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Public Health Risks of Disasters: Communication, Infrastructure, and Preparedness - Workshop Summary
munity members, as well as issues pertaining to security, adequate parking, and restroom facilities (Burstein, 2004).
The complex disasters that the United States may face in the future will require a carefully prepared, yet flexible, response. Preparedness and response efforts can be strengthened through the collective wisdom of generalists and specialists in the private sector, scientific, academic, and industrial communities, as well as government officials at every level—those who will ultimately coordinate, and be held accountable for, the events that occur before, during, and after disasters, concluded Wilson.
