From hurricanes and wildfires to water contamination and pipeline breaches, there is no shortage of natural and man-made disasters that can affect health. On January 24^th, environmental health and health security experts discussed environmental health impacts of disasters and the safeguards in place to protect against those effects.

Panelists included:

• Eliza Barclay (Science and Health Editor at Vox)
• David T. Dyjack, DrPH, CIH (Executive Director & CEO at the National Environmental Health Association)
• Anna Goodman Hoover PhD, MA (National Health Security Preparedness Index Program Office, University of Kentucky College of Public Health)
• Jennifer Horney, PhD, MPH, CPH (Department Head/Associate Professor at Texas A&M School of Public Health)
• Jonathan S. Yoder, MSW, MPH (Water Emergency Preparedness Coordinator at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

The following resources were discussed on the webinar:

• CDC Crisis and Emergency Risk Communication Online Training
• FEMA Training Modules
• A variety of resources, tools, and trainings are available on the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences’ Disaster Research Response website