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June 14, 2013 | New Public Health Post
Roughly 62 million Americans were in the path of severe weather along the East Coast yesterday. Many might have heard their phones let out a high pitched alarm and spontaneously shake as part of a mobile alert service.
June 14, 2013 | Human Capital Blog Post
In this RWJF Clinical Scholars Health Policy Podcasts, Nicole Lurie talks about the state of the country’s disaster preparedness.
June 7, 2013 | New Public Health Post
A new study from Columbia University finds that deaths linked to a warming climate may rise by as much as 20 percent by the 2020s. The study was published in Nature Climate Change, by an interdisciplinary team at Columbia University.
May 28, 2013 | Culture of Health Post
Dr. Risa Lavizzo-Mourey argues that communities struck by disasters should rebuild with health and wellness as a key priority.
May 28, 2013 | New Public Health Post
Resilience is about how quickly a community bounces back to where they were before a public health emergency. RWJF President and CEO Risa Lavizzo-Mourey, MD, weighed in on what it takes to create healthy, resilient communities.
May 28, 2013 | New Public Health Post
Aiding in the response and recovery effort in Oklahoma following last week’s tornadoes are several state disaster medical assistance teams. One team includes a member who is experienced in law as it pertains to public health emergencies.
May 24, 2013 | New Public Health Post
Team Rubicon, a collection of hundreds of U.S. military veterans who have been provided disaster relief around the world since the organization was founded in 2010, will join the response effort to rebuild after the recent Oklahoma tornado.
May 9, 2013 | Human Capital Blog Post
"I saw the worst and the best of humanity in one week," Carolyn Hayes writes. "I want to make sure my nurse colleagues know how proud I was to be among them and how grateful I am to be a nurse. That week, I was especially proud to be a Boston nurse."
April 26, 2013 | Story
An RWJF Clinical Scholar shares lessons from the Brigham and Women’s ER on the day of the Boston Marathon bombing.
April 25, 2013 | New Public Health Post
NPR reported that business owners near the Boston Marathon blast site are beginning to return. To help make sure businesses can reopen safely, public health inspectors played a role. Longer term, public health also plays a mental health support role.