After Katrina: Building a Better Public Health System for the Future

June 9, 2006, 2:00 - 3:00 pm ET

As a follow-up to its previous March 31, 2006 Public Health Grand Rounds session, the UNC School of Public Health and the CDC are hosted their second National Satellite Broadcast & Webcast on June 9.

Ensuring access to primary care, promoting healthy behaviors, and designing healthy neighborhoods are among the goals that will contribute to the framework for a healthier Greater New Orleans. Community leaders representing all sectors from private businesses to non-profits to government agencies have claimed a stake in achieving these goals. The challenges they face include funding, coordination with other planning efforts, gaining support from stakeholders, and the uncertainty of repopulation.