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Disaster Experts Available In Wake of Haiti Earthquake



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January 27, 2010 -- Several researchers and other experts affiliated with the National Research Council and Institute of Medicine who specialize in managing emergency operations and responding to medical and infrastructure needs when disasters strike are available to answer questions from officials leading relief and recovery efforts in Haiti. In particular, experts from the Disasters Roundtable, the Forum on Medical and Public Health Preparedness for Catastrophic Events, the Board on Infrastructure and the Constructed Environment, and the Transportation Research Board may be able to provide useful information to those responding to the disaster in Haiti.