HURRICANE KATRINA: A SOCIAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH DISASTER

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dc.contributor.authorQuinn, S. C.
dc.date.accessioned2019-08-14T15:02:59Z
dc.date.available2019-08-14T15:02:59Z
dc.date.issued2005
dc.description.abstractHurricane Katrina made it evident that natural disasters occur in the same social, historical, and political environment in which disparities in health already exist. The hurricane was only the disaster agent; what created the magnitude of the disaster was the underlying vulnerability of the affected communities. In New Orleans, where 69% of the population is African American and 23% live below the poverty line, thousands of African Americans were stranded after the evacuation order. The risks from the heat, floodwaters, and other factors, combined with existing social disparities in health, contributed to an exacerbation of chronic health conditions, and distrust of government agencies.
dc.description.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2005.080119
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.13016/dmjl-3sw2
dc.identifier.citationQuinn, S. C. (2005) HURRICANE KATRINA: A SOCIAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH DISASTER. American Journal of Public Health, 96 (2). p. 204.
dc.identifier.issn0090-0036
dc.identifier.otherEprint ID 2691
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1903/23358
dc.subjectDisparities
dc.subjectPublic Health
dc.subjectdisparities in health
dc.subjectAfrican American
dc.subjectchronic health conditions
dc.subjectdistrust of government agencies.
dc.titleHURRICANE KATRINA: A SOCIAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH DISASTER
dc.typeArticle

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