Center Initiatives

CPREP LUNCHTIME LECTURE SERIES

SPRING 2007

February 20 ... Bryan Sparks, Sodexho Food Services

"Food Safety at Temple University: The Corporate Perspective"

March 30 ...PUBLIC HEALTH GRAND ROUNDS... Vicki Freimuth

"Communicating During a Crisis: Managing the Anthrax Attacks at CDC"

Dr. Freimuth was Director of Communication at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention from 1996-2003.  During her tenure there, she built communication capacity in all of the centers, established training in health and risk communication including the widely-used CDCynergy, created an identity and branding program for CDC, and developed an emergency communication system to cope with terrorism and emerging infectious diseases.  Earlier in her career, Dr. Freimuth served as Director of Research for Porter, Novelli and Associates, a consulting firm in Washington, DC. She has also consulted for numerous health organizations such as the World Bank, the World Health Organization, the National Cancer Institute, the National Eye Institute, USAID, and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Find out more about Dr. Freimuth.

Link to her Presentation

April 12 ... Mark Dembert, Strategic Public Health Solutions LLC

"The Necessity for Psychologically-Informed Public Health Planning and Outreach: Before & After Disasters"

FALL 2006

September 21

Deb Knorr presents "Un-Chartered Waters of the American Red Cross – A look at the experiences of Red Cross volunteers deployed to the Gulf Coast in 2005"

12pm to 1pm in the Diamond Club. Mitten Hall, Lower Level, Rhoades Room
1913 North Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19122

October 18

Sarah Bass presents "Preparedness for a smallpox outbreak: comparing metrics for assessing levels of vaccination among health-care workers by state" By Dr. Sarah Bass

12pm to 1pm in the Diamond Club. Mitten Hall, Lower Level, Tuttle Room
1913 North Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19122

November 16

Linda Kruus presents "Healthcare Worker Response to Disaster Conditions"

12pm to 1pm, Rm 106, Student Faculty Center, 3340 N. Broad St. (Broad & Ontario), Health Sciences Campus

December 14

Jennifer Ibrahim presents "Emergency Preparedness in Pennsylvania's Retail Food Safety Industry: Assessing the Gaps"

12pm to 1pm in the Diamond Club, Mitten Hall, Lower level, Rhodes Room
1913 North Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19122