Track 1: Building and Sustaining Resilient Communities

Learning Session

C04 - Planning for Disaster X: Why Risk Assessment Is More Important Than Ever and How NYC Is Using It to Prepare for the Unknown

Speaker(s)

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  Francoise Pickart, MPH

  Director, Risk + Analytics, Agency Preparedness and Response
  NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
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  Mitch Stripling, MPA

  Assistant Commissioner, Agency Preparedness
  NYC Health Department

How do we prepare for threats without a face or a name? Learn how New York City uses the Jurisdictional Risk Assessment process to assess not only the immediate threat environment, but the local public health response system and prioritize scarce resources.