Advancing Health and Resilience in the Gulf of Mexico Region: A Roadmap for Progress (2023)
Chapter: Appendix B: Public Session Agendas
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Public Session Agendas
COMMITTEE ON PROGRESS TOWARD HUMAN HEALTH AND COMMUNITY RESILIENCE IN THE GULF OF MEXICO REGION
First Committee Meeting
Agenda
Monday September 20, 2021
OPEN SESSION
SESSION I
Background on the Gulf Research Program
Session Objective: To provide an overview of the history and scope of the Gulf Research Program and context for the study task
| 12:25 p.m. | Welcome and Introductions |
| Maureen Lichtveld, Committee Chair | |
| Dean and Professor | |
| University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health | |
| 12:35 p.m. | Background and Scope of the Gulf Research Program |
| Charlene Milliken, Senior Program Manager | |
| Daniel Burger, Senior Program Manager | |
| Gulf Research Program | |
| National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine |
SESSION II
Committee Charge and Additional Context for the Study
| 1:05 p.m. | Charge to the Committee and Discussion of the Statement of Task |
| Lynette Millett, Senior Program Manager and Acting Director | |
| Gulf Research Program | |
| National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine | |
| 1:45 p.m. | Complementary National Academies Work and Additional Context for the Study |
| Charlene Milliken, Senior Program Manager | |
| Daniel Burger, Senior Program Manager | |
| Gulf Research Program | |
| National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine | |
| Steven Stichter, Director | |
| Resilient America Roundtable | |
| National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine | |
| 2:15 p.m. | Adjourn open session |
Overview of New Orleans, Louisiana, Site Visits and
Public Engagement Panels
May 31, 2022
United Houma Nation and Dulac FQHC
- Visit the Tribal Center
- Tour the community and view recovery efforts
Local Public Health and Emergency Preparedness and East New Orleans Clinic
- New Orleans Health Department
- Office of Homeland Security and EOC
- Ramsey Green, Deputy Chief Administrative Officer (Infrastructure & Operations) at City of New Orleans, Louisiana
- New Orleans Musicians’ Clinic (Focus on community health worker efforts and mental health programs)
Public Information-Gathering Session
Public Engagement Panels
Tulane SPHTM (Auditorium)
June 2, 2022
SESSION I WELCOMING REMARKS, COMMITTEE TASK, AND OBJECTIVES OF THE MEETING
MAUREEN LICHTVELD, Committee Chair
Dean and Professor
University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health
SESSION II HEALTH CARE PERSPECTIVES
RONAK PATEL (Moderator), Committee Member
Director, Urbanization and Resilience Program, Harvard Humanitarian Initiative
Harvard Medical School
GARY WILTZ
CEO/Clinical CHO
Teche Action Clinics
(Virtual)
SESSION III COMMUNITY PERSPECTIVES
JANE NGUYEN
Program Coordinator
Boat People SOS
LANOR CUROLE
Director/Administrator
United Houma Nation
ALISON HARE
Chief, Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response
Harris County Public Health
(Virtual)
SESSION IV STATE AND LOCAL EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND PUBLIC HEALTH
RICHARD BERMAN (Moderator), Committee Member
Associate Vice President, Strategic Initiatives
University of South Florida
Session IV-A Local Emergency Preparedness and Resilience Perspectives
RAMSEY GREEN
Former Deputy Chief Administrative Officer for Infrastructure/Chief Resilience Officer
City of New Orleans
COLLIN ARNOLD
Director
New Orleans Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness
TIFFANY DELCOUR
Chief Operating Officer
New Orleans Public Schools
Session IV-B State and Local Public Health Perspectives
JOSEPH KANTER
State Health Officer and Medical Director
Louisiana Department of Health
SUNDEE WINDER
Executive Director
Bureau of Community Preparedness
Louisiana Department of Health
JENNIFER AVEGNO
Director
New Orleans Health Department
KEITH WINFREY
Chief Medical Officer
New Orleans East Louisiana Community Health Center
SESSION V FUNDING AGENCY PERSPECTIVES
DIANA HAMER
Director, Emergency Preparedness, Response and Recovery
National Network of Public Health Institutes
TROY PIERCE
Chief Scientist, Gulf of Mexico Division
Environmental Protection Agency
SESSION VI ACADEMIC RESEARCH PERSPECTIVES
STEPHEN MURPHY
Assistant Professor
Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine
MARLA NELSON
Freeport Professor in Urban and Public Affairs
University of New Orleans
DANIEL PETROLIA
Professor
Mississippi State University
LADON SWANN
Director
Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Consortium
CLOSING REMARKS
MAUREEN LICHTVELD, Committee Chair
Dean and Professor
University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health
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