CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFING: DISASTER PREPAREDNESS: BUILDING AN INNOVATIVE NATIONAL RESPONSE NETWORK IN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES - U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico

For Immediate Release
Contacts: Mike McQuery (Rep. Plaskett)
June 13, 2018
202-225-1790
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CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFING: DISASTER PREPAREDNESS: BUILDING AN INNOVATIVE NATIONAL RESPONSE NETWORK IN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES - BUILDING A 21ST CENTURY HEALTH AND HEALTHCARE INFRASTRUCTURE FOR PUERTO RICO, THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS, UNDERSERVED AND RURAL COMMUNITIES NATIONWIDE

WASHINGTON – The National HIT Collaborative for the Underserved, Inc. (NHIT®) along with Congresswoman Stacey Plaskett, will be convening a Congressional Briefing titled: “Disaster Preparedness: Building An Innovative National Response Network in Underserved Communities - Building a 21st Century Health and Healthcare Infrastructure for Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, underserved and rural communities nationwide.” The briefing will cover lessons learned from California, Texas, Florida, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

WHAT: Disaster Preparedness Briefing

WHEN: Thursday June 21, 2018

TIME: 11am – 2pm

WHERE: 2253 Rayburn Building
Washington, DC 20515

WHO: Congresswoman Stacey Plaskett, Congresswoman Doris Matsui, Congresswoman Jennifer Gonzalez-Colon and the National HIT Collaborative for the Underserved, Inc.

RSVP: Ariyana.Gore@mail.house.gov