Podcast from Washington: Preparedness Lessons from Hurricane Harvey

Jun 28, 2019 | Kim Rodgers

In this week’s episode of Podcast from Washington, Ian Goldstein and Eli Briggs discuss the public health implications of House passage of the FY2020 Labor, Health and Human Services (LHHS) and Education appropriations bill . They also discuss NACCHO Annual 2019 activities.

Later in the program, Ian Goldstein sat down with Chief of the Office of Public Health Emergency Preparedness for Harris County (TX) Public Health Jennifer Kiger. They discussed the lessons learned from Hurricane Harvey and the value of storytelling when it comes to emergency preparedness. They also discussed the chemical plant fire in eastern Harris County that happened in March.

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About Kim Rodgers

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Kim Rodgers was formerly the Communications Manager at NACCHO.

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