In part 2 of our interview with emPOWER Director Kristen Finne, she observes how she has seen the program at HHS ASPR evolve and spark conversations across government about empowering service to at-risk populations. She provides highlights about what this means for sharing data in protected environments and building capacity for solar and storage across the country in the event of an outage. Finneโs passion for helping disproportionately impacted people contributes to this framework other partners can improve upon for an all-of-government approach to emergency response.
HealthCast
Season 4
Episode 5
23m listen
HHS emPOWER Data Sharing Successes Prompt Governmentwide Collaboration

Kristen Finne breaks down a decade of growth with the HHS emPOWER program.

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Kristen Finne Director emPOWER Program, HHS ASPR
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