Family Reunification: Lessons Learned from New Orleans and El Paso

On Demand

Speaker(s)

Jake Hurwitz, BSPH, NREMT

Planning Section Chief
Louisiana Department of Health

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Sarah Babcock, MPH

Director of Policy and Communications
New Orleans Health Department
Shayna Goldfine, MPH, NRP

Emergency Operations and NOHSEP LNO
New Orleans EMS
Ruth E. Castillo, MPH

PHEP Program Manager
City of El Paso
Sophia M. Ornelas, B.S.

Public Health Preparedness Liaison
City of El Paso Department of Public Health

Part A: Family Reunification in New Orleans: Design, Exercise, and Real-World Application

This session will describe the City of New Orleans’ Family Reunification Plan for Mass Casualty Events, chronicling the plan’s performance during a full-scale terrorist attack exercise and exploring how New Orleans prepares for family reunification during one of the most complex mass gatherings in the country.

Part B: Public Health Planning and Response Considerations to Mass Casualty Incidents: Lessons Learned from the El Paso Mass Shooting