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On the 100th anniversary of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire in New York City, Elkan Blout Professor of Environmental Genetics David Christiani talks about how the tragedy mobilized government officials and the public to strengthen workplace safety regulations. He also…
Marcus leads disaster-readiness summit
A group of 100 Milwaukee business and governmental leaders recently role-played a terrorist attack scenario at The Meta-Leadership Summit for Preparedness, run in partnership with HSPH and Harvard Kennedy School's National Preparedness Leadership Initiative. Co-Director Leonard Marcus is…
HSPH's Center for Public Health Preparedness receives $8.6 million CDC grant to measure emergency systems capabilities and performance
For immediate release: Monday, November 24, 2008 Boston, MA - Researchers from Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) are leading a new, multi-institution partnership aimed at improving the way that public health systems respond in times of crisis. Collaborators…
Survey of hurricane preparedness finds those who experienced Katrina most worried about drinking water and medical care
For immediate release: July 23, 2008 Boston, MA -- Three years after Hurricane Katrina devastated parts of the Gulf Coast, a new survey conducted by the Harvard School of Public Health Project on the Public and Biological Security shows that…
