Tener Goodwin Veenema | |
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Born | Connecticut, USA |
Spouse(s) | Kenneth R. Veenema (m. 1980) |
Academic background | |
Education | BSN, Mount Holyoke College MSN, 1992, PhD, health services research and policy, 2001, University of Rochester Medical Center |
Academic work | |
Institutions | Johns Hopkins University |
Tener Goodwin Veenema is an American nurse and a public health scientist. She is a Senior Scientist in the Department of International Health at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and a Contributing Scholar at the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security. In 2021,Goodwin Veenema was elected as a Member of the National Academy of Medicine.
Veenema was born to parents Susan Tener Goodwin and Jack C. Goodwin. [1] Growing up,she attended Suffield Academy in Suffield,Connecticut. [2] Upon graduating,she enrolled at Mount Holyoke College and was chosen as the "Miss Greater Enfield of 1978" at the Miss Enfield Scholarship Pageant. [3] Following her undergraduate education,Goodwin Veenema received master’s degrees in nursing administration,pediatrics,and public health before earning her PhD in health services research and policy from the University of Rochester School of Medicine &Dentistry. [4]
In 2013 Veenema joined the faculty at Johns Hopkins University. In 2013,she was named one of 32 recipients of the 2013 Florence Nightingale Medal as someone who had displayed "exceptional courage and devotion to the wounded,sick or disabled or to civilian victims of a conflict or disaster." [5] Following this,she was promoted to associate professor at the Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing [6] and joined the faculty of Johns Hopkins School of Public Health Center for Refugee and Disaster Response. [7] As a result of her expertise,Veenema was chosen to help advise the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) during the Western African Ebola virus epidemic. As an advisor to the CDC,she helped translate guidance into real-world training,cover screening methods,lab test standards,and the disposal of waste. [8]
As a result of her expertise,Veenema was appointed to the 2015 Institute of Medicine (now referred to as the National Academy of Medicine) Standing Committee for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Division of Strategic National Stockpile. [9] Following this,she accepted a Fulbright Scholarship while also serving as editor of the textbook Disaster Nursing and Emergency Preparedness for Chemical,Biological and Radiological Terrorism and Other Hazards. [10] She was later selected to serve as the 2017–18 Distinguished Nurse Scholar-in-Residence at the National Academy of Medicine. [11]
During the COVID-19 pandemic,Veenema served as Co-chair of Johns Hopkins' COVID-19 Health Care Worker Protection Rapid Research Group. In this role,she was principal investigator of a study exploring the mental health impact of COVID-19 on healthcare workers and hospital staff,and she led a workshop on effective infection containment and how to prepare and educate nursing and health care students who are newly entering the workforce. [12] She was also appointed chair of the National Academy of Medicine Standing Committee for the CDC Center for Preparedness and Response. [13] In 2021,Goodwin Veenema was named a Member of the National Academy of Medicine for being an "international expert in disaster nursing and public health emergency management." [14]
Veenema married Kenneth Roy Veenema in 1980. [1]
The following is a list of selected publications: [15]
The Strategic National Stockpile (SNS),originally called the National Pharmaceutical Stockpile (NPS),is the United States' national repository of antibiotics,vaccines,chemical antidotes,antitoxins,and other critical medical supplies. Its website states:
"The Strategic National Stockpile's role is to supplement state and local supplies during public health emergencies. Many states have products stockpiled,as well. The supplies,medicines,and devices for life-saving care contained in the stockpile can be used as a short-term stopgap buffer when the immediate supply of adequate amounts of these materials may not be immediately available."
Emergency management,also called emergency response or disaster management,is the organization and management of the resources and responsibilities for dealing with all humanitarian aspects of emergencies. The aim is to prevent and reduce the harmful effects of all hazards,including disasters.
Donald Ainslie Henderson was an American medical doctor,educator,and epidemiologist who directed a 10-year international effort (1967–1977) that eradicated smallpox throughout the world and launched international childhood vaccination programs. From 1977 to 1990,he was Dean of the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health. Later,he played a leading role in instigating national programs for public health preparedness and response following biological attacks and national disasters. At the time of his death,he was Professor and Dean Emeritus of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health,and Professor of Medicine and Public Health at the University of Pittsburgh,as well as Distinguished Scholar at the UPMC Center for Health Security.
The Centers for Public Health Preparedness (CPHP) program was established in 2000 by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to strengthen bioterrorism and emergency preparedness by linking academic expertise to state and local health agency needs.
Martin Adel Makary is a British-American surgeon,professor,author and medical commentator. He practices surgical oncology and gastrointestinal laparoscopic surgery at the Johns Hopkins Hospital,is Mark Ravitch Chair in Gastrointestinal Surgery at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine,and teaches public health policy as Professor of Surgery and Public Health at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
Sheldon D. Fields Ph.D.,RN,FNP-BC,AACRN,FAANP,FNAP,FAAN FNP-BC,is a Registered Professional Nurse,Family Nurse Practitioner,educator,researcher,health policy analyst,and nurse entrepreneur who is known for his work in the field of behavioral health research specializing in the area of HIV/AIDS prevention.
Frederick M. "Skip" Burkle,Jr. is an American physician known for his work in human rights,international diplomacy and peacemaking,humanitarian assistance,and disaster response. He has been called "the single most talented and experienced post-conflict health specialist working for the United States government." His medical qualifications include pediatrics,emergency medicine,psychiatry,public health,and tropical medicine.
George S. Everly Jr.,PhD,ABPP is an American psychologist whose writings greatly shaped the fields of psychological crisis intervention and human resilience. He currently holds,or has held,academic posts as Professor in Psychology,Professor in Public Health,and Associate Professor in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Loyola University Maryland,The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine,and The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
Ellen J. MacKenzie is the dean of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. She is an expert in trauma care and health policy and management,and an elected fellow of the National Academy of Medicine.
Eva K Lee is an American applied mathematician and operations researcher who applies combinatorial optimization and systems biology to the study of health care decision making and organizational transformation. She is an analytic member of the Medical and Public Health Information Sharing Environment (MPHISE) system. Since July 2021,Lee assumes the role of chief scientific officer for a private technology company,heading the Center for Operations Research in Medicine and Healthcare and the Center for Operations Research in Homeland Security. Prior,she was a professor at the H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering of Georgia Institute of Technology. She was also the Founder and Director of Georgia Tech's Center for Operations Research in Medicine and Healthcare from 1999 until June 30,2021. She was a Distinguished Scholar in Health Systems,Health System Institute at Georgia Tech and Emory University. Lee was the Virginia C. and Joseph C. Mello Chair from 2017 to 2019.
Hamidreza Khankeh is an Iranian scientist in the field of Emergency and Disaster Health and current Chancellor of the University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences. He became known for his development of national guidelines to prepare hospitals against disasters,National Respond Framework in disasters and the integration emergency numbers in Iran. He has been a member Academy of Medical Science Iran since 2016... Khankeh has been head of department and research center of Health in Emergency and Disaster in University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Science Tehran since 2012. From 2017 he has held vice chancellor for National Emergency Medical Organization of Iran,national advisor for deputy of nursing in Ministry of Health in emergency and disaster and also advisor of National Disaster Management Organization and Tehran Disaster Mitigation and Management Organization
Syra Madad is an American pathogen preparedness expert and infectious disease epidemiologist. Madad is the Senior Director of the System-wide Special Pathogens Program at NYC Health + Hospitals where she is part of the executive leadership team which oversees New York City's response to the Coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic in the city's 11 public hospitals. She was featured in the Netflix documentary series Pandemic:How to Prevent an Outbreak and the Discovery Channel documentary The Vaccine:Conquering COVID.
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Crystal Watson is a senior scholar at the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security and an assistant professor in the Department of Environmental Health and Engineering. She is an expert in health security,biodefense,and risk assessment and preparedness for emerging infectious diseases. She is currently working on the public health response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Elaine Lucille Larson is an American infectious disease specialist. As a Professor of Epidemiology at the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health,she has published four books and more than four hundred articles on the subjects of infection prevention and control,disease epidemiology,and related issues. In 2017,Larson was named a "Living Legend" by the American Academy of Nursing,the Academy's highest honor.
Martha Norton Hill is an American nurse. She was the Dean of the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing and Professor of Nursing,Medicine,and Public Health at Johns Hopkins University.
Christopher Ryan Friese is an American nurse scientist. In 2020,he was elected to membership in the National Academy of Medicine and in 2021,was appointed to the National Cancer Advisory Board.
Maureen Yvette Lichtveld is an American epidemiologist. She is the dean at the University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health.
Amesh Adalja is an American infectious disease physician. He specializes in infectious disease,bioterrorism,and emergency medicine at Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security and a clinical assistant professor at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.
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