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Disaster Response: Lessons Learned Since 9/11

A panel at the Forum at Harvard School of Public Health

Our live coverage of the Harvard School of Public Health panel on disaster response and lessons learned since 9/11 has ended. You can read our coverage below and watch a rebroadcast of the event here: www.hsph.harvard.edu.

by lewis.krauskopf edited by Frank Tantillo - Reuters... 9/8/2011 3:47:28 PM

Male firefighters exposed to toxic dust from 9/11 attacks in NYC had 19% higher risk of getting cancer--Lancet study from last week #Forum911 bit.ly

by lewis.krauskopf 9/6/2011 4:00:12 PM
The American Journal of Industrial Medicine focused its issue this month on the health legacy of 9/11 bit.ly #Forum911

by lewis.krauskopf 9/6/2011 4:11:26 PM
Bush-era homeland security official on Katrina vs Irene: "Who would have thought, here we are, six years later, and instead of debating failures, we're debating being overprepared?" bit.ly #Forum911

by lewis.krauskopf 9/6/2011 4:12:04 PM
Michele Gershberg, Reuters' editor for health news in the U.S., blogs about disaster planning here: bit.ly Includes comments from Jennifer Leaning, one of the Harvard experts on today's panel

by lewis.krauskopf 9/6/2011 4:46:17 PM
Male firefighters exposed to toxic dust on 9/11 had 19% higher risk of cancer ht.ly via @TheLancet #Forum911

by harvardhsph via twitter 9/6/2011 4:51:10 PM
How has U.S. disaster response improved since 9/11? What still needs work? ht.ly Share your thoughts with #Forum911

by harvardhsph via twitter 9/6/2011 5:29:38 PM
FEMA has its own Website designed to help the public prepare for and respond to disasters -- www.ready.gov #Forum911

by lewis.krauskopf 9/6/2011 5:34:03 PM
The New England Journal of Medicine looks at the use of social media during public health disasters: bit.ly #Forum911

by lewis.krauskopf 9/6/2011 5:41:26 PM
An interview with Linda Landesman, author of Public Health Management of Disasters: The Practice Guide, on disaster preparedness: bit.ly #Forum911

by lewis.krauskopf 9/6/2011 5:54:51 PM
Five years of U.S. government reports on disaster preparedness/response. A huge amount of information. 1.usa.gov #Forum911

by lewis.krauskopf 9/6/2011 6:29:10 PM
Little excuse for failing to think through disasters – prof Jennifer Leaning, panelist on today's Forum ht.ly #Forum911

by harvardhsph via twitter 9/6/2011 7:10:24 PM
Starting live at 3:30 pm ET: Disaster Response: A Decade of Lessons Learned Post-9/11 ht.ly #Forum911

by harvardhsph via twitter 9/6/2011 7:30:07 PM
Dean of Harvard School of Public Health opens panel by remarking that there are common elements in responding to natural and man-made (i.e. terrorism) disasters

by lewis.krauskopf 9/6/2011 7:34:08 PM
When disaster strikes, we must take lessons learned to lessen future impact to health & wellbeing – Dean Julio Frenk #Forum911

by harvardhsph via twitter 9/6/2011 7:35:12 PM
9/11 in NYC was an "acute hazardous materials event" -- Kales says

by lewis.krauskopf 9/6/2011 7:39:31 PM
Over 50,000 workers in total were exposed to hazardous materials on 9/11 & in aftermath #publichealth #Forum911

by harvardhsph via twitter 9/6/2011 7:40:48 PM
50,000 workers, including 12K firefighters exposed from 9/11 NYC cleanup, Harvard prof Kales says #Forum911

by lewis.krauskopf 9/6/2011 7:40:53 PM
"Natural disasters are increasing in intensity and in number" -- Harvard's Leaning #Forum911

by lewis.krauskopf 9/6/2011 7:43:03 PM
Epidemiology of disasters: Natural disasters are increasing globally – & more people are at risk, says Prof Leaning #forum911

by harvardhsph via twitter 9/6/2011 7:45:16 PM
Leaning: "Bangladesh is poster child for proving excellent at disaster preparedness" #Forum911

by lewis.krauskopf 9/6/2011 7:46:34 PM
Government response needed not in first 72 hours as much as when last water bottle runs out -- Leaning #Forum911

by lewis.krauskopf 9/6/2011 7:48:41 PM
Did the outside world help? That question lingers long after disasters hit, says Leaning #Forum911

by harvardhsph via twitter 9/6/2011 7:50:13 PM
Lessons from Japan tsunami, according to Kayden: Preparation for disasters spared many but it is virtually impossible to completely prepare for every disaster #Forum911

by lewis.krauskopf 9/6/2011 7:54:12 PM
Communication found lacking in communication about radiation risk in wake of Japan quake, Kayden says #Forum911

by lewis.krauskopf 9/6/2011 7:56:57 PM
Dr. Kayden on Japan: An example of both excellent disaster planning and holes we can learn from #Forum911

by harvardhsph via twitter 9/6/2011 7:57:29 PM
Role of individuals -- not just government -- critical in disasters, Ashkenazi says: Bystanders are often first responders #Forum911

by lewis.krauskopf 9/6/2011 8:03:26 PM
Theme from panelists so far: Do not expect perfect response to a disaster #Forum911

by lewis.krauskopf 9/6/2011 8:05:48 PM
Resilience is not just about systems – gov'ts should empower the public to be resilient too #Forum911

by harvardhsph via twitter 9/6/2011 8:07:01 PM
May be too soon to say that 9/11 responders at higher cancer risk, Kales says. Such increases may not be seen for at least 15, 20 yrs #Forum911

by lewis.krauskopf 9/6/2011 8:09:32 PM
Have questions for the experts? Ask them via Twitter with the hashtag #Forum911 ht.ly

by harvardhsph via twitter 9/6/2011 8:10:48 PM
What Giuliani did right in post-9/11 leadership, according to Harvard's Leaning: compassion, honesty, transparency, competency #Forum911

by lewis.krauskopf 9/6/2011 8:12:29 PM
New skills, new technologies will be critical to individuals keeping themselves prepared, says Leaning #Forum911

by harvardhsph via twitter 9/6/2011 8:16:11 PM
Policymakers may need to think more about planning for mass displacements in future, Kayden says. Japan quake, Katrina are examples #Forum911

by lewis.krauskopf 9/6/2011 8:18:27 PM
Disaster response requires structure of government but is a local activity, Leaning says #Forum911

by lewis.krauskopf 9/6/2011 8:20:32 PM
Read special coverage of 9/11 and health security in @TheLancet ht.ly #Forum911

by harvardhsph via twitter 9/6/2011 8:23:57 PM
Planning for evacuating, helping the disabled in disasters has been overlooked, Kayden says #Forum911

by lewis.krauskopf 9/6/2011 8:28:00 PM
Leaning warns of high death rates if disasters strike urban areas of developing countries, where populations very dense and infrastructure is lacking #Forum911

by lewis.krauskopf 9/6/2011 8:33:29 PM
Thanks all for tuning in & tweeting. #Forum911 will be up soon as on-demand video soon here ht.ly

by harvardhsph via twitter 9/6/2011 8:35:17 PM
One takeaway from the disaster response panel: Individual/local responsibility is critical and can't expect government to help immediately #Forum911

by lewis.krauskopf 9/6/2011 8:37:10 PM
That's all for the panel. Thanks all for joining in and listening/watching.

by lewis.krauskopf 9/6/2011 8:37:45 PM
For more information about today's panelists, here is a link to Harvard's site: hvrd.me #Forum911

by lewis.krauskopf edited by Frank Tantillo - Reuters... 9/8/2011 1:06:21 PM

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