On Friday, December 9th, the Drexel School of Public Health hosted a panel discussion on the continuing aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. "Navigating a Hurricane of Health Disparities: A Discussion on the Response by Public Health and Other Officials to Hurricane Katrina and its Aftermath" was held in Geary Room A, in the New College Building of the Center City campus, from 10 AM to Noon. The keynote speaker was Cheryl Taylor, RN, PhD, Director of the Office of Research and Associate Professor at Southern University Agricultural & Mechanical College School of Nursing in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
(l-r) Cheryl Taylor, RN, PhD, Dalton Paxton, PhD, Joanne Godley, MD, MPH
Panel members included:
DENNIS ANDRULIS, PhD, Director, Center for Health Equality & Associate Dean for Research
JOANNE GODLEY, MD, MPH, Health Commissioner, Philadelphia Department of Public Health
DALTON PAXTON, PhD, Health and Human Services Regional Health Administrator, Mid-Atlantic Region
JOHN RICH, MD, MPH, Professor, Chair: Department of Health Policy & Management
(Moderator) LISA ULMER, MSW, Sc.D, Professor, Chair: Department of Community Health and Prevention
Click here for event flyer ( 61 KB PDF)