St. John’s University to Host H1N1 Preparedness Conference

NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene & Office of Emergency Management Will Co-host

St. John’s University will host the “H1N1 Preparedness for Colleges and Universities Conference” on Friday, September 18 in the Saval Auditorium at the University’s Manhattan campus (101 Murray Street). The conference will be a half-day session from 9:00 a.m. to Noon.

Pre-registration is recommended and can be accessed ed by visiting the H1N1 Preparedness for Colleges and Universities Conference web site at: www.stjohns.edu/campus/publicsafety/h1n1.stj.

New York City Office of Emergency Management (OEM) Commissioner, Joseph F. Bruno, will deliver the opening address and Dr. Scott A. Harper, Medical Specialist, Bureau of Communicable Disease, NYC Department of Heath and Mental Hygiene and Dr. Isaac B. Weisfuse, Deputy Commissioner, Division of Disease Control, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, will follow as featured guest speakers. Additional presenters include:

• Lucia V. Torian, Ph.D., Deputy Director – HIV Epidemiology & Field Service Program, NYC Dept. of Health and Mental Hygiene
• Ira Tannenbaum, Manager – Public/Private Initiatives, NYC Office of Emergency Management
• Amber Greene, Manager – Ready New York Program, NYC Office of Emergency Management
• Kathryn Hutchinson, Ph.D., Executive Director – Student Wellness,St. John’s University
• Dominic Petruzzelli, Director of Residence Life, St. John's University

Over 100 representatives from tri-state area colleges and universities are scheduled to attend this informative conference. The H1N1 Preparedness for Colleges and Universities comes on the heels of St. John’s first two Emergency forums, the Urban Hazards Forum IV: Campus School Safety and Emergency Preparedness, held  in 2008 and the Study Abroad and Emergency Preparedness Conference, held in March, 2009. 

Interested media representatives are asked to contact Dominic Scianna, Assistant Vice President for Media Relations at (718) 990-6185 or e-mail inquires to: sciannad@stjohns.edu.