"...On 29 September 2006, Eric Noji (Stanford, 1977) delivered a lecture on the public health consequences of disasters, at the University of Pittsburgh’s main campus. However, this wasn't an ordinary lecture delivered to a packed auditorium of scholars and students. Eric’s lecture was Webcast around the world. It was expected to reach more than 1.5 million viewers, the largest academic lecture in history. Instead they had more than 3 million! Unfortunately, this exceeded the number of global access portals the university and its 12 global telecommunication partners had anticipated. Internet pioneer Vint Cerf (Stanford, 1965), was at Eric’s lecture and managed to wirelessly contact several friends around the world who opened up enough additional access points to allow another 50,000 viewers to log on—just 10 minutes late..."
- Stanford Magazine, JULY/AUGUST 2007
Mass fatality planning Daniel Jordan, PhDDaniel Jordan
Disaster planning in the US seems to have a a core weakness. Most disaster plans address multi-fatality events,not true mass fatality events such as the 1918 pandemic. Planners must address the fact that such events will someday occur and preparations are possible.
Influenza Pandemic Preparation and Response - A Citizens Guide V2.0InSTEDD
The Flu Manual was originally created in 2007 to serve as a comprehensive educational guide for Avian Influenza (also known as Bird Flu and H5N1) with the target audience being the individual, their family and their community. In May of 2009 the Guide was updated to incorporate information about the H1N1 (“Swine”) influenza outbreak.The majority of information that exists within the public sector on pandemic influenza is designed for technical and medical experts and is very difficult to digest if one does not have prior knowledge about influenza. The Flu Manual serves to educate individuals about all stages of an influenza pandemic: from background and planning, to treatment of symptoms and response, to recovery
Mass fatality planning Daniel Jordan, PhDDaniel Jordan
Disaster planning in the US seems to have a a core weakness. Most disaster plans address multi-fatality events,not true mass fatality events such as the 1918 pandemic. Planners must address the fact that such events will someday occur and preparations are possible.
Influenza Pandemic Preparation and Response - A Citizens Guide V2.0InSTEDD
The Flu Manual was originally created in 2007 to serve as a comprehensive educational guide for Avian Influenza (also known as Bird Flu and H5N1) with the target audience being the individual, their family and their community. In May of 2009 the Guide was updated to incorporate information about the H1N1 (“Swine”) influenza outbreak.The majority of information that exists within the public sector on pandemic influenza is designed for technical and medical experts and is very difficult to digest if one does not have prior knowledge about influenza. The Flu Manual serves to educate individuals about all stages of an influenza pandemic: from background and planning, to treatment of symptoms and response, to recovery
Sandy, 2012’s ninth hurricane, became a huge storm with wind and rain bands reaching out 500 km or more from the storm center, produced 15-50 cm of rain and flooding in Jamaica, Bermuda, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Cuba, New Jersey, and New York
This presentation will share tradiational and creative methods to incorporate technology into your planning and evaluation. This presentation was shared at the BCEO workshop in October 2009 for UW-Cooperative Extension Professionals.
Day 17: Thursday, Nov. 15th
Elements Of An Emerging Environmental And Health Care Disaster in New York’s Long Island And Staten Island,And Parts Of New Jersey
* Mould growing in homes
* Breathing problems
* Skin rashes
* Residents can’t get out to the doctor’s office for medications, or the doctor’s office is not functioning
Super Typhoon Haiyan Leaves An Estimated 1,200 People Dead In The Philippines; Damage and casualty statistics predicted to increase dramatically. Storm now moving towards Vietnam November 8-9, 2013. Two Exacerbating Factors: (1) Another Typhoon With Approximately The Same Path Expected In 3-4 Days (2) Haiyan Followed A Damaging Quake. Presentation courtesy of Dr Walter Hays
In 2005, the USAID Global Health Bureau sponsored a Summer Seminar series on Knowledge Management. For Better Practices in Global Health. The Public Health Consequences of Disasters was presented by Eric Noji, M.D., M.P.H. Dr. Noji is a Senior Policy Advisor (Emergency Preparedness and Response) at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Washington, D.C. He is an expert in disaster epidemiology and the author of the book, The Public Health Consequences of Disasters (Oxford University Press). The presentation summarized the development of disaster management and humanitarian assistance, focusing on epidemiological methods, accident prevention, and disaster mitigation. Dr. Noji provided case studies on natural disasters and technological accidents, and emerging public health challenges to show the evolution of disaster epidemiology. The complete series on disasters can be accessed at the following link: http://transition.usaid.gov/km/seminars/2005/0726.html
2,000 homes were completely destroyed, and about 22,500 were damaged. 90 deaths despite being a moderate-magnitude event. The challenge facing china’s leaders -- Implement a modern building code and reassure the people of their safety. Presentation courtesy of Dr. Walter Hays, Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction
The Carlton Complex Fire, a massive, lightning-caused wildfire in Washington State, is still out of control, burning houses, and forcing residents of Washington state and Canada to evacuate. The current situation: Gov. Jay Inslee said about 50 fires were burning in Washington, which has been wracked by hot, dry weather, gusting winds and lightning. Some 2,000 firefighters were working in the eastern part of the state, with about a dozen helicopters from the Department of Natural Resources and the National Guard.
Sandy, 2012’s ninth hurricane, became a huge storm with wind and rain bands reaching out 500 km or more from the storm center, produced 15-50 cm of rain and flooding in Jamaica, Bermuda, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Cuba, New Jersey, and New York
This presentation will share tradiational and creative methods to incorporate technology into your planning and evaluation. This presentation was shared at the BCEO workshop in October 2009 for UW-Cooperative Extension Professionals.
Day 17: Thursday, Nov. 15th
Elements Of An Emerging Environmental And Health Care Disaster in New York’s Long Island And Staten Island,And Parts Of New Jersey
* Mould growing in homes
* Breathing problems
* Skin rashes
* Residents can’t get out to the doctor’s office for medications, or the doctor’s office is not functioning
Super Typhoon Haiyan Leaves An Estimated 1,200 People Dead In The Philippines; Damage and casualty statistics predicted to increase dramatically. Storm now moving towards Vietnam November 8-9, 2013. Two Exacerbating Factors: (1) Another Typhoon With Approximately The Same Path Expected In 3-4 Days (2) Haiyan Followed A Damaging Quake. Presentation courtesy of Dr Walter Hays
In 2005, the USAID Global Health Bureau sponsored a Summer Seminar series on Knowledge Management. For Better Practices in Global Health. The Public Health Consequences of Disasters was presented by Eric Noji, M.D., M.P.H. Dr. Noji is a Senior Policy Advisor (Emergency Preparedness and Response) at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Washington, D.C. He is an expert in disaster epidemiology and the author of the book, The Public Health Consequences of Disasters (Oxford University Press). The presentation summarized the development of disaster management and humanitarian assistance, focusing on epidemiological methods, accident prevention, and disaster mitigation. Dr. Noji provided case studies on natural disasters and technological accidents, and emerging public health challenges to show the evolution of disaster epidemiology. The complete series on disasters can be accessed at the following link: http://transition.usaid.gov/km/seminars/2005/0726.html
2,000 homes were completely destroyed, and about 22,500 were damaged. 90 deaths despite being a moderate-magnitude event. The challenge facing china’s leaders -- Implement a modern building code and reassure the people of their safety. Presentation courtesy of Dr. Walter Hays, Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction
The Carlton Complex Fire, a massive, lightning-caused wildfire in Washington State, is still out of control, burning houses, and forcing residents of Washington state and Canada to evacuate. The current situation: Gov. Jay Inslee said about 50 fires were burning in Washington, which has been wracked by hot, dry weather, gusting winds and lightning. Some 2,000 firefighters were working in the eastern part of the state, with about a dozen helicopters from the Department of Natural Resources and the National Guard.
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What is resilience when it comes to talking about communities and disasters? I discuss the emergence and importance of social vulnerability as it relates to public health preparedness, too.
The new Pandemic Preparedness Citizen's Guide, edited by Sarah Booth, Kelsey Hills-Evans & Scott Teesdale to incorporate information around the recent COVID-19 pandemic.
From Plato’s Cave to the COVID-19 Pandemic: Confinement, Social Distancing, ...Université de Montréal
From Plato’s Cave to the COVID-19 Pandemic:
Confinement, Social Distancing, and Biopolitics
Abstract
This essay by a physician-philosopher compares the COVID-19 pandemic to Plato’s allegory of the cave, where prisoners see only shadows cast on the walls of their cave and know them as their only reality. Raised there since childhood, they experience sensory deprivation, impacting their brains and their minds, limiting their perceptions and their understanding. The philosopher who escapes from the cave into the harsh light of day and returns to tell the truth is met by fellow prisoners with derision. The pandemic’s preventive measures of confinement and social distancing may induce sensory deprivation and trauma, creating an “experimental childhood” for billions of vulnerable youth. In the political sphere, philosophers like Giorgio Agamben warn that the COVID-19 crisis creates a pretext for emergency measures, at worst a “techno-medical despotism” in a new form of biopolitics, declaring a medical state of exception where the pandemic crisis is the new normal.
Key words: Plato’s cave, COVID-19 pandemic, sensory deprivation, confinement, social distancing, biopolitics
Particulate matter is a mixture of very small solids and liquid droplets that float in the air. Some particles come from a specific source (such as a burning candle), while others form as a result of complicated chemical reactions. While much is known about the health effects of exposure to particulate matter outdoors, the effects of indoor exposure are less well-understood. However, indoor exposure to particulate matter is gaining attention as a potential source of adverse health effects.
Two drivers stand out in this analysis because of their potentially large and negative effect on disaster risk, and the low associated uncer tainty of their future trends: global environmental change and demographic change. But others stand out for a different reason: while they have the potential to greatly increase disaster risk, there is also potential for effective policy action to achieve risk reduction. Urbanisation provides the clearest example: unmanaged growth of cities, par ticularly those in low elevation coastal zones, would leave millions in extremely vulnerable situations, but there will be oppor tunities for policy makers to intervene to increase resilience in urban areas. Other drivers, for example globalisation, have extremely complex interactions with disaster risk, but must nonetheless be considered. In this lecture I will discuss the impact of each of the eight drivers on disaster risk is considered.
The objective of this study is to evaluate the seismic hazard at the northwestern Egypt using the probabilistic seismic hazard assessment approach. The Probabilistic approach was carried out based on a recent data set to take into account the historic seismicity and updated instrumental seismicity. A homogenous earthquake catalogue was compiled and a proposed seismic sources model was presented. The doubly-truncated exponential model was adopted for calculations of the recurrence parameters. Ground-motion prediction equations that recently recommended by experts and developed based upon..
A powerful 7.5 magnitude earthquake rocked parts of South Asia on 26 October 2015. It was centred near Jurm in northeast Afghanistan, 250 kilometres (160 miles) from the capital Kabul and at a depth of 213.5 kilometres, the US Geological Survey said. (AFP, 26 Oct 2015) Pakistan's confirmed death toll so far stands at 272, with more than 1,900 people injured and nearly 14,000 homes damaged, though the spokesman said the NDMA was still in the process of estimating a final toll. (AFP, 28 Oct 2015) In Afghanistan, Assessment reports indicate 117 deaths, 544 people injured, 12,794 homes damaged and 7,384 houses destroyed. Furthermore, 136,967 people are still in need of humanitarian assistance, of which 131,345 people have received some form of assistance so far date. More than 51,000 people were affected in Badakhshan alone, where property damage was most extensive. The earthquake claimed the most lives and caused the most casualties in Kunar and Nangarhar provinces. Access remains the most significant challenge in providing assistance to people in need and is an issue reaching at least 194 villages affected by the earthquake.
A torrential rain event during the first full week of March 2016 featuring over two feet of record March rain in the South unleashed major river flooding, rising to historic levels in some areas. Add flooding along the Gulf Coast, and the disaster became a triple assault. In all, 400 homes flooded in Mississippi. Three people were killed in Louisiana, the governor said. In one case, a driver died when floodwater swept his vehicle off a road in Bienville Parish, the Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness said. The two others died in Ouachita Parish, according to the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals.
The 2016 Ecuador earthquake occurred on April 16 at 18:58:37 ECT with a moment magnitude of 7.8 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe). The very large thrust earthquake was centered approximately 27 km (17 mi) from the towns of Muisne and Pedernales in a sparsely populated part of the country, and 170 km (110 mi) from the capital Quito, where it was felt strongly. Regions of Manta, Pedernales and Portoviejo accounted for over 75 percent of total casualties.[6] Manta's central commercial shopping district Tarqui, was completely destroyed. Widespread damage was caused across Manabi province, with structures hundreds of kilometres from the epicenter collapsing. At least 659 people were killed and 27,732 people injured. President Rafael Correa declared a state of emergency; 13,500 military personnel and police officers were dispatched for recovery operations.
The moderate-magnitude quake struck at 9:26 p.M. Thursday night at a depth of 11 kilometers (7 miles) in southern Japan near Kumamoto city on the island of Kyushu. The epicenter was 120 kilometers (74 miles) northeast of Kyushu Electric Power Company's Sendai nuclear plant, the only one operating in the country; no adverse consequences were reported.
Lesson: the knowledge and timing of anticipatory actions is vital
The Kathmandu Valley is densely populated with nearly 2.5 million people, and the quality of building construction is often poor. The epicenter of today's disaster was 80 kilometers (50 miles) northwest of the city, and had a depth of only 11 kilometers (7 miles), which is considered shallow in geological terms. This earthquake, the worst quake to hit Nepal (a poor South Asian nation) since 1934, collapsed buildings and houses, leveled centuries-old temples and triggered avalanches in the Himalayas. Presentation courtesy of Dr Walter Hays, Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction.
The Third UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction was held from 14 to 18 March 2015 in Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. Several thousand participants attended, including at related events linked to the World Conference under the umbrella of building the resilience of nations and communities to disasters. The United Nations General Assembly Resolution for 2013 on International Strategy for Disaster Reduction states that the World Conference will result in a concise, focused, forward-looking, and action-oriented outcome document and will have the following objectives:
* To complete assessment and review of the implementation of the Hyogo Framework for Action;
* To consider the experience gained through the regional and national strategies/institutions and plans for disaster risk reduction and their recommendations as well as relevant regional agreements within the implementation of the Hyogo Framework of Action;
* To adopt a post-2015 framework for disaster risk reduction;
* To identify modalities of cooperation based on commitments to implement a post-2015 framework for disaster risk reduction;
* To determine modalities to periodically review the implementation of a post-2015 framework for disaster risk reduction.
Presentation courtesy of Dr Walter Hays, Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction
March 15, 2015: The second world conference on disaster risk reduction convened in Sendai, Japan will re-invigorate the historic global endeavor started in 1990 by the United Nations. Presentation courtesy of Dr Walter Hays, Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction
Popocatapatele and Colima, two of Mexico’s most active volcanoes, are acting up again. For now the eruptions are not considered to be dangerous and no evacuations have been ordered. But don’t forget that the world’s 1,498 other active volcanoes can erupt at anytime too. A re-eruption of any of these active volcanoes is likely to be very devastating, locally, regionally, and globally. Location and a large explosivity index (VEI) combine to make some volcanoes especially dangerous. Location refers to proximity to cities and other areas of high human population density. An eruption with large VEI at such locations is certain to be devastating to people, their property, their health, the community infra-structure, the environment, and the economy. Presentation courtesy of Dr Walter Hays, Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction.
INDIA IS BIG, DIVERSE, and CAPABLE. It is the seventh largest country, The second most populous country with human resources of over 1.2 billion people having cultural and religious diversity, The most populous democracy, with many well- educated and well-trained people, with high-tech and low-tech capabilities. On the downside, it is also a country with many living in poverty, with many living in non-earthquake-resistant housing, with cities and towns that are dependent upon non- earthquake-resistant infrastructure and critical facilities. India faces potential disasters each year from floods, earthquakes, and cyclones, some of which have triggered notable disasters in the past, and very recently. That will happen again, unless a paradigm shift occurs. Disaster resilience has become an urgent global goal in the 21st century as many Nations are experiencing disasters after a natural hazard strikes, and learning that their communities, institutions, and people do NOT yet have the capacity to be disaster resilient. Disaster resilience does not just happen; it is the result of decision-making for a national paradigm shift from the status quo to an improved “coping capacity” that enables the country to rebound quickly after a disaster. A paradigm shift towards earthquake disaster resilience is a three step process. Step 1: Integrate Past Experiences Into Books of Knowledge. Step 2: From Books of Knowledge to Innovative Educational Surges to Build Professional and Technical Capacit. Step 3: From Professional and Technical Capacity to Disaster Resilience. In summary, BOOKS OF KNOWLEDGE are are “TOOLS” to facilitate India’s continuing commitment to minimize the likely impacts of the inevitable future earthquake, thereby preventing another disaster
Disaster resilience, which is the capacity of a country to rebound quickly after the socioeconomic impacts of a disaster, requires decision-making for a national paradigm shift from the status quo. Disaster resilience has become an urgent global goal in the 21st century as many Nations are experiencing disasters after a natural hazard strikes, and learning that their communities, institutions, and people do NOT yet have the capacity to be disaster resilient. Presentation courtesy of Dr Walter Hays, Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction.
On January 29, 2015, a routine delivery of gas to a maternity hospital in Mexico City leads to a deadly explosion killing 4 and injuring dozens. The explosion occurred when a gas tanker was making a routine, early morning delivery of gas to the hospital kitchen, and gas started to leak. The tanker workers worked for 15 to 20 minutes to repair the leak while a large cloud of gas was forming, then exploded. Technologies for monitoring, forecasting, and warning are vital for becoming resilient. Presentation courtesy of Dr Walter Hays, Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction
Disasters are caused by single- or multiple-event natural hazards that, (for various reasons), cause extreme levels of mortality, morbidity, homelessness, joblessness, economic losses, or environmental impacts. The keys to resilience: 1) know the history of past disasters 2) be prepared 3) have a warning system 4) evacuate 5) learn from the experience
As we begin the year 2015, we must unfortunately recognize that it is well past the time to speed up the long-term recovery process for earthquakes (and tsunamis). The main insights from global earthquakes have consistently shown that being prepared includes pre-earthquake planning for post-earthquake recovery ("PEPPER"). Only about 110 of the 10 million earthquakes of all sizes that occur somewhere in the world each year are large enough and close enough to a community to cause a disaster, which creates a multitude of local and regional dilemmas about what to do, both before and after the quake, to shorten the recovery process. THE SOLUTION: PRE-EARTHQUAKE PLANNING FOR POST-EARTHQUAKE RECOVERY(PEPPER). “THE END GAME” FOR JAPAN AND SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA: Identification of the physical, social and economic consequences of a major earthquake in Tokai, Japan or Southern California will enable end users to identify what they can change now before the earthquake—to shorten recovery from the catastrophic impacts after the inevitable “big ones” occur, probably in the near future.
Floods occur somewhere in the world 10,000 times or more each year. With 2015’s spring floods only weeks away, it’s past time to speed up the long-term recovery process for floods. In 2008, after weeks of flooding through Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, Indiana and Wisconsin, the region faced billions of dollars in losses, threats of disease, and a long cleanup. Losses included millions of acres of prime farm land that are still requiring restoration and the rebuilding of large urban areas such as Cedar Rapids, Iowa which alone is estimated to have required at least $1 billion. However, the total direct and indirect losses may never be known. Flood waters during the summer of 2008 seeped into countless wells, affecting drinking water for thousands of homes and businesses across the region. Hazardous materials were also released into the flood waters that ultimately emptied into the Gulf of Mexico exacerbating what marine biologists call a “dead zone” – bodies of water so starved for oxygen that aquatic life can no longer be supported. Presentation courtesy of Dr Walter Hays, Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction.
A Strategic Approach: GenAI in EducationPeter Windle
Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies such as Generative AI, Image Generators and Large Language Models have had a dramatic impact on teaching, learning and assessment over the past 18 months. The most immediate threat AI posed was to Academic Integrity with Higher Education Institutes (HEIs) focusing their efforts on combating the use of GenAI in assessment. Guidelines were developed for staff and students, policies put in place too. Innovative educators have forged paths in the use of Generative AI for teaching, learning and assessments leading to pockets of transformation springing up across HEIs, often with little or no top-down guidance, support or direction.
This Gasta posits a strategic approach to integrating AI into HEIs to prepare staff, students and the curriculum for an evolving world and workplace. We will highlight the advantages of working with these technologies beyond the realm of teaching, learning and assessment by considering prompt engineering skills, industry impact, curriculum changes, and the need for staff upskilling. In contrast, not engaging strategically with Generative AI poses risks, including falling behind peers, missed opportunities and failing to ensure our graduates remain employable. The rapid evolution of AI technologies necessitates a proactive and strategic approach if we are to remain relevant.
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Synthetic fiber production is a fascinating and complex field that blends chemistry, engineering, and environmental science. By understanding these aspects, students can gain a comprehensive view of synthetic fiber production, its impact on society and the environment, and the potential for future innovations. Synthetic fibers play a crucial role in modern society, impacting various aspects of daily life, industry, and the environment. ynthetic fibers are integral to modern life, offering a range of benefits from cost-effectiveness and versatility to innovative applications and performance characteristics. While they pose environmental challenges, ongoing research and development aim to create more sustainable and eco-friendly alternatives. Understanding the importance of synthetic fibers helps in appreciating their role in the economy, industry, and daily life, while also emphasizing the need for sustainable practices and innovation.
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This Congress will not stand idly by and allow an environment hostile to Jewish students to persist. The House believes that your institution is in violation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, and the inability or
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Postsecondary education is a unique opportunity for students to learn and have their ideas and beliefs challenged. However, universities receiving hundreds of millions of federal funds annually have denied
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The House of Representatives will not countenance the use of federal funds to indoctrinate students into hateful, antisemitic, anti-American supporters of terrorism. Investigations into campus antisemitism by the Committee on Education and the Workforce and the Committee on Ways and Means have been expanded into a Congress-wide probe across all relevant jurisdictions to address this national crisis. The undersigned Committees will conduct oversight into the use of federal funds at MIT and its learning environment under authorities granted to each Committee.
• The Committee on Education and the Workforce has been investigating your institution since December 7, 2023. The Committee has broad jurisdiction over postsecondary education, including its compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, campus safety concerns over disruptions to the learning environment, and the awarding of federal student aid under the Higher Education Act.
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Classroom without Walls
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feature story
Classroom
without Borders
“This single GSPH Live webcast of Cutler Memorial Lecture reaches thousands
lecture could reach as Eric K. Noji, MD, MPH, laughs as he describes the evolution of his
career from emergency physician to senior policy advisor for health and
many as a million, national security at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC). “My whole career has been a disaster,” he says jovially. Indeed,
making it the largest it was his expertise in disaster preparedness and epidemiology that drew
a record audience for GSPH’s John C. Cutler Annual Global Health
classroom ever.” Lecture on September 29, 2005.
Noji’s presentation, “The Public Health Consequences of Disaster:
Challenges for Public Health Action,” could not have been more timely.
In a year that began with rescue and relief efforts following the Asian
tsunami, the lecture came fast on the heels of Hurricanes Katrina and
Rita. The local turnout was twice the usual size. Even so, most of the
members of this audience weren’t elbow to elbow in the GSPH auditorium.
They were actually scattered around the world.
GSPH Professor of Epidemiology Ronald LaPorte had arranged and
publicized a groundbreaking, live internet webcast of the Cutler lecture.
LaPorte had already pioneered the Supercourse, a powerhouse Internet
library of more than 2000 public health lectures (www.pitt.edu/~super1).
Now he applied what he calls the Supercourse’s “network of networks”
to create a live global classroom. When Noji delivered his speech, he
could be heard simultaneously in as many as 150 countries. More than
300 organizations, including the United Nations, the World Health
Organization, and the Library of Alexandria in Egypt, received a live
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feed of the lecture from Pitt and then
redistributed it on their own networks.
With 300 simultaneous links and Public Health Lectures on Demand
the possibility of multiple viewers at
each link, it’s likely that the lecture http://mediasite.cidde.pitt.edu/
reached thousands of public health
professionals and students around
the world. Viewers who were not able to access the Cutler lecture live on the Pitt
Mediasite website took the opportunity to download other lectures
In delivering the Cutler lecture, Eric from the archives. Here are some of the most heavily viewed lectures
Noji addressed the state-of-the-art in on the day of the Cutler lecture:
disaster preparedness as well as the
role of the epidemiologist, drawing • 2005 Thomas Parran Lecture:
on his considerable experience with “Achieving the Promise of Public Health”
natural and technological disasters, Noreen M. Clark, PhD
terrorism, violent civil conflict, war,
and humanitarian emergencies. “Now • Distance Learning Interactive TV Workshop:
is the time that we need to apply “The Use of ‘Community-based Participatory’ Strategies to Address
lessons learned,” Noji says. “Schools
Issues of Health Disparities.”
of public health are rarely able to
Stephen B. Thomas, PhD; Robert M. Goodman, PhD
conduct detailed investigations of
risk factors for injuries, deaths, and
communicable diseases or long-term
• The Jay L. Foster Memorial Lecture Series in Alzheimer’s Disease:
follow-up studies related to mental “Frontotemporal Dementia”
health and chronic diseases. We’ve got Bruce L. Miller, MD
to do a much better job of disaster
research if we are going to be able to • Global HIV Prevention:
develop strategies to prevent or Where Have We Been, Where Are We Going
reduce morbidity and mortality from Sten Vermund, MD, PhD
disasters or improve the quality of
disaster preparedness. In other words, • Health Care Workforce Availability During Catastrophic Disasters
we have a ways to go to make disaster Kristine Qureshi, RN, DNSc
research a respected academic field
of study.” • Genes for Common Diseases Association Studies
Aravinda Chakravarti, PhD
• Biological Warfare Bioterrorism Preparedness Operations
William Smith
• Jay L. Foster Memorial Lecture Series in Alzheimer’s Disease:
“Do Genes and Environmental Factors Interact in Alzheimer’s
Disease?”
Richard Mayeux, MD, MSc
• Bioterrorism Emergency Management and the New Public Health
Leadership Role of the State and Local Health Departments
David Carney, MPH
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With such a wide, international dis-
semination, the 2005 Cutler lecture
may go a long way in getting Noji’s
message out. Feedback on the lecture
has been received from students,
researchers, and public health practi-
tioners in the U.S. and around the
world. For instance, Ron LaPorte
reports that colleagues in Tehran
gathered for a 2 a.m. party to watch
the live webcast. A preventive medi-
cine specialist currently stationed in
Peru emailed Noji: “Here in Lima
your talk gave me the opportunity to
gather the different people at the
Ministry of Health (General
Epidemiology Office and Civil
Defense Office), Social Security sys-
tem (ESSALUD), USAID, Peruvian
Red Cross, academia (San Marcos
University), OXFAM International,
Peruvian Society for Emergency and
Disaster Medicine.... We created a
good forum for future events.”
World-wide Distribution of the 2005 The 2005 Cutler lecture is available
in multiple formats online through
John C. Cutler Lecture in Global Health the GSPH archive of lectures:
www.publichealth.pitt.edu/spe-
cialevents/cutler2005/webcast.html.
Noji’s PowerPoint presentation can be
viewed on the Supercourse website.
Argentina Hong Kong Puerto Rico
LaPorte reports that through the
Australia India Russia Supercourse, Noji’s lecture was
Belgium Iran Saudi Arabia distributed in advance to 30,000
Brazil Iraq Serbia locations. He estimates when all is
Canada Israel South Africa said and done, this single GSPH
Chile Japan South Korea lecture could reach as many as a
China Kenya Spain million, making it the largest
Colombia Lithuania Sweden classroom ever.
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4. Disaster Certificate
Certificate Program Provides Training in Disaster Response
GSPH currently offers three certificate • Issues in Bioterrorism • Community Disaster Education
programs, with three more to be launched Coordinator
• Emergency Management and Disaster
in fall 2006. In the wake of natural
Response • Emergency Preparedness Health Planner
disasters like the Asian Tsunami and
Hurricane Katrina, a popular certificate • Environmental Health and Occupational
For more information about this and
program is the “Certificate in Public Health Health Preparedness
other certificate programs, visit
Preparedness and Disaster Response.” • Evaluation of Emergency Response www.publichealth.pitt.edu/certificates or
• Risk Communications contact Student Affairs at 412-624-3002.
This 15-credit certificate seeks to improve
the preparedness of local health units by • Mental Health Issues of Disasters
training public health professionals to
lead public health and other agencies in Although there is no definite timeline yet, Other GSPH Certificate Programs
preparedness activities, such as developing there is a plan to offer the entire certificate
and implementing crisis communications program online. Tuition scholarships from • Environmental Risk Assessment
activities, conducting emergency surveil- the CDC are also available. Graduates of • Global Health
lance, and evaluating the effectiveness of the certificate program work in positions
emergency response systems. such as: • Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and
Transgender Health and Wellness
• Bioterrorism Preparedness Program
The learning objectives for this program • Minority Health and Health
Coordinator
are based on priority areas identified by
Disparities Research
the Centers for Disease Control and • Emergency Management Analyst
Prevention (CDC). Courses include: • Domestic Preparedness Coordinator • Public Health Genetics
New GSPH Dean
GSPH Names New Permanent Dean
Donald S. Burke, MD, has been selected as GSPH’s new dean. Dr. Burke is an
internationally renowned expert in the prevention, diagnosis, and control of infectious
diseases of global concern, including HIV/AIDS and avian flu.
Dr. Burke comes to GSPH from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public
Health, where he is professor of international health and epidemiology, associate
chair for disease prevention and control in the Department of International Health,
and director of the Center for Immunization Research.
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In addition to serving as the GSPH dean, he also will direct the University of
Pittsburgh’s new Center for Vaccine Research; serve as associate vice chancellor for
Look for a more global health, a newly created position within the Office of the Senior Vice Chancellor
complete article and for the Health Sciences; and become the first occupant of the UPMC-Jonas Salk Chair
introduction to in Global Health. He begins his new duties July 1.
Dr. Burke in the Fall
2006 issue of Dr. Burke will be the University of Pittsburgh’s seventh GSPH dean, replacing
PublicHealth magazine. Bernard Goldstein, MD, who retired as dean at the end of 2005 but remains a faculty
member in the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health. Roberta
Ness, MD, MPH, chair of the Department of Epidemiology, has served as interim
dean since December 1 of last year.
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