News & Events
News
News
- The NIEHS Worker Training Program (WTP) has health and safety information for workers who may be involved in earthquake response and cleanup operations
- Time-Sensitive Research Opportunities in Environmental Health from NIEHS
- Partnerships for Environmental Public Health just released a new podcast, Enhancing Community Resilience for Disaster Preparedness. Hear how researchers are working with communities to develop research questions related to resilience, while learning how communities and individuals are impacted by disasters and how they recover from them. Plus, learn how these efforts are helping to inform future disaster response preparations to improve human health and resiliency.
- The Natural Hazards Center at University of Colorado Boulder has a Quick Response Grant Program and would like for interested researchers to apply for rapid funding opportunities. Their current Research Counts articles can be found here: https://hazards.colorado.edu/news/research. Please contact Jennifer Tobin if you have any questions or need more information: Jennifer.L.Tobin@Colorado.edu.
Past Events
Meetings on Disaster Research
2019
- Sixth Annual NIH Disaster Research Response Program Interagency Meeting, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, April 5, 2019.
2017
- National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine, Health and Medicine Division, Standing Committee on Medical and Public Health Research During Large-Scale Emergency Events, Translating the Results of Hurricane Sandy Research Grants into Policy and Operations: A Workshop, July 20, 2017. Meeting 5, July 21, 2017.
- Texas OneGulf Disaster Research Response DR2 annual meeting. Houston, May 8, 2017.
- National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine, Health and Medicine Division, Standing Committee on Medical and Public Health Research During Large-Scale Emergency Events, Meeting 4, April 24, 2017.
- DR2 2017 Federal Interagency Briefing. Fourth annual discussion to explore federal efforts for enhancing research capabilities in response to disasters. National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD, March 10, 2017.
2016
- National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine, Health and Medicine Division, Standing Committee on Medical and Public Health Research During Large-Scale Emergency Events, Meeting 3, October 18, 2016.
- Best Practices Working Group for the Development of Special Considerations for Institutional Review Board (IRB) Review of Disaster and Emergency Related Public Health Research, Research Triangle Park, NC, July 27-29, 2016.
- This 2 and ½ day working group was by invitation only and focused on vulnerable populations invited to participate in research. Contact: Joan P. Packenham, Ph.D., packenhm@niehs.nih.gov
- Strengthening Disaster Resilience of Academic Biomedical Research Communities Committee Meeting #2: A Workshop. Committee on Strengthening the Disaster Resilience of Academic Biomedical Research Communities, Washington, DC, April 25, 2016.
- National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine, Health and Medicine Division, Standing Committee on Medical and Public Health Research During Large-Scale Emergency Events, Meeting 2, June 23, 2016.
- National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine, Health and Medicine Division, Standing Committee on Medical and Public Health Research During Large-Scale Emergency Events, Meeting 1, April 13-14, 2016.
- DR2 2016 Federal Interagency Briefing. Third annual discussion to explore federal efforts for enhancing research capabilities in response to disasters. National Institutes of Health (NIH) Bethesda, MD, March 11, 2016.
- Research Priorities to Inform Public Health and Medical Practice for Domestic Zika Virus: A Workshop, Washington, DC, February 16, 2016
2015
- DR2 Project Interagency Federal Partners second annual meeting, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, January 16, 2015
2014
- Research Priorities to Inform Public Health and Medical Practice for Domestic Ebola Virus Disease (EVD): A Workshop, Washington, DC, November 3, 2014
- Disaster Research Response Workshop [workshop description] National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, June 12-13, 2014
- Federal Partner Briefing (first annual), National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, January 10, 2014
Exercises
2019
- Disaster Research Response Exercise, February 28-March 1, University of Arizona, Tucson
2016
- NIH Disaster Research Response Tabletop Exercise, Boston, MA, July 19, 2016.
- Houston Disaster Research Response Tabletop Exercise, Houston, TX, February 16, 2015
- Disaster Research Response Project Tabletop Exercise, Evaluation Report, Houston, TX (1MB)
- A video summary is available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9EA1cchKVc0. The video is closed captioned and a transcript is also available.
- Disaster Research Response Exercise, Port of Los Angeles. April 7, 2014
- Disaster Research Response Tabletop Exercise Report (PDF, 3.17 MB)
- Disaster Research Response Project Tabletop Exercise: Planning Committee Exercise Manual (PDF, 1,540 KB)
- Participant Exercise Manual: Disaster Research Response Tabletop Exercise (PDF, 1.49 MB)
- Video, LA Disaster Research Response – Outreach is Key!!
- Presentation slides for March 24, 2014 webinar overview of the tabletop exercise for participants (PDF, 9.32 MB)
Presentations
2019
- Preparedness Summit, St. Louis, MO, March 26-29, 2019
2018
- Medical Library Association annual meeting, Atlanta, GA, May 18-23, 2018
2016
- Community Engaged Research and Citizen Science: Advancing Environmental Public Health to Meet the Needs of Our Communities, Research Triangle Environmental Health Collaborative Ninth Annual Summit, Durham, NC, December 8-9, 2016
- Inclusion of Citizen Science in Support of Environmental Health Decision-Making presentation
- 2016 Environmental Health Summit Community Engaged Research and Citizen Science: Advancing Environmental Public Health to Meet the Needs of Our Communities recommendations [Citizen Science and Emergency and Disaster Response, page 15]
- Preparedness Summit, Dallas, TX, April 19-22, 2016
- Disaster Tools for Rapid Epidemiological Response: A New Resource for the Public Health and Research Community.
- From Better Data to More Effective Tools: ASPR and NLM Collaborate to Create Resources That Promote Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Recovery.
ASPR and NLM have developed a suite of resources to help health and emergency management professionals improve disaster health. PHE.gov, HHS emPOWER Map, ASPR TRACIE, Disaster Lit, WISER, REMM, CHEMM and Disaster Research Response can help professionals take an all-hazards approach to emergency management and face the challenges of chemical, radiological, and nuclear events.
- Society of Toxicology Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, March 13-17, 2016
- Integrating Health and Toxicology Research into Disaster Responses: The New NIH Disaster Research Response (DR2) Project [SOT Program, pages 176-7]
- CIHR Best Brains Exchange, Ottawa, Canada, February 19, 2016
- Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill and Ecosystem Science Conference, Tampa, FL, February 1-4, 2016
2015
- American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, October 31-November 4, 2015
- International Society for Environmental Epidemiology (ISEE), São Paulo, Brazil, August 31-September 3, 2015
- Integrating Health Research Into Disaster Response: The New NIH Disaster Research Response Project [poster]
- Natural Hazards Research and Applications Workshop, Broomfield, Colorado, July 19, 2015
- Association of Public Health Laboratories, Indianapolis, IN, May 18-21, 2015
- Sixth Annual National Disaster Epidemiology Workshop, Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists Disaster Epidemiology Subcommittee, Atlanta, GA, May 14, 2015
- Preparedness Summit, Atlanta, April 14-17, 2015
2014
- American Public Health Association annual meeting, New Orleans, November 15-19, 2014
- Communicating research in the context of disasters: science at work in communities
- Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response: Special session on disaster science and preparedness
- Building Capacity in Disasters: communities, workers, and researchers
- Addressing gaps in disaster research: A new approach to overcome barriers to research in the early phase of disasters
- Disasters & OHS [Occupational Health and Safety]: Health surveillance, building resilience, and training
- Worker Safety & Health Technical Conference, Washington, DC, October 28-29, 2014
- NIH Disaster Research Response Project: Logistics for Protecting Researchers (file no longer available online)
- NIH Disaster Research Response (DR2) Project (file no longer available online)
- National Academy of Sciences (NAS) Community Resilience & Health Opportunity Analysis Workshop, Washington, DC, October 28-29, 2014
- Public Health Disaster Research Response, Partnerships for Environmental Public Health Webinar, September 19, 2014
- Environmental Disasters Data Management Workshop, Shepherdstown, WV, September 16-17, 2014
- Joint workshop for examining strategies and diversified partnerships to enable methodologically and ethically sound public health and medical research during disasters. Includes presentation slides as well as audio recordings of selected sessions.
Reports
The NIH Disaster Research Response Program participated in these events and provided partial funding through the National Institutes of Environmental Health Sciences and the National Library of Medicine.
- Institute of Medicine, Potential Research Priorities to Inform Public Health and Medical Practice for Domestic Zika Virus: Workshop in Brief (2016) and Research Priorities to Inform Public Health and Medical Practice for Domestic Zika Virus: A Workshop (2016) [workshop description].
The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response and the Institute of Medicine convened a workshop on February 16, 2016 to discuss research priorities for understanding domestic Zika Virus and the related conditions of microcephaly in fetuses and newborns as well as Guillain- Barré Syndrome in adults. This Workshop followed the model of the Ebola workshop in 2014 by quickly gathering experts to identify and recommend priorities for Zika research. - Institute of Medicine, Research Priorities to Inform Public Health and Medical Practice for Ebola Virus Disease (2014) [document description].
The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, the National Institutes of Health, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the Institute of Medicine, in collaboration with the National Research Council, convened a workshop on November 3, 2014, with key stakeholders and experts to discuss the research priorities that could guide medical and public health practice in response to the 2014 Ebola Virus Disease outbreak. - Institute of Medicine, Enabling Rapid and Sustainable Public Health Research During Disasters: Summary of a Joint Workshop by the Institute of Medicine and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (2015) [document description].
The Forum on Medical and Public Health Preparedness for Catastrophic Events, in collaboration with the National Institutes of Health, the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, hosted the public Disaster Research Response Workshop on June 12-13, 2014 that examined strategies and diversified partnerships to enable methodologically and ethically sound public health and medical research during future emergencies. Discussion was based on experiences from September 11, 2001, Hurricane Katrina in 2005, 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill, and Hurricane Sandy in 2012.
Disaster Research Response (DR2) in the News
- New research, described in an article in The New York Times, is investigating long term health impacts from the displacement of toxic substances during natural disasters.
- A Washington Post article highlighted the work of the Disaster Research Response (DR2) program: "the Disaster Research Response program at the National Institutes of Health provides a framework for coordinating research on the medical and public health aspects of disasters and other emergencies" (After disaster strikes, science often benefits, by Ashley Yeager, September 16, 2017).
- Asian worker health group learns about U.S. disaster response research. National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) Environmental Factor, June 2017
- Celebrating public health and NIEHS. National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) Environmental Factor, December 2016
- Disaster Research Response takes next steps. National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) Environmental Factor, September 2016
- New group will develop disaster research best practices. National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) Environmental Factor, September 2016
- Anniversary event highlights Superfund and disaster response programs. National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) Environmental Factor, August 2016
- Progress and challenges in disaster research response. National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) Environmental Factor, April 2016
- NIEHS science informs federal response to Flint water crisis. National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) Environmental Factor, March 2016
- Dealing with Disasters: Partnerships for Environmental Public Health (PEPH) [podcast] January 19, 2016. National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
- Annual NIEHS awards recognize outstanding 2015 achievements. National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) Environmental Factor, February 2016
- NIH Research Festival celebrates wealth of scientific pursuits. National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) Environmental Factor, October 2015
- Five years after oil spill, NIEHS continues to work in Gulf region. National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) Environmental Factor, May 2015
- NIEHS highlights public health and disaster research at oil spill conference. NIEHS Environmental Factor, March 2015
- NIH Disaster Research Response Tabletop Exercise (file no longer available online). Blogadillo, February 16, 2015
- NIEHS leads disaster research response project. NIEHS Environmental Factor, January 2015
- APHA meeting inspires attendees with calls for a healthy nation. NIEHS Environmental Factor, December 2014
- Science-ready: enabling public health research during disasters. NIEHS Environmental Factor, July 2014
- Variety of topics covered at Council. NIEHS Environmental Factor, June 2014
- Tsunami exercise helps prepare research community for disaster response. NIEHS Environmental Factor, May 2014
- New approaches shape latest council meeting. NIEHS Environmental Factor, March 2014
- HHS workshop aims to speed up public health emergency response. NIEHS Environmental Factor, November 2012
- White House Office of Science and Technology priorities for the FY15 budget (PDF, 300 KB) recommends focusing investments to meet goals in disaster risk reduction
Publications by or about the Disaster Research Response Program
- Coleman, C, Bader, J, Koerner, J, Hrdina, C, Cliffer, K, Hick, J, James, J, Mansoura, M, Livinski, A, Nystrom, S, DiCarlo-Cohen, A, Marinissen, J, Wathen, L, Appler, J, Buddemeiser, B, Casagrande, R, Estes, D, Byrne, P, Kennedy, E, Jakubowski, A, Case, C, Weinstock, D, Dainiak, Hanfling, D, Garrett, A, Grant, N, Dodgen, D, Redlener, I, MacKay, T, Treber, M, Homer, M, Taylor, T, Miller, A, Korch, G, Hatchett, R. Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and Explosive (CBRNE) Science and the CBRNE Science Medical Operations Science Support Expert (CMOSSE). Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness, 1-16. PMID: 31203830 DOI: 10.1017/dmp.2018.163
- Horney, JA, Rios, J, Cantu, A, Ramsey, S, Montemayor, L, Raun, L, Miller, A. Improving Hurricane Harvey Disaster Research Response Through Academic-Practice Partnerships. American Journal of Public Health. 2019 Jul 18:e1-e4. PMID: 31318601 DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2019.305166
- Miller A, Birnbaum L. Preparing for disasters. Letter to the editor. Science. 2015 May:766-7.PMID: 25977543 DOI: 10.1126/science.348.6236.766-c
- Miller A, Yeskey K, Garantziotis S, Arnesen S, Bennett A, O'Fallon L, Thompson C, Reinlib L, Masten S, Remington J, Love C, Ramsey S, Rosselli R, Galluzzo B, Lee J, Kwok R, Hughes J. Integrating health research into disaster response: the new NIH Disaster Research Response Program. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2016 Jul 4;13(7). pii: E676. PMID: 27384574 PMCID: PMC4962217 DOI:10.3390/ijerph13070676
- Packenham JP, Rosselli RT, Ramsey SK, Taylor HA, Fothergill A, Slutsman J, Miller A. Conducting science in disasters: recommendations from the NIEHS working group for special IRB considerations in the review of disaster related research. Environmental Health Perspectives. 2017 Sep 25;125(9):094503. DOI: 10.1289/EHP2378 PMID: 28949918
- Resnik DB, Miller AK, Kwok RK, Engel LS, Sandler DP. Ethical issues in environmental health research related to public health emergencies: reflections on the GuLF STUDY. Environmental Health Perspectives. 2015 Sep;123(9):A227-31. Erratum in: Environmental Health Perspectives. 2016 Feb;124(2):A29. PMID: 26325057 PMCID:PMC4559957 DOI: 10.1289/ehp.1509889
- Strauss-Riggs K, Yeskey K, Miller A, Arnesen S, Goolsby C. Translating battlefield practices to disaster health. Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness. 2017 February 9:1-2. PMID: 28179044 DOI: 10.1017/dmp.2016.196
- Yeskey K, Miller A. Science unpreparedness. Commentary. Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness. 2015 August:444-5. PMID: 25898771 DOI: 10.1017/dmp.2015.53