Meeting

The National Biodefense Science Board (NBSB) held a public meeting on November 18-19, 2008 at the Sheraton National Hotel in Arlington, VA. During this meeting the NBSB considered a report prepared by the Disaster Mental Health Subcommittee on protecting, preserving, and restoring individual and community mental health in catastrophic health event settings, including pre-event, intra-event, and post-event education, messaging, and interventions.

Additionally the NBSB discussed matters related to Section 202, Telehealth Enhancements for Emergency Response, of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act (P.L. 109-417) concerning the use of telehealth in public health emergencies and medical disasters; received an update and discussed the development of the National Health Security Strategy; and discussed past years activities by the Working Group on USG Medical Countermeasure R&D Processes for CBRN Agents.

Report:
Disaster Mental Health Subcommittee Report

Meeting Summary
Meeting summary

Date:
November 18-19, 2008

Time:
November 18, 2008 : 8:30 A.M. – 5:00 P.M.

November 19, 2008 : 9:00 A.M. – 11:00 A.M.

Location:
Sheraton National Hotel
900 S. Orme Street
Arlington, VA 22209

Notice:
Federal Register Notice 

Agenda
NBSB Public Meeting Agenda

Public Participation
Meetings of the NBSB are open to the public and attendance is welcome. Members of the public may listen to the deliberations of the NBSB by calling 1-866-388-6817, referencing the conference ID “ASPR,” and then following the directions of the operator. Members of the public participating by telephone will have an opportunity to provide comment during the meeting.