SEMINAR: DR. GARY GLAUBERMAN – DISASTER PREPAREDNESS AND PLANETARY HEALTH: GLOBAL CHALLENGES AND LOCAL IMPACTS

Dr. Gary Glauberman provided a brief overview of planetary health, disaster preparedness, and their interconnectedness. He explained how unique social and environmental factors contribute to making Hawaiʻi highly vulnerable to climate-related disasters, and illustrated how the 2023 Maui Wildfire disaster demonstrates the local impacts of global challenges posed by climate change.

Dr. Glauberman is an associate professor and chair of the nursing department at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. His areas of expertise include community/public health nursing, occupational health nursing, disaster nursing, and global health. He is dedicated to reducing health disparities by empowering nurses to lead health care teams and systems, promoting collaborative community engagement, and disseminating nursing scholarship to multidisciplinary audiences. Dr. Glauberman’s program of research focuses on the impact of the environment on population health and health disparities. His specific area of focus is community preparedness for public health emergencies such as disasters and large-scale communicable disease outbreaks, a field in which he has contributed multiple peer-reviewed journal articles and presentations. He has led research teams as the principal investigator on projects involving multidisciplinary team members. His scholarship has contributed to greater awareness regarding barriers and facilitators for household and community emergency preparedness and vaccine behaviors, and has informed health promotion strategies for diverse groups. 

Time: 10:00AM