2009
| Public Health Preparedness and Emergency Response course This one semester course is an intensive introduction to public health emergency preparedness and response and covers the following topic areas: the role of public health in disasters, natural disasters and severe weather, intentional mass threats, detecting and monitoring public health threats, post-disaster sampling, surveys, rapid needs assessments, public health emergency incident management system, emergency operations planning and exercises, infectious disease emergency readiness, environmental health emergency readiness, mental health emergency readiness, special needs and vulnerable populations, essentials of public health leadership during a disaster, essentials of crisis risk communication, essentials of investigating outbreaks, disaster medicine and mass casualty care, and personal and community disaster preparedness. |
How will the combined forces of global change (climate, demographic shifts and economic trends) impact urban health in the 21st century? This symposium is intended to spark cross-pollination of new perspectives to enable UC Berkeley researchers and their research partners worldwide to develop and implement more effective global health interventions in the coming decades. |
Join the Berkeley faculty for an impromptu teach-in on swine flu—the virus, its spread, and the likelihood of a pandemic. Panelists describe the epidemiology and biology of the illness (which is caused by the A/H1N1 virus) and discuss the effectiveness of the U.S. and international response to the outbreak. Panelists: Art Reingold (Public Health), Russell Vance (Molecular and Cell Biology), Wayne Getz (Environmental Science, Policy & Management), and Amy Herr (Bioengineering) |
Public Health Heroes Awards Ceremony At the 13th Annual Public Health Hero Awards Ceremony in San Francisco, four were honored for their significant contributions and exceptional commitment to promoting and protecting human health. Organizational Public Health Hero Award Regional Public Health Hero Award National Public Health Hero Award International Public Health Hero Award |
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Why does public health matter, and how is Berkeley leading the way? |
Rethinking Health and Human Rights: Dr. Paul Farmer The Pfizer "Moments in Leadership" Distinguished Health Leadership Speaker Series presents this talk and reception featuring Dr. Paul Farmer, recipient of the 2009 UC Berkeley International Public Health Hero Award. |
On Age and Aging—Collaborating Across Generations |
