The session aims to provide a platform to exchange knowledge on the interaction between public health and the state of the environment before, during, and after natural disasters.

We encourage contributions from all disciplines particularly collaborations between health and science and engineering communities on topics that focus on: i) improving understanding of the acute and chronic impacts of failures in industrial and environmental infrastructure on public health; ii) assessing community perception of exposure and risk; iii) developing monitoring, response and mitigation strategies, iv) and modeling, experimental, and field studies that are aimed at reducing vulnerabilities and enhancing community resilience.