Poster SessionsEvaluating the Improvement of Concurrent ICS Activations to Measure the Effectiveness of Public Health Interventions (#1)
James Rajotte, BS
Internal Planning Coordinator, Rhode Island Department of Health; Providence, RI
Shelagh Cunningham, BA
Assistant Internal Planner, Rhode Island Department of Health; Providence, RI
A Medical Surveillance for CAPECO First Responders (#2)
Catherine Abreu, MSIH, EdD
Chief of Professional Development Section, Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response, Puerto Rico Department of Health; San Juan, PR
Nanette Lanausse, MSIH
Leader of Safety and Occupational Health, Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response, Puerto Rico Department of Health; San Juan, PR
Edna Quiñones, PhD, MBA
Chief of the Public Health Emergency Preparedness Division, Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response; San Juan, PR
Reliability and Validity of an Evaluation Instrument to Measure Public Health System's Performance during Functional and Tabletop Exercises (#3)
Foluso Agboola, MD, MPH
Research Fellow, Harvard School of Public Health; Boston, MA
Tara McCarthy, MD, MPH
Visiting Scientist, Harvard School of Public Health; Boston, MA
Paul Biddinger, MD, FACEP
Assistant Professor, Harvard School of Public Health; Boston, MA
Selling Closed PODs in your Community—A Proven Approach (#4)
John Anthony, BS, MT(ASCP) CIC
Emergency Preparedness Manager, St. Louis County Department of Health; Clayton, MO
Harlan Dolgin, JD, CBCP
Project Manager, Pandemicprep.org; Chesterfield, MO
Mike Williams, PhD
Retired Director, Communicable Disease Control Services, St. Louis County Department of Health; St. Louis, MO
Dave Reddick, BS
Executive Director, PandemicPrep.Org; Kirkwood, MO
Putting Down Roots: Strengthening Your MRC Unit through Collaborative Public Health Partnerships and Outreach Efforts (#5)
Cynthia Baker, MA
Community Developer, MRC Coordinator, Prince George's County Health Department; Largo, MD
Delisa French, BS
CRI Coordinator, Prince George's County Health Department; Largo, MD
Local Health Department Mass Fatality Planning: The Prince George's County Experience (#6)
Raphael Barishansky, MPH
Chief, Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response, Prince George's County Health Department; Largo, MD
Who Did I Just Hand the Sample Off To? (#7)
Anthony Barkey, MPH
Senior Specialist, Public Health Preparedness and Response, APHL; Silver Spring, MD
Chris Mangal, MPH
Director, Public Health Preparedness and Response, APHL; Silver Spring, MD
Nationwide Dispensing Statistics as Benchmarks for Preparedness Planning: Improving the Utility of Medical Countermeasure Dispensing Drill Tools (#8)
Edward Chan, PhD
Operations Researcher, RAND Corporation; Santa Monica, CA
Deborah Loveys, PhD
Health Scientist, CDC/OPHPR/DSNS; Atlanta, GA
Rae Benedict, PhD
Public Health Analyst, CDC/OPHPR/DSNS; Atlanta, GA
Public Health Electronic Messaging at US International Airports: Considerations, Effectiveness, Limitations, and Outlook (#9)
Onalee Grady-Erickson, BA, MnCEM
Preparedness Coordinator, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Preparedness and Response Team
Experiences and Attitudes—A National Survey of Local Health Departments' Use of the Incident Command System and Emergency Operations Centers (#10)
Elizabeth Bitler, BA, MPH Candidate
Graduate Research Assistant, Emory University; Atlanta, GA
Alice Sun Lee, MPH
Research Coordinator, Emory University; Atlanta, GA
Michele Mindlin, MUP
Associate Director, Research Projects, Emory University; Atlanta, GA
Responding to Public Health Emergencies: Use of Intermediate Management Teams (#11)
Naveena Bobba, MD, MPH
Physician Specialist, Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Section, San Francisco Department of Public Health; San Francisco, CA
Identifying Populations with Gaps in Household Emergency Plans (#12)
Poster Presentation
Tamara Brantley, MPH, CPH
Preparedness Educator, Rensselaer County Department of Health; Troy, NY
Operational Readiness: The Impact of Employee Resilience and Wellness on National Security (#13)
Kathryn Brinsfield, MD, MPH
Director, Workforce Health and Medical Support Division, Associate Chief Medical Officer, Department of Homeland Security, Office of Health Affairs; Washington, DC
Bruce Shahbaz
Special Assistant, Army Health Promotion and Risk Reduction Task Force; Crystal City, VA
Alisa Green
HR Specialist, Policy and Programs—Workforce Engagement, Department of Homeland Security, Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer; Washington, DC
Information Sharing: Adding Value for Medical and Public Health Integration (#14)
Heather Brown, MPH
Medical and Public Health Readiness Coordinator, Office of Health Affairs, DHS; Washington, DC
Paul Strang, BA
State and Local Initiatives Branch Chief, Office of Health Affairs, DHS; Washington, DC
Heather Brown, MPH
Medical and Public Health Readiness Coordinator, Office of Health Affairs, DHS; Washington, DC
David Leinenveber, RN
Public Health Programs Manager, Phoenix Homeland Defense Bureau and Public Health Liaison to the Arizona Counter Terrorism Information Center; Phoenix, AZ
Developing Logic Models for Emergency Preparedness Outcomes (#15)
Doris Brown, RN, MS, MEd, CNS
Public Health Executive Director, Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals; Baton Rouge, LA
Bridging the Gap: Using Public Health Personnel for Warehouse Logistics and Operations (#16)
Kristen Calcagni, MPH
Assistant Pandemic Influenza Coordinator, Rhode Island Department of Health; Providence, RI
David Balbi
Assistant Strategic National Stockpile Coordinator, Rhode Island Department of Health; Providence, RI
Jeff Stevens, MA
Pandemic Influenza Coordinator, Rhode Island Department of Health; Providence, RI
Brittan Bates-Manni, MS, MEP
Strategic National Stockpile Coordinator, Rhode Island Department of Health; Providence, RI
Mass Dispensing....The Shift of the Population from OPEN PODs to CLOSED PODs (#18)
Tammy Chamblee, BSN
Chief Nurse Office of Emergency Preparedness/SNS Coordinator, Mississippi State Department of Health; Jackson, MS
Sandra Bomar
CRI Coordinator, Mississippi State Department of Health Jackson, MS
Interagency Collaboration for Project Public Health Ready Success (#19)
Mary Catherine Clites, RN, BSN, MBA
Nursing Supervisor/Clinical Programs Manager, North Central Public Health District; The Dalles, OR
Kristy Beachamp
Public Health Emergency Preparedness Coordinator, North Central Public Health District; The Dalles, OR
Lyn Neal, JD, MPH
Training and Exercise Manager, Oregon Public Health Emergency Preparedness Program; Portland, OR
Incident Command System for Epidemiology and Surveillance Functions (#20)
Adam Crawley, MPH
Research Associate, UC Berkeley Center for Infectious Diseases and Emergency Readiness; Berkeley, CA
Zerlyn Ladua, RN, FNP, MSN
Bioterrorism/Public Health Emergency Preparedness Manager, Alameda County Public Health Department; Oakland, CA
Erica Pan, MD, MPH
Director, Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Section; Deputy Health Officer, San Francisco Department of Public Health; San Francisco, CA
Wayne Enanoria, PhD, MPH
Director, Epidemiology and Informatics, UC Berkeley Center for Infectious Diseases and Emergency Readiness; Berkeley, CA
Disaster Preparedness in Home Health and Personal Care Agencies: Are They Ready? (#21)
Jill Daugherty, PhD (Candidate), MPH
Research Assistant, Emory University; Atlanta, GA
Hilary Eiring, MPH
Project Manager, Emory University Rollins School of Public Health; Atlanta, GA
Sarah Blake, PhD (Candidate), MA
Senior Associate, Emory University Rollins School of Public Health; Atlanta, GA
Mass Medical Care in Los Angeles: Constructing a Systems Centered Medical and Public Health Response Model (#22)
Brandon Dean, MPH
Staff Analyst, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health; Los Angeles, CA
Moniek Pointer, BA
Pandemic Influenza Hospital Planning Coordinator, Los Angeles County Emergency Medical Services Agency; Santa Fe Springs, CA
Brit Oiulfstad, DVM; MPH
Director, Pandemic Influenza Unit, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health; Los Angeles, CA
Post-Disaster Surveillance Using BioSense System (#23)
Achintya Dey, MA
Epidemiologist, Office of Surveillance, Epidemiology, and Laboratory Services (OSELS), CDC; Atlanta, GA
Soyoun Park, PhD
BIC Analyst, Office of Surveillance, Epidemiology, and Laboratory Services (OSELS), CDC; Atlanta, GA
Matthew Miller
Data Analyst, Office of Surveillance, Epidemiology, and Laboratory Services (OSELS), CDC; Atlanta, GA
Sharing and Assessing WMD Threat Information: A Local PH-Law Enforcement Model (#24)
Dickson Diamond, MD
Director, Threat Assessment, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health; Los Angeles, CA
The Role of Education and Training in Emergency Preparedness and Response: A Retrospective Evaluation (#25)
Thuy Doan, MPH
PhD Candidate, University of Minnesota; Alexandria, VA
Debra Olson, DNP
Professor, University of Minnesota; Minneapolis, MN
Confidence in the Fairness of Local Public Health Systems' Response to Disasters: The Veterans Perspective (#26)
June Gin, PhD
Research Health Scientist, Veterans Health Administration Emergency Management Evaluation Center; Sepulveda, CA
Deborah Riopelle, MS
Project Coordinator, Veterans Health Administration Emergency Management Evaluation Center; Sepulveda, CA
Brinda Venkatesh, MS, MPH
Project Manager, VHA Emergency Management Evaluation Center (VEMEC); Sepulveda, CA
Evaluation and Assessment of H1N1 Outreach in the African, African American, American Indian/Alaska Native and Russian/Ukrainian Communities (#27)
Carina Elsenboss, MS
APC Program Manager, Public Health-Seattle and King County; Seattle, WA
Robin Pfohman, MS
VPAT Program Manager, Public Health-Seattle and King County; Seattle, WA
Community Assessment One Year Post-Flood–Davidson County, Tennessee, May 24–26, 2011 (#28)
Joseph Roth Jr., MPH, LCDR USPHS
CDC Career Epidemiology Field Officer, Tennessee Department of Health; Nashville, TN
Angie Thompson, MSP
Director of Behavioral Health Services, Metro Public Health Department; Nashville, TN
Boosting the Puerto Rico Public Health System by Establishing a BSL 2/3 and CHEM Level-2 LRN Laboratory (#29)
Ivan Ferrer, PhD
Dr., Puerto Rico Department of Health; San Juan, PR
Marangely Olivero, BS
Chemical Terrorism Coordinator, Puerto Rico Department of Health; San Juan, PR
Yesenia Mangual, MT
Bioterrorism Coordinator, Puerto Rico Department of Health; San Juan, PR
Coordinated Regional Disaster Planning for Long-Term Care and Home Health Agencies: An Example of Strategy Development through a Data Driven Gap Analysis (#30)
John Fleming
Senior Planner, Houston Department of Health and Human Services; Houston, TX
Vishnu Nepal, MPH
Epidemiologist, Houston Department of Health and Human Services; Houston, TX
Fostering Collaboration between Academia and Public Health Emergency Preparedness Practitioners through a Community-Based Participatory Research Approach (#31)
Ariela Freedman, PhD, MPH, MAT
Assistant Research Professor, Rollins School of Public Health; Atlanta, GA
Michele Mindlin, MUP
Associate Director of Research Projects, Emory Preparedness and Emergency Response Research Center (Emory PERRC); Atlanta, GA
Jennifer Smock, MPH
Program Associate, NACCHO; Washington, DC
Spinning a Web of Response for Public Health Emergencies: Collaboration between Prince George's County Health Department, Cities Readiness Initiative, and the Medical Reserve Corps (#32)
DeLisa French, BS
Cities Readiness Initiative Coordinator, Prince George's County Health Department; Largo, MD
Cynthia Baker, BS, MA
Medical Reserve Corps Manager, Prince George's County Health Department; Largo, MD
Building Capacity for Community Disaster Resilience: The Role of Public Environmental Health Departments in Meeting the Challenge (#33)
Thelma Gamboa-Maldonado, DrPH, MPH, CHES
Assistant Professor, Loma Linda University School of Public Health; Loma Linda, CA
Susanne Montgomery, PhD, MPH
Professor and Director of Research, Loma Linda University School of Science and Technology; San Bernardino, CA
Walleska Bliss, MPH
Research Specialist, Loma Linda University School of Public Health; Loma Linda, CA
Production of a Photonovela as an Educational Tool for Influenza Prevention in Puerto Rico (#34)
Nicole Garcia, MD, MPH
Public Health Preparedness Leader, Puerto Rico Department of Health; San Juan, Puerto Rico
Bringing Disaster Preparedness Home for Veterans: Assessing Needs, Addressing Gaps (#35)
June Gin, PhD
Research Health Scientist, VHA Emergency Management Evaluation Center; Sepulveda, CA
Kevin Heslin, PhD
Research Health Scientist, VHA Emergency Management Evaluation Center; Sepulveda, CA
Tamar Wyte, DrPT
Research Health Scientist, VHA Emergency Management Evaluation Center; Sepulveda, CA
Sabrina Edgington, MSW
Program and Policy Specialist, National Health Care for the Homeless Council; Nashville, TN
A Cooperative Initiative: The Pairing of the Casper-Natrona County Health Department and Serve Wyoming for Emergency Volunteer Management (#36)
Audrey Gray, NREMT-B, REHS
Special Operations Manager, Casper-Natrona County Health Department; Casper, WY
Shelly McAlpin
Program Director, Serve Wyoming; Casper, WY
Public Health and Geospatial Surveillance of Heat Related Illnesses (#37)
Jonathan Gross, MPH and Certificate in GIS
Epidemiologist and GIS Analyst, Baltimore City Health Department; Baltimore, MD
Mega Drive-Through POD Drill: Experiences and Lessons Learned in Bucks County, PA (#38)
Suzanne Hecker, MPH, CPH
Public Health Preparedness Program Coordinator, Bucks County Department of Health; Doylestown, PA
Retrospective Cohort Study of Responders Training and System Performance: Survey Results (#39)
Craig Hedberg, PhD
Professor, University of Minnesota; Minneapolis, MN
Continuous Improvement of Foodborne Disease Surveillance: A Mutual Goal of Public Health Preparedness and Emergency Response Research Centers and the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (#40)
Evan Henke, MPH
Research Assistant, University of Minnesota School of Public Health; Minneapolis, MN
Craig Hedberg, PhD
Professor, University of Minnesota School of Public Health; Minneapolis, MN
Riverside County Detention Centers as Push Sites for First Responder Mass Prophylaxis (#41)
Anne Accurso
CHA Program Coordinator I, Riverside County Department of Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response; Riverside, CA
Brian Tisdale, MS
Program Director, Riverside County Department of Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response; Riverside, CA
Medication Preparedness among Veteran and Non-Veteran Men and Women in California (#42)
Kevin Heslin, PhD
Research Health Scientist, VHA Emergency Management Evaluation Center; Sepulveda, CA
June Gin, PhD
Research Health Scientist, VHA Emergency Management Evaluation Center; Sepulveda, CA
Aram Dobalian, PhD, JD
Director, VHA Emergency Management Evaluation Center; Sepulveda, CA
Department of Homeland Security Workforce Health and Medical Support for International Deployments (#43)
Ingrid Hope, RN, MSN
Occupational Health Branch Chief (acting), Workforce Health and Medical Support Division, Office of Health Affairs, DHS; Washington, DC
Ivan Zapata, MS, CHES
Management and Program Analyst, Workforce Health and Medical Support Division, Office of Health Affairs, DHS; Washington, DC
Managing the Med Surge: Lessons from Low-Cost Real-Time Instrumentation of Clinic and POD Operations Using Cheap Mobile Devices and On-Demand Cloud Services (#44)
Sean Horgan, BS, Computer Science
Principal, Cosanta; Belchertown, MA
Dana Carey, BA
Emergency Preparedness Supervisor, Yolo County Health Department; Woodland, CA
Radiological Population Monitoring: Views of Public Health Professionals in the Southeastern United States (#45)
Gwendolyn Hudson, PhD, MPH, CPH
ASPH/USEPA Fellow, USEPA; Washington, DC
Effective Strategies for Collaborative Action—Leveraging Academic Institutions into Public Health Agency Emergency Response and Preparedness Activities (#46)
Alexander Isakov, MD, MPH
Associate Professor, Emory University; Atlanta, GA
Anne Dunlop, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor, Emory University; Atlanta, GA
Readability Analysis of Emergency Preparedness Materials (#47)
Susan L. Ivey, MD, MHSA
Adjunct Professor, Associate, University of California, Berkeley School of Public Health; Berkeley, CA
Winston Tseng, PhD
Research Sociologist, University of California, Berkeley School of Public Health; Berkeley, CA
Linda Neuhauser, DrPH
Clinical Professor, University of California, Berkeley School of Public Health; Berkeley, CA
Alina Engelman, Doctoral Candidate, MPH
Graduate Student Researcher, University of California, Berkeley School of Public Health; Berkeley, CA
The Role of Promotores in Emergency Preparedness for Vulnerable Southern California Communities (#48)
Biblia Kim, MPH
Research Coordinator, Loma Linda University School of Public Health, Preparedness and Emergency Response Research Center; Loma Linda, CA
Walleska Bliss, MPH
Research Specialist, Loma Linda University School of Public Health, Preparedness and Emergency Response Research Center; Loma Linda, CA
Thelma Gamboa-Maldonado, DrPH, MPH, CHES
Assistant Professor, Loma Linda University School of Public Health, Department of Global Health; Loma Linda, CA
Elder Resilience Post Disaster—A Prospective Study (#49)
Cecilia Rokusek, EdD, RD
Project Manager, Institute for Disaster and Emergency Preparedness, Nova Southeastern University; Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Stacey Pinnock, MSW
Director of Interprofessional Education Geriatric Education Center, Nova Southeastern University; Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Lessons Learned Information Sharing (LLIS): A Content Analysis of a Series of After Action Reports (AARs) (#50)
Elena Savoia, MD MPH
Scientist, Harvard School of Public Health; Boston, MA
Foluso Agboola, MD MPH
Research Fellow, Harvard School of Public Health; Boston, MA
Paul D. Biddinger, MD FACEP
Assistant Professor, Harvard School of Public Health; Boston, MA
Revisiting your Public Health Emergency Operations Plan (EOP) (#51)
Raphael Barishansky, MPH
Chief, Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response, Prince George's County Health Department; Largo, MD
Magnifying the Response: The Expansion of the POD Team (#52)
DeLisa French, BS
Cities Readiness Initiative Coordinator, Prince George's County Health Department; Largo, MD
Tsunami Threat in California: Analysis of the Public Health System Response (#53)
Jennifer Hunter, MPH, DrPH Candidate
Research Associate, UC Berkeley Cal PREPARE Research Center; Berkeley, CA
Michael Petrie, EMT-P, MBA, MA
Director, Emergency Management Sciences Program, UC Berkeley Cal PREPARE Research Center; Berkeley, CA
Tomas Aragon, MD, DrPH
Principal Investigator, UC Berkeley Cal PREPARE Research Center; Berkeley, CA
Subway Chemical Detection and Response: The Role of Public Health Professionals in Chemical Release within Mass Transit (#54)
Joselito Ignacio, MPH, CIH, CSP, REHS/RS
Deputy Program Director, Department of Homeland Security, Office of Health Affairs; Washington, DC
Creating a Community Shelter in Rural Jurisdictions that meets ADA, FEMA, and ARC Guidelines for Inclusion (#55)
Brian Kaczmarski, BS
Director, Western Wisconsin Public Health Readiness Consortia; Balsam Lake, WI
Jennifer Kleckner, RN
Preparedness Planner, Buffalo County Health and Human Services; Alma, WI
Jenny Legaspi, BS
Emergency Services Director, American Red Cross—Chippewa Valley Chapter; Altoona, WI
Emergency Preparedness Communication Capacity of Community Based Organizations Serving Older Adult and Deaf/Hard of Hearing Populations (#56)
Melissa Kealey, PhD, MPH, CPH
Postdoctoral Researcher, UC Berkeley; Berkeley, CA
William Satariano, PhD, MPH
Professor of Epidemiology and Community Health, UC Berkeley; Berkeley, CA
Debbie Huang, BS
UC Berkeley; Berkeley, CA
PODPocket: An Electronic Point of Dispensing Toolkit (#57)
Robert Kelley, PhD
Mobile Information Networks and Distributed Systems Lab Department of CECS, University of Louisville; Louisville, KY
Srihari Seshadri, MBBS, MPH
Senior Epidemiologist, Barren River District Health Department; Bowling Green, KY
Jessica Gover, BA
Public Health Preparedness Coordinator and Medical Reserve Corps Coordinator, Lake Cumberland District Health Department; Somerset, KY
Quantifying the Effectiveness of Alternate Modes of Dispensing to Assist LHDs in a Public Health Emergency (#58)
Sinan Khan, MPH, MA
Epidemiologist, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health; Los Angeles, CA
Dee Ann Bagwell, MPH, MA
Director of Policy and Planning, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health; Los Angeles, CA
Emergency Preparedness in Action: From Research to Training for Vulnerable Southern California Communities (#59)
Biblia Kim, MPH
Research Coordinator, Loma Linda University School of Public Health, Preparedness and Emergency Response Research Center; Loma Linda, CA
Walleska Bliss, MPH
Research Specialist, Loma Linda University School of Public Health, Preparedness and Emergency Response Research Center; Loma Linda, CA
Thelma Gamboa-Maldonado, DrPH, MPH, CHES
Assistant Professor, Loma Linda University School of Public Health, Department of Global Health; Loma Linda, CA
Testing Operational Capabilities for Local Biological Response in Los Angeles County—A Full-Scale Multi-Agency Bioterrorism Exercise on Board a Cargo Ship (#60)
Moon Kim, MD, MPH
Medical Epidemiologist, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health Acute Communicable Disease Control Program; Los Angeles, CA
Clara Tyson, RN, PHN, MPH
Program Specialist Public Health Nurse, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health Acute Communicable Disease Control Program; Los Angeles, CA
Lessons Learned from Arizona Wallow Fire Joint Information Call Center (#61)
Gaylene Kirkhorn, Adjunct Instructor for Arizona Division of Emergency Management
Public Information Officer, Apache County Public Health Emergency Preparedness; Springerville, AZ
Jean Wilson, Local Basic CERT Instructor
Volunteer Coordinator, Apache County Public Health Emergency Preparedness; Springerville, AZ
Kerry Pena
Training and Exercise Coordinator, Apache County Public Health Emergency Preparedness; Springerville, AZ
Kellie Monterrosa, MBA
Division Manager, Apache County Public Health Emergency Preparedness, Adjunct Instructor, Northern Pioneer College; Springerville, AZ
Rapid Patient Discharge Assessment (#62)
William Lang, MS
Senior Manager, Office of Emergency Preparedness and Response, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene; Long Island City, NY
Development of a POD Planning Tool for Developing and Testing Point of Dispensing Plans (#63)
Timothy Lant, PhD
Assistant Professor/Research Director, Arizona State University; Tempe, AZ
Megan Jehn, PhD, MHS
Assistant Professor, Arizona State University; Tempe, AZ
Summary Evaluation Results for the Meta-Leadership Summits for Preparedness Initiative: A Community-Centric Model for Leadership Development, Networking, and Community Action Planning (#64)
Corinne Leifer, MPH
Training Evaluator, CDC; Atlanta, GA
Robyn Sobelson, PhD
Senior Training Evaluator, CDC; Atlanta, GA
Susan True, MS
Associate Vice President for Programs: Meta-Leadership Summit for Preparedness, CDC; Atlanta, GA
Have We Captured the Whole Picture of People Needing Help? (#65)
Leann Liu, MD, MS
Epidemiologist, Houston Department of Health and Human Services; Houston, TX
Deborah Banerjee, PhD, MS
Epidemiology Manager, Houston Department of Health and Human Services; Houston, TX
Improving Pediatric Disaster Preparedness in Illinois Hospitals (#66)
Evelyn Lyons, RN, BSN, MPH
EMSC Manager/Interim HPP Manager, Illinois Department of Public Health; Maywood, IL
Laura Prestidge, RN, BSN
Pediatric Preparedness Coordinator, Loyola University Medical Center; Maywood, IL
Integrating Cultural Sensitivity in the Educational Models for the Public Health Workforce (#67)
Linda Marc, ScD MPH
Scientist, Harvard School of Public Health; Boston, MA
Sarah Short, MPH
Program Manager, Harvard School of Public Health; Boston, MA
Building Resilience against Climate Effects: A Framework for State and Local Health Departments (#68)
Gino Marinucci, MPH, BSc
Strategy and Policy Advisor, Climate and Health, CDC; Atlanta, GA
George Luber, PhD
Associate Director, Climate and Health, CDC; Atlanta, GA
A Cross-Walk from Training Needs, Competency Levels, and Capabilities (#69)
Sarah Massin-Short, MPH
Program Manager, Harvard School of Public Health; Boston, MA
Elena Savoia, MD MPH
Scientist, Harvard School of Public Health; Boston, MA
Marcia Testa, PhD MPH
Senior Lecturer, Harvard School of Public Health; Boston, MA
A Time to Remember…A Time to Prepare: Tulsa Health Department's National Preparedness Month Campaign Using the Ready.gov NPM Tool Kit (#70)
Meredreth Maynard, BSN, RN
Mass Care Coordinator, Tulsa Health Department; Tulsa, OK
Brenda Dale, RN, MSM
Manager—Emergency Preparedness and Response Program, Tulsa Health Department; Tulsa, OK
The Cost of a Tabletop Exercise (#71)
Tara McCarthy, MD, MPH
Visiting Scientist, Harvard School of Public Health; Boston, MA
Foluso Agboola, MD, MPH
Research Fellow, Harvard School of Public Health; Boston, MA
Paul D Biddinger, MD, FACEP
Assistant Professor, Harvard School of Public Health; Boston, MA
Organizational Culture and Community Health Outcomes after the 2009 H1N1 Pandemic (72)
Mark McDonnell, MS
Health Commissioner, Greene County Combined Health District; Xenia, OH
Donald Brannen, MHSA, MS
Epidemiologist, Greene County Combined Health District; Xenia, OH
Amy Schmitt, BS, RN
Communicable Disease Nurse, Greene County Combined Health District; Xenia, OH
Mark McDonnell, MS RS
Health Commissioner, Greene County Combined Health District; Xenia, OH
Jane Jones, AS
Regional Training and Exercise Coordinator, Lake Cumberland District Health Department; Jamestown, KY
Epidemiologic Capacity of U.S. City and County Health Departments (#74)
Kaitlin O'Keefe, MPH
Doctoral Student, UCLA School of Public Health and UCLA Center for Public Health and Disasters; Los Angeles, CA
Shira Shafir, PhD, MPH
Assistant Professor, UCLA School of Public Health and UCLA Center for Public Health and Disasters; Los Angeles, CA
Using a Map Book for Quick Access of Geographic Information (#75)
Rosaida Ortiz, BS
GIS Analyst, Puerto Rico Department of Health; San Juan, PR
Joel Martinez, BS
GIS Team Leader, Puerto Rico Department of Health; San Juan, PR
Ramon Ramirez, BS
GIS Analyst, Puerto Rico Department of Health; San Juan, PR
A Framework for Social Infrastructure for Population Health and Resilience (#76)
Tracey O'Sullivan, PhD
Associate Professor, University of Ottawa; Ottawa, Ontario
Craig Kuziemsky, PhD
Associate Professor, University of Ottawa; Ottawa, Ontario
Darene Toal-Sullivan, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Ottawa; Ottawa, Ontario
Wayne Corneil, ScD
Affiliate Scientist, University of Ottawa; Ottawa, Ontario
Bringing Worlds Together: The Intersection of EMS and Public Health (#77)
Richard Patrick, MS, CFO, EMT-P
Chief, Medical First Responder Coordination Branch, Office of Health Affairs, DHS; Washington, DC
William Seifarth
EMS Analyst, Medical First Responder Coordination Branch, Office of Health Affairs, DHS; Washington, DC
Visual Communication Design for ShakeOut Research Dissemination (#78)
Marla Petal, PhD
Co-Director, Risk RED; New York, NY
Andrea Nguyen, Senior
Student, Graphic Design Department, Rhode Island School of Design; Houston, TX
Michele Wood, PhD
Assistant Professor, CSU Fullerton; Fullerton, CA
A Consensus Process to Improve the Use of after Action Reports (#79)
Jessica Preston
Staff Assistant, Harvard School of Public Health; Boston, MA
Elena Savoia, MD MPH
Scientist, Harvard School of Public Health; Boston, MA
Paul D. Biddinger, MD FACEP
Assistant Professor, Harvard School of Public Health; Boston, MA
Public Health and the Planning P (#80)
Tiffany Reed, BS
Regional Learning Specialist, Spokane Regional Health District; Spokane, WA
Distributing Countermeasures and Reporting Their Utilizations through an Integrated Informatics Approach: Countermeasure Tracking Systems (#81)
Sanjeeb Sapkota, MBBS, MPHSenior Service Fellow, Division of Informatics Solutions and Operations, Office of Surveillance, Epidemiology and Laboratory Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Atlanta, GA
Implementing an Integrated and Ongoing Disaster Preparedness Training Program for Community Health Centers—A Statewide Perspective (#82)
Cecilia Rokusek, EdD, RD
Project Manager, Institute for Disaster and Emergency Preparedness, Nova Southeastern University; Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Thomas Knox, MPA
Director, Emergency Preparedness and Education Programs, Florida Association of Community Health Centers; Tallahassee, FL
Kristi Messer, MSW, MPH
Assistant Program Manager, Nova Southeastern University; Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
The PHER Grant Program Was Effective in Achieving Its Objectives: Results from a Systematic Accountability Evaluation (#83)
Dale Rose, PhD, MSc
Health Scientist, CDC; Atlanta, GA
Stephanie Rubel, MPH
Senior Project Manager, ICF Macro; Atlanta, GA
Aba Essuon, PhD, MPH, MSW
Health Scientist, CDC; Atlanta, GA
Eric Carbone, PhD
Chief, Outcome Monitoring and Evaluation Branch, CDC; Atlanta, GA
Community Assessment of Disaster-Associated Mental Health Issues One Year Following 2010 Flooding in Tennessee (#84)
Joseph Roth Jr., MPH
Career Epidemiology Field Officer (CEFO), CDC; Nashville, TN
Melissa Fankhauser, MPH
Epidemiologist, Metro Public Health Department; Nashville, TN
Angie Thompson, MSP
Director of Behavioral Health Services, Metro Public Health Department; Nashville, TN
Implementation of Electronic Surveillance Systems Expands Local Health Department Surveillance Capacity (#85)
Pia MacDonald, MPH, PhD
Research Associate Professor, Epidemiology, UNC Chapel Hill; Chapel Hill, NC
Erika Samoff, MPH, PhD
Research Associate, NC Institute for Public Health; Chapel Hill, NC
Anna Waller, ScD
Research Associate Professor, Emergency Medicine, UNC Chapel Hill; Chapel Hill, NC
Ashley E. Edwards, MPH, MS
Epidemiologist, Tennessee Department of Health; Nashville, TN
Brynn E. Berger, MPH
Epidemiologist, Tennessee Department of Health; Nashville, TN
Transitioning to Moodle: A Case Study on Developing a Sustainable Learning Management System (#86)
Laurita Santacaterina, MS
Manager of Instructional Training (Instructional Designer), Tulane University—(South Central PERLC); New Orleans, LA
Awesta Nawabi, BS
Program Coordinator, Tulane University—(South Central PERLC); New Orleans, LA
Comparing the H1N1 Crises and Responses in the U.S. and Italy (#87)
Elena Savoia, MD MPH
Scientist, Harvard School of Public Health; Boston, MA
Pierluigi Macini, MD
Director, Public Health Service Emilia Romagna Region; Bologna, Italy
Maria Pia Fantini, MD
Professor, Department of Public Health, University of Bologna; Bologna, Italy
Push Partner Program: "It's a Great Program but Not the Magic Bullet" (#88)
Mark Schultz, MS, LPN, EMT
Western District Coordinator, Oklahoma State Department of Health; Oklahoma City, OK
Maria Alexander, MS
Eastern District Coordinator, Oklahoma State Department of Health; Oklahoma City, OK
Surge OC: Integrating Health Care Response into Community Preparedness (#89)
Steve Serrao, MBBS, MPH
Program Consultant, Orange County Health Care Agency; Santa Ana, California
Ellen Lopez
City Emergency Manager, Anaheim Fire Office of Disaster Preparedness; Anaheim, CA
Jocelyn Montgomery, RN, PHN
Director of Clinical Affairs, California Association of Health Facilities; Sacramento, CA
Dorothy Hendrickson
Administrative Manager, Hospital Preparedness Program, Orange County Health Care Agency; Santa Ana, CA
Evaluation of the Epidemiologic Parameters of 2009 H1N1 Influenza on a University Campus (#90)
Shira Shafir, PhD, MPH
Assistant Professor, UCLA Center for Public Health and Disasters; Los Angeles, CA
Kaitlin O'Keefe, MPH
Doctoral Student, UCLA Department of Epidemiology; Los Angeles, CA
Addressing Preparedness Needs: An Assessment of At-Risk Populations in Alameda County (#91)
Kimberley Shoaf, DrPH
Associate Professor-in-Residence, UCLA School of Public Health, UCLA Center for Public Health and Disasters; Los Angeles, CA
Disaster Strikes, Social Media Responds: Training to Inspire Use of Social Media as an Emergency Public Information and Warning Tool (#92)
Arielle Slam, BA, BS
Consultant, John Snow, Inc., Community Health Institute; Bow, NH
Alyson Cobb, BA
Consultant, John Snow, Inc., Community Health Institute; Bow, NH
Preparing Children for Emergencies: Developing the Book What to Do: A Children's Primer on Emergency Preparedness (#93)
Jeanne Smart, RRT, RN, PHN, MSN
Director, Nurse-Family Partnership-Los Angeles Program, LA County, Department of Public Health, MCAH Programs; Los Angeles, CA
Integrating Wyoming Pharmacy Students and Faculty into State and County Repackaging and Dispensing Operations (#94)
Jennifer Steiner
PharmD Candidate, Class of 2013, University of Wyoming; Laramie, WY
Beth Young, MS
Public Health Emergency Response Coordinator, Albany County Public Health; Laramie, WY
Suzanne Clark, RPh, PhD
Assistant Professor, University of Wyoming School of Pharmacy Affiliate Faculty, Center for Community Health and Economic Development; Laramie, WY
Developing and Using Pictograms in Public Health Preparedness Operations: Recommendations and APC Solutions (#96)
Aron Stephens, MPH
Program Specialist, Multnomah County Health Department, Advanced Practice Center; Portland, OR
Canada and U.S. Public Health Cross-Border Collaboration (#97)
Andrew Stevermer, MSN, FNP
Regional Emergency Coordinator, ASPR, HHS; Seattle, WA
Wayne Dauphinee
Executive Director, Pacific Northwest Border Health Alliance; Vancouver, BC
Aligning State and Regional Medical Reserve Corps Volunteer Resources with Population Social and Health Behavioral Vulnerability (#98)
Marcia Testa, PhD MPH
Senior Lecturer, Harvard School of Public Health; Boston, MA
Elena Savoia, MD MPH
Scientist, Harvard School of Public Health; Boston, MA
Lessons from a Provider Survey in Washington State: Demographic and Geographic Response Bias in the 2010 Washington Health Care Providers and Practices H1N1 Influenza Vaccine and Preparedness Survey (#99)
Joshua Van Otterloo, BA
Emory Preparedness and Emergency Response Research Center; Atlanta, GA
Katy Seib, MSPH
Sr. Research Project Coordinator, Emory Preparedness and Emergency Response Research Center; Atlanta, GA
Volunteer Management: Using Technology to Manage Volunteer Operations (#100)
Jared Warner, MS, RS
Regional Director, Tristate Medical Reserve Corps; Burlington, KY
From Training to Job Performance: Developing Best Practices for Transfer of Learning to Ensure a Prepared Workforce (#101)
Tanya Montoya, MPH, MCHES
Research Associate, UNC Preparedness and Emergency Response Learning Center; Chapel Hill, NC
Karl Umble, PhD
Senior Evaluator, UNC Preparedness and Emergency Response Learning Center; Chapel Hill, NC
Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Epidemiology; Chapel Hill, NC
Allison George, MPH, CPH, MCHES
Research Associate, UNC Preparedness and Emergency Response Learning Center; Chapel Hill, NC
Did the Hands-Only CPR Message Reach Non-English-Speaking Chinese Americans? (#102)
Mei Po Yip, PhD
Doctor, NWPERRC; Seattle, WA
Riverwatch 2011: A Local Public Health Response to Historic Flooding along the Mississippi River (#103)
Tyler Zerwekh, MPH, DrPH, REHS
Administrator, Environmental Health Services Bureau, Shelby County Health Department; Memphis, TN
