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SDSU to Host Catastrophic Incident Response Workshop June 14-15 Contact: SAN DIEGO (Wednesday, June 6, 2007) - San Diego State University’s Center for Public Health Security, along with the Homeland Security Defense Education Consortium, will host the West Coast Regional Catastrophic Incident Response Workshop on June 14 through 15. The workshop’s main goal is to enhance the joint effectiveness of emergency response and public health professionals in the event of a major nuclear incident. The workshop will also explore how academia can assist in the understanding, planning and preparing for a threat or attack involving nuclear/radiological weapons, as well as strengthening capabilities to manage the response to and recovery from such a catastrophic incident. HSDEC is partnering with SDSU to serve as a forum for the development, enrichment and propagation of the science and art of homeland security and homeland defense through research, teaching and outreach. Workshop presenters and audience members represent emergency response and public health professionals, faculty and military from across California. The keynote speaker is Dr. Cesar Aristeiguieta, director of the California Emergency Medical Services Authority. The event is free and open to the public, and will be held at the SDSU campus. To register, please visit: http://hsdec.org/registration/conf_reg_form.asp. HSDEC is a network of teaching and research institutions focused on promoting education, research, and cooperation related to and supporting the homeland security/defense mission. The consortium is committed to building and maintaining a community of higher education institutions supporting this mission and the overall homeland security effort through the sharing and advancement of knowledge. For more information, please visit www.hsdec.org. Administered by the Graduate School of Public Health and under the umbrella of the Institute for Public Security and Health, the SDSU Center for Public Health Security addresses the linkage between public health and national and partners with public-private community leaders to promote provider and other health partner disaster preparedness, public health determination of legal powers for action, capacity, alert and response, and effective emergency risk communication. The SDSU Center for Public Health Security is part SDSU’s broader collaboration of colleges across the campus. San Diego State University is the oldest and largest higher education institution in the San Diego region. Since it was founded in 1897, the university has grown to offer bachelor's degrees in 81 areas, master's degrees in 73 areas and doctorates (Ph.D, Au.D. and Ed.D.) in 16 areas. SDSU's more than 34,000 students participate in an academic curriculum distinguished by direct contact with faculty and an increasing international emphasis that prepares them for a global future. For more information, visit www.sdsu.edu. ### |
