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Richard  Garfield

Adjunct Professor

Adjunct or Visiting, Global Health

Dr. Garfield has been consultanting for the CDC, WHO, OCHA, WFP, UNICEF, OXFAM, CARE USA, PAHO, International Medical Corps, Physicians for Human Rights, Merlin and the World Bank since 1988.

His most recent grants rewarded are as follows:

  • Merlin, Haiti, $30,000, 2010
  • ACAPs, $50,000, 2010-2011
  • W.H.O. Research on Non Communicable Diseases, $116,000, 2009-2010
  • UNICEF Evaluation of Tsunami Recovery,  $56,000, 2008
  • Global Burden of Disease, Conflict Assessment, $20,000, 2008

Contact Information

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Email: chx8@cdc.gov

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Areas of Interest

  • Emergency Preparedness
  • Epidemiology
  • Nursing Informatics
  • Public Health Preparedness and Response

Education

  • A.D. 1976, Hahnemann Medical College
  • B.A. 1977, Beacon College
  • M.P.H. 1977, Columbia University
  • Dr. P.H. 1985, Columbia University
  • M.S. 1986, Columbia University

Affiliations & Activities

Editorial Boards: 

American Journal of Disaster Medicine, American Journal of Nursing, BioScience Trends (Japan)

Journal of Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness                        (2005)

Minorities at Risk Project Advisory Board E                                                    (2009)

Academic Advisory Committee, UN Rep for Children and Armed Conflict            (1999)

Institute for the Study of Genocide                                                                  (1999)

Institute of Medicine Committee on Gulf War Studies Design                             (1998)

N Y Academy of Medicine Human Rights Committee   #463725                        (1997)

Publications

  • , , Counting the Dead: Epidemiologic Analysis of War. In Iraq: Silent Death 2011 , Malaysia: Academic Imprint Series, , 587-603
  • , , Current Issues in Nursing, 8th Edition. , St Louis: Elsevier Press, ,
  • , , Internal population displacement in Haiti: preliminary analyses of movement patterns of Digicel mobile phones: 1 January to 11 March 2010. , Karolinska Institute and Columbia University, ,
  • , , The 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami Disaster: Evaluation of UNICEF's Response (Final Evaluation) - Synthesis Report. , NY: UNICEF, ,