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Affiliation(s)
- Philimon N Gona
- Department of Urban Public Health, University of Massachusetts Boston, Boston, MA 02125, USA.
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- Department of Urban Public Health, University of Massachusetts Boston, Boston, MA 02125, USA
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Botzen WJW, Mol JM, Robinson PJ, Zhang J, Czajkowski J. Individual hurricane evacuation intentions during the COVID-19 pandemic: insights for risk communication and emergency management policies. NATURAL HAZARDS (DORDRECHT, NETHERLANDS) 2022; 111:507-522. [PMID: 34690429 PMCID: PMC8526995 DOI: 10.1007/s11069-021-05064-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2021] [Accepted: 09/30/2021] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
Abstract
UNLABELLED The U.S. 2020 hurricane season was extraordinary because of a record number of named storms coinciding with the COVID-19 pandemic. This study draws lessons on how individual hurricane preparedness is influenced by the additional risk stemming from a pandemic, which turns out to be a combination of perceptions of flood and pandemic risks that have opposite effects on preparedness behavior. We conducted a survey in early June 2020 of 600 respondents in flood-prone areas in Florida to obtain insights into households' risk perceptions and preparedness for the upcoming hurricane season under COVID-19. The results show that concerns over COVID-19 dominated flood risk perceptions and negatively impacted people's evacuation intentions. Whereas hotel costs were the main obstacle to evacuating during Hurricane Dorian in 2019 in the same geographic study area, the main evacuation obstacle identified in the 2020 hurricane season is COVID-19. Our statistical analyses investigating the factors influencing evacuation intentions show that older individuals are less likely to evacuate under a voluntary order, because they are more concerned about the consequences of becoming infected by COVID-19. We observe similar findings based on a real-time survey we conducted in Florida with another group of respondents under the threat of Hurricane Eta at the end of the hurricane season in November 2020. We discuss the implications of our findings for risk communication and emergency management policies that aim to improve hurricane preparedness when dealing with additional health risks such as a pandemic, a situation that may be exacerbated under the future climate. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s11069-021-05064-2.
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- W. J. Wouter Botzen
- Institute for Environmental Studies, Vrije Universiteit, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Utrecht University School of Economics (U.S.E.), Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
- Risk Management and Decision Processes Center, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA
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- Institute for Environmental Studies, Vrije Universiteit, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Center for Research in Experimental Economics and Political Decision Making (CREED), University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Institute for Environmental Studies, Vrije Universiteit, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- College of Business, Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond, USA
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- Center for Insurance Policy and Research, National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC), Kansas City, USA
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Sevillano M, Vosloo S, Cotto I, Dai Z, Jiang T, Santiago Santana JM, Padilla IY, Rosario-Pabon Z, Velez Vega C, Cordero JF, Alshawabkeh A, Gu A, Pinto AJ. Spatial-temporal targeted and non-targeted surveys to assess microbiological composition of drinking water in Puerto Rico following Hurricane Maria. WATER RESEARCH X 2021; 13:100123. [PMID: 34704006 PMCID: PMC8524244 DOI: 10.1016/j.wroa.2021.100123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2021] [Revised: 09/28/2021] [Accepted: 09/30/2021] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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Loss of basic utilities, such as drinking water and electricity distribution, were sustained for months in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria's (HM) landfall in Puerto Rico (PR) in September 2017. The goal of this study was to assess if there was deterioration in biological quality of drinking water due to these disruptions. This study characterized the microbial composition of drinking water following HM across nine drinking water systems (DWSs) in PR and utilized an extended temporal sampling campaign to determine if changes in the drinking water microbiome were indicative of HM associated disturbance followed by recovery. In addition to monitoring water chemistry, the samples were subjected to culture independent targeted and non-targeted microbial analysis including quantitative PCR (qPCR) and genome-resolved metagenomics. The qPCR results showed that residual disinfectant was the major driver of bacterial concentrations in tap water with marked decrease in concentrations from early to late sampling timepoints. While Mycobacterium avium and Pseudomonas aeruginosa were not detected in any sampling locations and timepoints, genetic material from Leptospira and Legionella pneumophila were transiently detected in a few sampling locations. The majority of metagenome assembled genomes (MAGs) recovered from these samples were not associated with pathogens and were consistent with bacterial community members routinely detected in DWSs. Further, whole metagenome-level comparisons between drinking water samples collected in this study with samples from other full-scale DWS indicated no significant deviation from expected community membership of the drinking water microbiome. Overall, our results suggest that disruptions due to HM did not result in significant and sustained deterioration of biological quality of drinking water at our study sites.
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- Maria Sevillano
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, United States of America
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- School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, United States of America
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, United States of America
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- Key Laboratory of Drinking Water Science and Technology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, United States of America
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- Department of Natural Sciences, University of Puerto Rico, Carolina, PR, United States of America
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- Department of Civil Engineering and Surveying, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez, PR, United States of America
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- University of Puerto Rico—Medical Sciences Campus, San Juan, PR, United States of America
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- University of Puerto Rico—Medical Sciences Campus, San Juan, PR, United States of America
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, United States of America
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, United States of America
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- School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, United States of America
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- School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, United States of America
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Bozick R. The effects of Hurricane Harvey on the physical and mental health of adults in Houston. Health Place 2021; 72:102697. [PMID: 34700063 DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2021.102697] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2021] [Revised: 09/06/2021] [Accepted: 10/08/2021] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Using data from the 2017-18 Health of Houston Survey, this study estimates the effect of Hurricane Harvey, the second costliest storm in the history of the United States, on the physical and mental health of adults living in Houston, Texas. The survey was fielded to a population-based probability sample whose data collection activities were interrupted and delayed by Hurricane Harvey. This interruption in data collection created a natural experiment that allowed for a comparison of community health before and after the storm. Following the storm, adults in Houston on average experienced an increase of 1.12 days a month of poor physical health and an increase of 1.31 days a month of poor mental health. These effects were most pronounced in parts of the city where structural damage from the storm was most severe.
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- Robert Bozick
- Kinder Institute for Urban Research, Rice University, Kraft Hall, 6100 Main Street, Suite 305, Houston, TX, 77005-1892, USA.
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Glauberman GHR, Wong LCK, Bray ML, Katz AR. Disaster Aftermath Interprofessional Simulation: Promoting Nursing Students' Preparedness for Interprofessional Teamwork. J Nurs Educ 2021; 59:353-356. [PMID: 32497240 DOI: 10.3928/01484834-20200520-11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2019] [Accepted: 01/17/2020] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND Nurses are members of interprofessional cadres of health care professions with vital roles as disaster shelter volunteers and leaders for recovery efforts. Nurses must be equipped with the skills needed to care for communities postdisaster. Providing students with opportunities to engage in interprofessional simulated disaster experiences is an effective method for preparing them to work in leadership roles during disasters. This article describes a case study in the use of simulation to enhance health care students' knowledge and interprofessional collaboration roles in disaster management. METHOD The Disaster Aftermath Interprofessional Simulation (DAIS) tabletop exercise was developed by nursing and public health faculty. RESULTS Students prioritized health interventions and investigated a foodborne outbreak in an emergency shelter. Students applied knowledge from their respective disciplines, collaborating to develop plans to protect populations. CONCLUSION The DAIS is an innovative method for preparing nursing students to work as interprofessional team members in disaster response and recovery. [J Nurs Educ. 2020;59(6):353-356.].
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Nontuberculous Mycobacteria Infection: Source and Treatment. CURRENT PULMONOLOGY REPORTS 2019. [DOI: 10.1007/s13665-019-00237-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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