Katrina / Rita After Action Report
In June 2006, The Litaker Group completed activities associated with the assessment of the Texas health and medical response to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.In April 2008 the Texas Health and Human Services Agency established the HHS Emergency Management Council. As part of its mandate, it will fulfill specific recommendations for improvement identified in the After Action Report. According to HHS Circular C-028
"The Health and Medical Response After Action Report to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, produced by The Litaker Group, LLC, at the request of DSHS, identified areas needing improvement within the emergency management framework of the HHS enterprise. Communication and coordination of information among the HHS agencies before, during, and after a disaster were the subjects of two of the findings addressed by the report. The establishment of the HHS Emergency Management Council will ensure that the strategic coordination and information-sharing protocols necessary to address the findings are in place."
- The Health and Medical Response to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita by the Texas Department of State Health Services: An After Action Assessment. June 2006 by Morrill JB, Litaker JR, Markovich RS, et al. (PDF 3.4 MB)
- Article from the Houston Chronicle entitled: "Evacuations taught health officials lessons" reporting on The Litaker Group after action report on the DSHS response to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. April 19, 2006. (PDF 427 KB)
- Presentation at the Texas Health and Medical Response Summit. Austin, Texas April 18, 2006 by Litaker JR. (PDF 604 KB)
- DSHS Hurricane Response Summit Press Release. April 17, 2006. (HTML)