Disasters are disruptive to one's state of normalcy, including daily routines, activities of daily living, employment, transportation, housing, and social relations. Disasters can take a serious toll on the mental health ...
Hurricane Ian made landfall on the Gulf Coast of Florida as a Category 4 storm late last month, devastating communities and impacting millions of people.
Oct 17, 2022
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In April 2010, the Deepwater Horizon oil drilling rig explosion in the Gulf of Mexico released millions of gallons of crude petroleum into the water creating slicks miles wide. To break up those slicks, disaster response ...
Jun 8, 2022
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A new comprehensive course incorporating an interdisciplinary approach to disaster preparedness shows promise for better equipping health professionals in responding to disasters.
Feb 25, 2021
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A new study of how the 2020 major hurricanes and the COVID-19 pandemic affected each other as well as disaster response found that although prior experience enabled community-based organizations to respond to the pandemic, ...
Feb 24, 2021
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Between 130,000 and 210,000 COVID-19 deaths in the United States could have been avoided if the Trump administration had quickly and effectively implemented a cohesive public health response to the novel coronavirus, according ...
Oct 22, 2020
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Harvard scientists are leading a global research network that is using data from mobile devices and social media to document people's movements during the COVID-19 outbreak and translate that information to help government ...
Jun 24, 2020
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A key group of allies is missing in the U.S. effort to face the coronavirus pandemic: the American people.
Apr 14, 2020
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The number of COVID-19 cases in Australian continues to grow with new cases confirmed each day.
Mar 24, 2020
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LSU Health New Orleans-led research reports that the key to improving community resiliency following disasters is a dynamic partnership between community-based organizations and public health agencies established pre-disaster. ...
Sep 18, 2019
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