Free Zoom 

Can we do better? Lessons Learned from Pandemic Response for Future Resiliency

Join us from anywhere in the world on this free themed zoom!

During public health disasters like the COVID19 pandemic, the traditional healthcare system becomes overburdened as disease cases amplify during the response. This presents a unique intersection of public health, medicine, and the built environment. In other disasters (e.g., terror attacks, wildfires, earthquakes, or hurricanes) the built environment can be similarly overburdened depending on the illnesses or injuries that emerge from the disaster. As we enter the inter-pandemic phase, we should identify the unique linkages between public health, medicine, and the built environment to address resiliency differently. How can we collectively prepare for better emergency response during local, regional, national, or international public health disasters.

This session will provide: 1) public health background and research about the role of the built environment during emergency response; 2) lessons learned during the pandemic and how to recognize these moving forward; and 3) provide an exercise for attendees to contemplate health and the built environment.

When: Thursday 4th June 

7:00pm BST London UK   (12 noon USA Pacific)

*This zoom is free to attend, but you must reserve your place online. Places can be booked through link below. Please consider leaving a donation to make future events like this one possible.

This talk is part of a on-going series to accompany our temporary exhibition. The programmes have all been made possible by our Gold Sponsor, the American College of Healthcare Architects.

Molly M. Scanlon, PhD, FAIA, FACHA is an Environmental Health Scientist, as well as a licensed and certified healthcare architect currently conducting research at the University of Arizona, Zuckerman College of Public Health. She has 35+ years of experience related to creating environments for healthcare, public health, and wellbeing. Dr. Scanlon’s work and research involves examining the built environment’s impact on human health with a focus on infection control, emergency preparedness, and environmental health promotion. Additionally, Dr. Scanlon served as the American Institute of Architects (AIA) appointed chair for the COVID-19 Alternative Care Sites Task Force during the pandemic response for which she was honored as an AIA Citizen Architect, the Healthcare Design Magazine Top10 2021 MVP, and with a national AIA Presidential Citation. She is a Fellow in both the American Institute of Architects and the American College of Healthcare Architects.