Summit convened by:

Center for Biosecurity of UPMC

Canadian Policy Research Network

Center for Science Technology and Security Policy at AAAS

National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responsed to Terror

Panel II: Show Me! An Inside Look at Citizen Engagement

[audio of full panel discussion]

How has public involvement already been integrated into disaster mitigation and public health preparedness? What have been the positive outcomes of these initiatives? What are some exemplary citizen engagement programs, and why have they been successful? How might their approaches be replicated more broadly?

Grassroots Hazard Management in Tornado Alley 
Ann Patton, Founding Director of Tulsa Partners, Inc.; former Director of Project Impact and the Citizen Corps Council for the City of Tulsa, Oklahoma

The Public's Take on "Who's First in Line for Pandemic Flu Vaccine?"
Roger Bernier, PhD, MPH, Co-Chair Public Engagement Pilot Project on Pandemic Influenza; Senior Advisor for Scientific Strategy and Innovation, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Disease, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

A Bayou Community's Cultural and Physical Survival Before and After Katrina
Kristina Peterson, MDiv, Founding Member, Grand Bayou Families United; Presbyterian Disaster Assistance Volunteer; Doctoral Student, Center for Hazards Assessment, Response and Technology ath the University of New Orleans

Q&A
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