National Center for Disaster Medicine and Public Health

02/28/2025

This week, the National Center for Disaster Medicine and Public Health participated in the DoD Response to Mass Casualties Symposium hosted by the Uniformed Services University in Bethesda, MD. During this two-day event, subject matter experts came together to facilitate discussions and reach consensus that will inform doctrine, clinical practice guidelines, and curriculum for mass casualty education and training, for both classroom and operational environments. Special shout out to our Education and Training Director, Dr. Larissa Unruh, for co-chairing the event, Program Coordinator, Eileen Morocho, for presenting on a MCI Inventory across DoD Curricula and to Professor and Vice Chair, Dr. Melissa Givens, for organizing this event.

02/28/2025

08/27/2024

We were thrilled to present at the 2024 Military Health System Research Symposium (MHSRS) "Meeting the Changing Threat through Military Medical Research." Thank you to Emily Post, Alison Ng, and Norma Quintanilla for presenting on the Center's NDMS Pilot Program and Disaster Health Education and Training research landscapes. We were delighted to connect with such a diverse range of attendees, including representatives from science, academia, industry, military, and international entities. Another thank you to Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, Dr. Lester Martinez Lopez, for stopping by our poster presentations.

08/26/2024

We had an awesome opportunity to tour Hawaii Emergency Management Agency's primary Emergency Operations Center (EOC) in Diamond Head Crater, Honolulu. Thank you to Mr. Matthew Wall, Operations Branch Chief, and his team for meeting with us to discuss the Center's NDMS Pilot Program and providing us with the historical background of the EOC. Another thank you to Mr. Jack Lee and Ms. Noriko Wada for attending our community meeting. We look forward to working with the HI-EMA team.

08/21/2024

Monday marked the first day of the two-week Health Emergencies in Large Populations (HELP) Workshop located in Honolulu, Hawaii! The National Center for Disaster Medicine and Public Health (NCDMPH) is honored to welcome civilian and military professionals from the US and 14 of our partner nations across the Indo-Pacific Region. We kicked off the program with welcome remarks from Mr. James Kenwolf (Center for Excellence in Disaster Management and Humanitarian Assistance (CFE-DM)) and our Director, Dr. Jeff Freeman!

08/16/2024

We had a great time with our friends at the University of Hawaii as we synced on current collaborations and discussed future opportunities. Special thanks to Dr. Sanie Weldon and Dr. Aimee Malia Grace for putting together a great team and connecting us with other UH faculty. We appreciate the important and thoughtful work you do and your continued partnership.

08/13/2024

We had a great time with the Pacific Disaster Center - PDC Global at their Maui headquarters where we learned about the great work they do in disaster risk reduction across the globe. Thank you Dr. Erin Hughey, PhD and Dr. Joseph Green for meeting with us and demoing DisasterAWARE, PDC’s multi-hazard early warning, hazard monitoring, and risk intelligence platform. It was an awesome tool to learn about and we look forward to future collaboration.

06/24/2024

We are proud to support this important work through our Joint Disaster Medicine and Public Health Ecosystem. University of Hawaii is an extremely capable partner that will be able to deliver on-the-ground support in developing and advancing the Red Hill Registry for those affected by the Red Hill fuel release.

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05/13/2024

The National Center’s Joint Disaster Medicine and Public Health Ecosystem has been established to serve as a national resource for advancing the Nation’s readiness for disasters and other health emergencies. The ecosystem is comprised of leading organizations across government, academia, and industry that have demonstrated excellence in disaster medicine and public health

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05/09/2024

We're very excited to partner with University of Nebraska Medical Center - UNMC on our new, nation-wide initiative to fundamentally advance planning for large-scale, potentially catastrophic events

The med center's health security experts will support the National Center for Disaster Medicine and Public Health in the planning effort.

03/28/2024

We were excited to attend the inaugural Tactical Athlete Summit hosted by Texas A&M University's Huffines Institute last week. Chief of Staff Christopher Brown provided the day two keynote presentation, “Big Data in Emergency Management & the Internet of Emergency Services (IoES).” The summit brought tactical athletes together with researchers to generate innovative and novel solutions to improve the performance and health of the community. We look forward to continued collaboration with Texas A&M and are thankful to have participated in the summit !
USA Center for Rural Public Health Preparedness

03/28/2024

We are honored to have presented at the 2024 Preparedness Summit in Cleveland, Ohio, to highlight two of our ongoing research efforts. Our sessions included "Building a Better Healthcare System Through Partnership and Planning in the National Disaster Medical System (NDMS) Pilot, in collaboration with HHS-ASPR and Deloitte and the Revaluation of the Disaster Health Core Competencies: Updates for a New Decade. Our colleagues were pleased to engage with other public health professionals in our effort to advance the Nation's most urgent medical and public health priorities.