Teams   Video

Jennifer Williams, RS, MPH,  Florida Department of Health, Division of Environmental Health Office of Preparedness  Public Health Hazard & Vulnerability Assessment   PDF | Video

Jerome Goddard, PhD, Medical Entomologist, MS State Deparment of Health
Vector Control  (presentation not available)

Amy Lafreniere, MS, ScD, Research Assistant Professor, Environmental Health Sciences, Tulane University School of Public Health & Tropical Medicine
Risk Communication   PDF | Video

Panel Discussion:
Courtney Bock, RS, City of Houston
Janet Lane, MPH, Administrator, Harris County Public Health & Environmental Services
Mark Miller, RS, MPH, Senior Environmental Health Officer, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention
Mass Sheltering   PDF

Dana Shepherd, MSPH, Environmental Toxicologist, LA Department of Environmental Quality
In the Eye of the Storm: Lessons Learned (presentation not available)

Arthur Sharpe, JD, Director, Emergency Planning & Response, MS State Department of Health
Jim Craig, Director, Health Protection, MS State Department of Health
Region IV ESF8 Planning Coalition Initiatives (presentation not available)

Panel Discussion:
Cory Frank, BA, Coordinator, Environmental Health Emergency Response Team, Iowa Department of Health
Martin Kalis, MA, Public Health Advisor, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention
Leon Shaifer, National EMAC Senior Advisor, National Emergency Management Association  
Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC)    PDF (Frank)  PDF (Kalis)  PDF (Shaifer)