The earthquake in Haiti will be an unprecedented catastrophe for the world’s 4th poorest nation. A coordinated, phased international response is critical to maximizing survival in days and weeks to come. Click here for Dr. Irwin Redlener's statement and news updates. |
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System Readiness To bolster the nation’s capacity to effectively and seamlessly
respond to a disaster, the NCDP conducts research and provides expert advice on critical
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Disaster
Recovery The devastation of Hurricane Katrina confirmed that
disasters are unpredictable and extraordinary events. Find out about the NCDP's disaster recovery
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Citizen Engagement Understanding attitudes, concerns and reactions of the American
public is critical to emergency planning efforts and policy makers on all levels. NCDP staff
have conducted extensive research in this area...
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Vulnerable
Populations Vulnerable populations have traditionally been left behind in disaster preparedness,
response, and recovery systems. The American Hotspots Project seeks to develop measures of social
vulnerability that can be mapped to hazard probabilities...GO>
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Career Opportunities Find out more about current job openings at the National Center for Disaster Preparedness...GO> |
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Online webinars from Columbia University's NCDP can be accessed for free. Recent offerings go far beyond the basic disaster preparedness and response curricula offered by other organizations. New topics include “Learning Networks of People & Places from Mobile Data” and “Dr. Snow Meets the Rev. Bayes: Spatial Approaches to Disaster Epidemiology."...GO> |
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The Mailman School of Public Health |
 The
Mailman School of Public Health, one of the nation's leading public health institutions,
has been the home of the NCDP since 2003.
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Pandemic H1N1 |
 The NCDP continues to monitor the domestic and international situation with novel H1N1 influenza.
Click here for all associated research, commentary, and updates on Pandemic H1N1.
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GIS 3.0 Conference Webinars |
 A series of webinars from NCDP's November 16th, 2009 conference: GIS 3.0: Geospatial Intelligence, Social Data, and the Future of Public Health Preparedness and Response are now available online.
Click here to access the videos/slides.
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2009 Pediatric Consensus Conference |
 With the support of the Children’s Health Fund, the NCDP convened a one-day panel of national leaders in pediatric disaster preparedness.
Click here to download the 2009 report.
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Media |
Dr. Irwin Redlener, Center Director, answers questions regarding the earthquake in Haiti.
NCDP also featured in:
- CNN: Anderson Cooper 360
- CNN Website
- New York Times
- Newsweek
- ABC News
- WNYC: The Brian Lehrer Show
- Medpage Today
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Americans at Risk: Why we are not prepared for megadisasters and what we can do now. By Dr. Irwin Redlener.
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