Roundtable Workshops

Roundtable Workshop 17: Rebuilding for Health, Sustainability, and Disaster Preparedness in the Gulf Coast Region

June 1-2, 2006 - New Orleans, Louisiana

Sponsored by
Roundtable on Environmental Health Sciences, Research, and Medicine
Disasters Roundtable
Roundtable on Science and Technology for Sustainability

Tulane University - School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine
Collins C. Diboll Auditorium
1440 Canal Street, New Orleans, Louisiana

June 1, 2006

9:00 a.m. Welcome
Pierre Buekens, Dean, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, Tulane University

9:10 a.m. Opening Remarks: The National Academies
William Hooke, Chair, Disasters Roundtable
Larry Papay, Member, Roundtable on Sustainability

9:25 a.m. Setting the Stage on the Road to Recovery
Maureen Lichtveld, Professor and Chair, Freeport MacMoran Chair of Environmental Policy, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, Tulane University Download Presentation

What Have We Accomplished Since August 29th
Laura Steinberg, Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Tulane University Download Presentation

9:50 a.m. Integrating Science: Disasters, Health & Sustainability
Richard Jackson, Professor, School of Public Health, University of California, Berkley Download Presentation

10:20 a.m. Break

10:45 a.m. The Need for Science during Rebuiliding
Jim Sullenger, Disaster Recovery Organizer, Restoration Point Download Presentation

Strengthening Our Preparedness

PANEL 1: SHORT- AND LONG-TERM ISSUES: IMPROVING INTEGRATION
Moderator: Margaret Davidson, Director, Coastal Services Center, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

11:05 a.m. Comprehensive Local Emergency Planning: Evacuation, Sheltering, and Infrastructure
Juan Ortiz, Emergency Management Coordinator, Tarrant County Office of Emergency Management, City of Fort Worth, TX Download Presentation

11:25 a.m. Outreach to Vulnerable Populations
JoAnne Darlington, Professor, University of Louisiana Download Presentation

11:45 a.m. From Silos to Systems: Stakeholder Preparedness Reverend Lester Shaw, Pastor, Payne Memorial A.M.E. Church
Lori Ryerkerk, General Manager, ExxonMobil Download Presentation

12:15 p.m. General Discussion

12:45 p.m. Lunch

PANEL 2: LONG-TERM ISSUES: FROM BAYOU TO CONCRETE
Moderator: Leslie Carothers, President, Environmental Law Institute

1:30 p.m. Acceptable Risk: Balancing Risk and Quality of Life Issues Lynn Goldman, Professor, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Download Presentation

1:55 p.m. Steps to Restore the Natural Coastal Systems P. Patrick Leahy, Acting Director, U.S. Geological Survey Download Presentation

2:20 p.m. Integrating Levee/Wetland Restoration Edmond J. Russo, Jr., Chief, Coastal Engineering Branch, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Download Presentation

2:40 p.m. Forecasting Environmental Change: Reducing Risks and Scientific Uncertainty Robert Twilley, Professor and Director, Center for Ecology and Environmental Technology, Louisiana State University Download Presentation

3:00 p.m. General Discussion

3:30 p.m. Break

Cornerstones of Revitalization: Building Resilient Individuals and Communities

PANEL 3: SHORT- AND LONG-TERM ISSUES: WHERE WE LIVE
Moderator: Monica Schoch-Spana, Senior Fellow, Center for Biosecurity, University of Pittsburg Medical Center

3:50 p.m. Providing Safe Homes and Workplaces

Robert B. Anderson, President, Robert B. Anderson Consulting Engineers, Inc. Download Presentation

4:15 p.m. Environmental Health Issues-Past, Present and Avoiding Future Ones LuAnne White, Director, Center of Applied Environmental Health, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine Download Presentation

4:35 p.m. The Environmental Effects of Katrina
What Has Been Done, What Still Needs to Be Done
Wilbert Jordan, Assistant Secretary, Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality

4:45 p.m. General Discussion with Audience

5:15 p.m. Adjourn for the Day

JUNE 2, 2006

9:00 a.m. Welcome

What Can We Learn from Other Communities Who Have Recovered and Rebuilt after Disasters

9:10 p.m. Robert Olshansky, Associate Department Head and Associate Professor, Urban and Regional Planning, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Download Presentation

Cornerstones of Revitalization: Building Resilient Individuals and Communities (Continued)

PANEL 4: SHORT- AND LONG-TERM ISSUES: THE SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH

9:25 a.m. Marginalization and the Social Fabric
Stephen Thomas, Director, Center for Minority Health, University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health Download Presentation

9:45 a.m. Mental Health during Recovery
Cheryl Bowers-Stephens, Assistant Secretary, Office of Mental Health, Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals Download Presentation

10:10 a.m. Rebuilding Healthcare
Jeff Tully, Vice President, Tulane University Hospital and Clinic
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10:25 a.m. General Discussion

10:45 a.m. Break

PANEL 5: LONG-TERM ISSUES: BUILDING MORE SUSTAINABILTY
Moderator: John R. Harrald, The George Washington University

11:15 a.m. Building Greener and Safer
Reed Kroloff, Dean, School of Architecture, Tulane University Download Presentation

11:40 a.m. More Sustainable and Resilient Communities
Jae G. Park, Chief Policy Analyst, MS Governor's Office of Recovery and Renewal Download Presentation

12:00 p.m. Building Green for Preparedness, Health and Sustainability
John Pine, Professor, Institute for Environmental Studies, Louisiana State University Download Presentation

12:15 p.m. General Discussion

12:45 p.m. Lunch

Challenges for the Community

PANEL 6: REACTANTS COMMUNITY DISCUSSION

1:45 p.m. Father Luke Nguyen Hungdung, Parochial Vicar, Mary Queen of Vietnam Church Download Presentation

2:10 p.m. Audience Comments and General Q&A

Response from Science

PANEL 7: DISCUSSION WITH GENERAL AUDIENCE DISCUSSION
2:35 p.m. Moderator: Jerry Keusch, Assistant Provost for Global Health, Boston University Medical Campus and Associate Dean for Global Health at Boston University School of Public Health

Maureen Lichtveld
Shirley Laska, Professor of Sociology, Director, Center for Hazards Assessment, Response and Technology. University of New Orleans
Rebecca Tree James, Science Officer, Mississippi Department of Health
Jimmy Guidry, State Health Officer and Medical Director, Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals

3:05 p.m. Audience Comment and General Q&A

Closing

3:15 p.m. Remarks for The National Academies

3:30 p.m. Adjourn

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This event marked the first time that the Disasters Roundtable convened a workshop outside of the Washington, DC area. The 18th workshop of the Disasters Roundtable will be held in Washington, DC at the National Academies’ Keck Center on October 23, 2006, please check the Disasters Roundtable website in the coming months for additional details.

Updated Friday, June 9, 2006 2:30 pm