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FloodsOccupational ExposureCyclonic StormsDisastersOccupational DiseasesTime FactorsNew OrleansLouisianaRelief WorkAir PollutantsEnvironmental ExposureDisaster PlanningMississippiBahamasRescue WorkFloridaTexasStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticSoutheastern United StatesRiversAlabamaRefugeesElectric Power SuppliesPublic Health PracticeWater MovementsCarbon Monoxide PoisoningRainCivil DefenseEmergency ShelterWetlandsEcosystemHousingPotamogetonaceaeHydrocharitaceaeMid-Atlantic RegionUnited States Virgin Islands
KatrinaWildfiresPresenting with illnessesStormsRespiratoryCarbon monoxideRisksAdverse health effectsMoldIllnessesImpactsCoastalAsthma2018SymptomsClinicalClimateRiskWorkplace2022PotentialMixturesGeneratePublic HealthAreasInsightsFloridaHealth effectsChronicExcessiveShort-termNaturalMajorLossesEmergency responseOccupationalWaterRescueEnvironmentalEvidenceExtensiveProblemsInsuranceProtectionCostsModelSeasonReduceDirect
Katrina5
  • Anecdotal reports associate exposures from Hurricanes Katrina and Sandy response and recovery activities with individuals' respiratory illnesses. (cdc.gov)
  • On August 29 and September 24, 2005, hurricanes Katrina and Rita, respectively, made landfall along the Gulf Coast. (cdc.gov)
  • The duration of flooding, the extent of flooding, and the number of structures flooded in New Orleans as a result of hurricanes Katrina and Rita in August and September 2005 made the likelihood of massive mold contamination a certainty. (cdc.gov)
  • Recent parallels to the kind of flooding observed in New Orleans as a result of hurricanes Katrina and Rita occurred in 1997 in Grand Forks, North Dakota, and in 1999 in North Carolina after Hurricane Floyd ( 2 ). (cdc.gov)
  • Following Hurricane Katrina, the uniformed US Public Health Service created an updated system through which its officers participated in emergency responses. (cdc.gov)
Wildfires3
  • These workers - who clear debris and build anew after hurricanes, floods and wildfires - perform the most arduous tasks. (publicintegrity.org)
  • Decades of greenhouse gas emissions have led to increased global temperatures, which have given rise to extreme weather events: hurricanes, wildfires, floods, droughts, and heat waves of unprecedented frequency, magnitude, intensity and devastation. (isee2022.org)
  • Health impacts may be multiplied when repeated events become the norm, or when different types of extreme weather events compound each other, such as heat waves and wildfires, hurricanes and earthquakes, or infectious diseases and any of the others. (isee2022.org)
Presenting with illnesses1
  • To provide guidance to clinicians who see patients presenting with illnesses that may relate to exposures during hurricane response and recovery activities, a new course segment offering Continuing Medical Education will be incorporated with an update to the UCONN Center for Indoor Environments and Health on-line Clinicians Mold Course [ www.video.uchc.edu/MoldMoisture/ ]. (cdc.gov)
Storms2
  • After both storms, levees were breached, leading to massive flooding in New Orleans and surrounding parishes. (cdc.gov)
  • Infrastructure projects, like this system of levees and other barriers in New Orleans, could reduce risk from coastal storms and flooding-events that could be exacerbated by climate change. (gao.gov)
Respiratory3
  • Preventing respiratory disease associated with severe weather response. (cdc.gov)
  • Severe weather events bring attention to threats to respiratory health that are associated with indoor exposures from moisture incursion. (cdc.gov)
  • These genes could be central for the interconnecting biological pathways potentially stimulated by TEX exposure, likely related to respiratory and neuro diseases. (cdc.gov)
Carbon monoxide1
  • Travelers should be mindful of, and limit exposures to, outdoor and indoor air pollution and carbon monoxide ( Table 4-02 ). (cdc.gov)
Risks1
  • At the same time, the services supported through federal funds also provide a complementary underpinning for research to help answer ongoing questions about potential risks for populations associated with World Trade Center exposures: What trends appear when cases are analyzed in aggregate? (cdc.gov)
Adverse health effects4
  • 48 hours will generally support visible and extensive mold growth and should be remediated, and excessive exposure to mold-contaminated materials can cause adverse health effects in susceptible persons regardless of the type of mold or the extent of contamination. (cdc.gov)
  • Conversely, those with preexisting heart and lung disease, children, and older adults have an increased risk for adverse health effects from even short-term exposure to air pollution. (cdc.gov)
  • To prevent exposures that could result in adverse health effects, travelers should avoid areas where mold contamination is obvious, and use personal protective equipment (PPE) such as gloves, goggles, waterproof boots, and NIOSH-approved N95 or higher respirators when working in moldy environments. (cdc.gov)
  • The direct relevance of any of these outcomes to human health is uncertain, and it is possible that many adverse health effects of exposure through breastfeeding have not yet been studied. (cdc.gov)
Mold7
  • The Institute of Medicine Committee on the "Effect of Climate Change on Indoor Air Quality and Public Health" identified chemical exposures, vector-borne disease, and mold and moisture associated illnesses as potential impacts from the damage and degradation of buildings, flooding and water damage associated with hurricanes (IOM 2011). (cdc.gov)
  • Considering these reports and other experience in our clinic, the UCONN Center for Indoor Environments and Health began working on a project - Recovery from catastrophic weather: mold exposure and health-related training* last year. (cdc.gov)
  • The work is directed to increase knowledge and protective behavior related to mold mitigation and health effects within emergency and recovery responders in states affected by Hurricane Sandy. (cdc.gov)
  • Extensive water damage after major hurricanes and floods increases the likelihood of mold contamination in buildings. (cdc.gov)
  • This report provides information on how to limit exposure to mold and how to identify and prevent mold-related health effects. (cdc.gov)
  • In addition, in the aftermath of extensive flooding, health-care providers should be watchful for unusual mold-related diseases. (cdc.gov)
  • In North Carolina, a reported increase in persons presenting with asthma symptoms was postulated to be caused by exposure to mold ( 2 ). (cdc.gov)
Illnesses1
  • Will exposures be associated with illnesses that have long latency periods - illnesses that would take years or decades to emerge? (cdc.gov)
Impacts1
  • Whole sections on health related effects to extreme weather, air pollution-related health effect, allergic diseases, water and food-borne infectious diseases, food and water scarcity and the long term impacts of chronic diseases and other health effects were completely wiped out of the testimony. (desmog.com)
Coastal1
  • This is consistent with the 2018 findings of the U.S. Global Change Research Program's Fourth National Climate Assessment, which concluded, among other things, that the continued increase in the frequency and extent of high-tide flooding due to sea level rise threatens America's trillion-dollar coastal infrastructure. (gao.gov)
Asthma1
  • The cause of some conditions, such as occupational asthma and contact dermatitis, may not initially be recognized as an occupational or environmental exposure, resulting in delay in controlling exposure to the inciting agent. (msdmanuals.com)
20181
  • For example, in 2018, Hurricane Michael devastated Tyndall Air Force Base in Florida, with a preliminary repair estimate of $3 billion. (gao.gov)
Symptoms1
  • Do complex mixtures of prenatal environmental and social exposures explain variation in risk for behavioral symptoms in adolescence? (isee2022.org)
Clinical2
  • Today, these services include clinical health screening, monitoring, and treatment for health conditions associated with exposures from the World Trade Center attack. (cdc.gov)
  • Peer-reviewed studies by our clinical partners have identified certain conditions whose onset or aggravation may be related to World Trade Center exposures, clinical findings suggest. (cdc.gov)
Climate5
  • We testified about our work on reducing the federal government's fiscal exposure from climate change, a topic on our High Risk List since 2013. (gao.gov)
  • The particular focus is on the Dutch insurance sector, as the Netherlands is extremely vulnerable to climate change, especially with regard to extreme precipitation and flooding. (springer.com)
  • Indeed, the flexible nature of the industry characterized by mostly short-term contracts, which allow for fairly quick adjustment of premiums, seems to assure its resilience against climate change. (springer.com)
  • Because of its well developed health infrastructure, and the greater involvement of government and nongovernmental agencies in disaster planning and response, the health effects from climate change are expected to be less significant than in the developing world. (desmog.com)
  • Furthermore, as climate change disrupts regional rainfall and temperatures, Leptospirosis should be considered in the setting of potential exposures. (medscape.com)
Risk6
  • According to the spring flood outlook released by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA), a third of the United States is at risk of inland flooding this spring - that's roughly 1.26 million square miles, covering 23 states and affecting almost 130 million Americans (Cappucci). (rms.com)
  • As GAO has reported, enhancing resilience can reduce fiscal exposure by reducing or eliminating long-term risk to people and property from natural hazards. (gao.gov)
  • Nevertheless, the lack of concern may turn out problematic if it means that increased loss exposures are insufficiently and with considerable delay incorporated in premiums and risk management practices. (springer.com)
  • the risk is generally low, however, for otherwise healthy people who have only limited exposure. (cdc.gov)
  • Midwestern and northeastern cities are at greatest risk, as heat-related illness and death appear to be related to exposure to temperatures much hotter than those to which the population is accustomed. (desmog.com)
  • Increasingly, adventurous travel and "mud run" sports or races involving fresh water or soil exposure put humans at risk. (medscape.com)
Workplace1
  • The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), the federal agency created to protect workers, has ignored research on workplace safeguards against post-disaster toxic exposures. (publicintegrity.org)
20221
  • A construction worker pushes a wheelbarrow in Fort Myers Beach, Florida, on Nov. 2, 2022, after Hurricane Ian devastated the area on Sept. 28, 2022. (publicintegrity.org)
Potential3
  • The development of a public health surveillance strategy among persons repopulating areas after extensive flooding is recommended to assess potential health effects and the effectiveness of prevention efforts. (cdc.gov)
  • However, there are few chemical-specific summaries of the potential harms of exposure to PFAS during the neonatal period through breastfeeding. (cdc.gov)
  • Collectively, this information was used to establish hypotheses on potential linkages between TEX exposures and human health. (cdc.gov)
Mixtures1
  • The recoded model was evaluated and applied to exposure scenarios to evaluate the validity of dose additivity for mixtures. (cdc.gov)
Generate2
  • Intuitively these make sense as drivers: warmer temperatures lead to snowmelt and river thaws in the North, producing a lot of runoff in a short period of time, while thunderstorms occur frequently across Central and Eastern regions bringing intense rainfall that can generate flash flooding. (rms.com)
  • Federal flood and crop insurance programs were not designed to generate sufficient funds to fully cover all losses and expenses. (gao.gov)
Public Health5
  • and whether neurobehavioral disorders caused by chronic low-dose exposure to neurotoxicants, which may manifest as psychological distress, are a public health phenomenon near hazardous waste sites. (cdc.gov)
  • Evidence is included about assessing exposure, clean-up and prevention, personal protective equipment, health effects, and public health strategies and recommendations. (cdc.gov)
  • Such a surveillance program will help CDC and state and local public health officials refine the guidelines for exposure avoidance, personal protection, and clean-up and assist health departments to identify unrecognized hazards. (cdc.gov)
  • Between 2006 and 2016, the RDF 3 team deployed multiple times in response to natural disasters and public health emergencies. (cdc.gov)
  • The public health response to such trends requires a holistic understanding of disease and the various external factors influencing public health. (desmog.com)
Areas2
  • A number of areas are heading into the spring flood season well ahead on rainfall and snowpack, leading to saturated soils that will have a tougher time handling the downpours that can occur. (rms.com)
  • Travelers might visit flooded areas as part of emergency, medical, or humanitarian relief missions. (cdc.gov)
Insights1
  • and provide insights into responses, which varied from being effective, appropriate, inadequate or insufficient to protect the public. (isee2022.org)
Florida2
  • Standing before a two-story house on the coast of Fort Myers Beach, Florida, where Hurricane Ian unleashed a seven-foot storm surge two weeks earlier, Marcos looked at the structure, shredded beyond repair. (publicintegrity.org)
  • Disaster restoration worker Marcos takes a selfie at work in Fort Myers, Florida, after Hurricane Ian. (publicintegrity.org)
Health effects1
  • What is known about the long-term health effects of chronically increased stress among individuals living near hazardous waste sites? (cdc.gov)
Chronic3
  • Scientists and clinicians recognized that a small number of people exposed to the stress of various natural disasters, such as fires, hurricanes, and floods, could develop psychological sequelae such as major depression, chronic anxiety, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). (cdc.gov)
  • or chronic exposure, as in residence near a leaking hazardous waste site can cause people to experience psychological uncertainty, worry, and chronic stress. (cdc.gov)
  • Baum and colleagues then looked for this same chronic stress response in a community located near a leaking hazardous waste site and found similar results. (cdc.gov)
Excessive1
  • This, coupled with an aging population, increases the likelihood of higher mortality as the elderly are more vulnerable to dying from exposure to excessive heat. (desmog.com)
Short-term2
  • In the second part of this work, we studied TEX-gene- disease associations using Comparative Toxicogenomics Database, pathway analysis and published microarray data from human gene expression changes in blood samples after short-term and long-term exposures. (cdc.gov)
  • The results show that 236 genes expressed were common between the short-term and long-term exposures. (cdc.gov)
Natural1
  • There are important differences between technologic and natural disasters that are believed to affect the psychological and social responses to technological disasters. (cdc.gov)
Major1
  • Footnote 2 England experienced two major flood events in the summer of 2007 caused by extreme precipitation. (springer.com)
Losses1
  • The flooding in Germany during 2002 caused losses of about € 9.2 billion (Munich Re 2002 ). (springer.com)
Emergency response2
  • This poster discusses UCONN's work to provide primary care, occupational and environmental specialists, and emergency response physicians with guidance to make informed decisions in patient treatment. (cdc.gov)
  • OSHA has enacted an emergency-response policy favoring a fast recovery over worker health. (publicintegrity.org)
Occupational1
Water1
  • Many structures remained flooded for weeks after the hurricane and became saturated with water. (cdc.gov)
Rescue1
  • As a part of the national response to the attacks, NIOSH scientists and engineers were among those mobilized by the Federal Government to provide technical assistance on-site for responders as rescue and recovery proceeded at the World Trade Center site. (cdc.gov)
Environmental1
  • Examples of adaptation interventions in the built environment might include better home insulation, and actions at community and personal levels aiming to reduce exposure to extreme environmental conditions. (isee2022.org)
Evidence3
  • This systematic review explores whether exposure to PFAS through breastfeeding is associated with adverse health outcomes among infants and children using evidence from human and animal studies. (cdc.gov)
  • Animal studies provided evidence of associations between exposure to PFOA through breastfeeding and reduced early life body weight gain, mammary gland development and thyroid hormone levels. (cdc.gov)
  • They also provided limited evidence of associations between PFOS exposure through breastfeeding with reduced early life body weight gain and cellular changes in the hippocampus. (cdc.gov)
Extensive1
  • and Hurricane Sandy which caused extensive destruction (2012). (cdc.gov)
Problems1
  • However, it is imperative to continue the follow-up of mothers and their offspring to detect long-term health problems early. (bvsalud.org)
Insurance2
  • Released last October, the flood model is designed to help the private insurance market seize the opportunities presented by this peril, and to also ultimately help accelerate flood insurance take up in the U.S. (rms.com)
  • The flood insurance program, for example, was about $21 billion in debt to the Treasury as of April 2019. (gao.gov)
Protection1
  • Without protection, workers are exposed to lethal toxins making them sick long after the cleanup. (publicintegrity.org)
Costs1
  • Only the decade 1926-1935 suffered higher damage costs due to hurricanes (Pielke et al. (springer.com)
Model1
  • And apart from the great hospitality, and the flowing conversation from colleagues and industry peers alike, RMS was also recognized by the award judges, receiving the "Initiative of the Year" award for the RMS U.S. Inland Flood HD model. (rms.com)
Season1
  • For example, in the last decade (1996-2005) the United States experienced the second most damaging hurricane season Footnote 1 of the past century in terms of damage that has been normalized for inflation and wealth. (springer.com)
Reduce1
  • Federal investments in resilience to reduce fiscal exposures have been limited. (gao.gov)
Direct1
  • The review included 37 total articles, including 9 animal studies and 1 human study measuring the direct contribution of exposure of the infant or pup through milk for any health outcome. (cdc.gov)