Maintaining Business Continuity After a Public Health Disaster
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Presenter
Gene Matthews, JD, is the Director of the Institute of Public Health Law, a part of the CDC Foundation in Atlanta, Georgia, that works to expand the use of law as a tool in the practice of public health through outreach, training, and coordinated research. From 1979 until 2004, Mr. Matthews was the Legal Advisor to the CDC. As a public health law expert, he is frequently called upon to lecture on cutting-edge legal issues facing public health, such as bioterrorism preparedness, confidentiality, and livable communities. Mr. Matthews is a 1971 graduate of the University of North Carolina School of Law, a member of the North Carolina Bar, and currently holds faculty appointments at the University of North Carolina School of Public Health and the Georgia State University College of Law.
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Description
This online, interactive session will compare and contrast recovery and business continuity between cities that have experienced major disasters. The naturally occurring public health emergencies of SARS in Toronto and Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans highlight the significance of business continuity following major disasters. The presentation will focus on lessons learned and reinforce the need for public health to think about the role of business, large and small, and offer suggestions for establishing cooperative working arrangements between the sectors in order to support a successful recovery process.
Learning Objectives
- Describe how private and public sector relationships are altered during a disaster.
- Explain how establishing cooperative working arrangements between public health and the private sector can help speed economic recovery from emergency situations.
- List 3 strategies that would encourage residents and businesses to resume normal social and commercial activities.
Competencies
Council on Linkages, Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals
3. Communication Skills
3B3. Solicits input from individuals and organizations
5. Community Dimensions of Practice Skills
5B3. Establishes linkages with key stakeholders
5B4. Facilitates collaboration and partnerships to ensure participation of key stakeholders
5B5. Maintains partnerships with key stakeholders
5C7. Integrates the role of government and non-governmental organizations in the delivery of community health services
6. Public Health Science Skills
6C2. Explains lessons to be learned from prominent events in the history in comparison to the current events of the public health profession
8. Leadership and Systems Thinking Skills
8C2. Integrates systems thinking into public health practice
CDC, Public Health Preparedness and Response Core Competency Model
1. Model Leadership
1.3 Facilitate collaboration with internal and external emergency response partners
3. Plan for and Improve Practice
3.3 Participate in improving the organization's capacities (including, but not limited to programs, plans, policies, laws, and workforce training)
CDC, Public Health Preparedness Capabilities
Capability 2: Community Recovery
Function 3: Implement corrective actions to mitigate damages from future incidents
Appropriate Audience
- Public health administration and program managers
- Allied medical and healthcare professionals
- Public information officers
- Private sector business
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