In 2022, Hurricanes Fiona and Ian caused significant damage and loss of life across several states and Puerto Rico. The following year, CDC awarded funding to ASTHO to assist health agencies in North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, and Puerto Rico in building their capacity to better prepare for, respond to, and recover from the environmental health impacts brought on by these hurricanes.
To highlight this work, join ASTHO for part two of a webinar series, featuring Florida’s Department of Health. Over the past couple of years, they’ve identified key priorities, developed new resources and processes, and hosted new training for health agency staff and community members. As part of this project, ASTHO also used a staffing agency to place temporary staff in each of the host health agencies to work on specific activities of interest to the agency.
During the second session, the Florida Department of Health will discuss updates to their existing processes and resources, how to identify gaps and develop new resources, as well as providing training on staff mental health and workforce burnout during response times.
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Speaker: Chad Bailey, CPM, Coordinator, Environmental Public Health Preparedness, Florida Department of Health
Moderator: Nicholas Porter, MPH, Director, Environmental Health, Association of State and Territorial Health Officials