• 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)
  • Countless communities across the United States have felt firsthand the often deadly and devastating impacts of hurricanes, from Hurricane Katrina, which left 1,833 people dead after slamming into the Gulf Coast in 2005, to Hurricane Sandy in 2012 and hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria in 2017-some of the most costly tropical storms on record-along with many others. (americanprogress.org)
  • Recent unprecedented disasters have renewed concerns initially raised after Hurricane Katrina (in 2005) about disaster preparedness, response, and recovery for communities, individuals, and health care systems. (jabfm.org)
  • Hurricane Andrew's landfall in Florida in 1992 changed the face of property catastrophe insurance and kick-started many new initiatives, including the development of hurricane risk modeling. (rms.com)
  • These dates correspond to landfall of the first hurricane (Charley) and 3 weeks after landfall of the last hurricane (Jeanne), when active surveillance for CO poisoning was discontinued. (cdc.gov)
  • The number of cases and incidents peaked within 3 days after landfall of each hurricane ( Figure 1 ). (cdc.gov)
  • 1 Hurricane Sally rapidly intensified shortly before making landfall on September 16, 2020, as a slow-moving Category 2 storm with 105 mph winds, dumping 20 to 30 inches of rainfall along hard-hit communities in western Florida and coastal Alabama. (americanprogress.org)
  • 3 Yet the 2020 hurricane season represents uncharted territory, as storms are expected to continue making landfall in communities that are still struggling to contain COVID-19 outbreaks, maintain social distancing, and weather the historic pandemic-induced economic downturn-all amid a national reckoning with racial oppression and resource disparities in Black communities and other communities of color. (americanprogress.org)
  • Over two-thirds of the population of Puerto Rico was at potential risk of exposure to bacterial contamination in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria, according to government test results obtained by NRDC. (nrdc.org)
  • The tests performed by the Puerto Rico Department of Health confirmed that several cities in Puerto Rico are at risk of bacterial contamination in their water supply, in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria. (nrdc.org)
  • In North Carolina, a reported increase in persons presenting with asthma symptoms was postulated to be caused by exposure to mold ( 2 ). (cdc.gov)
  • Two people walk down a flooded street in Rodanthe, North Carolina, as Hurricane Dorian hits Cape Hatteras on September 6, 2019. (americanprogress.org)
  • Hurricane Harvey was not kind to family physician Jim LaRose, DO. (texmed.org)
  • Given the enormity of Hurricane Harvey, we didn't have enough epidemiologists, we didn't have enough environmental sanitarians, and we didn't have enough nurses and clinicians," Dr. Shah said. (texmed.org)
  • The health problems that creates become more severe when a disaster like Hurricane Harvey strikes. (texmed.org)
  • Puerto Rico had the nation's worst drinking water even before Hurricane Maria, and testing after the storm shows that a bad situation has gotten worse. (nrdc.org)
  • Despite the deadly consequences of both delaying the federal response to the pandemic at its outset and urging states to reopen their economies before it was safe to do so, President Donald Trump has boasted about the federal government's response to COVID-19 and the nation's preparedness for the 2020 hurricane season. (americanprogress.org)
  • The data were preparedness in the Nation's hospitals plans, training for terrorism response, weighted according to the inverse will be crucial for appropriate Federal experiences with internal and external probability of hospital selection and a agencies that are charged with planning disaster drills, and availability of nonresponse adjustment factor. (cdc.gov)
  • FAIRFIELD, Conn. (August 29, 2019) - As Hurricane Dorian strengthens and approaches Florida's east coast, Save the Children urges parents and caregivers to talk to their children about hurricanes and take immediate steps to keep kids safe. (savethechildren.org)
  • Find out if you live in a Hurricane Dorian evacuation area, and assess your risks from a storm surge, flooding or wind damage. (savethechildren.org)
  • Before children are returned to areas impacted by Hurricane Dorian, make sure utilities, such as electricity and plumbing, are restored and living and learning spaces in homes, schools, and child care facilities are free from physical and environmental hazards. (savethechildren.org)
  • She sat on the pregnancy and birth defects task force for CDC's 2016 Zika response - Zika virus response and led the, and led the domestic, and led the domestic Zika pregnancy and infants research [inaudible] in the division of congenital and developmental disorders until May 2018. (cdc.gov)
  • The government of Puerto Rico noted in its request for disaster recovery assistance that over 70 percent of the island's water treatment and distribution systems were affected by Hurricane Maria. (nrdc.org)
  • 3. Trevor Houser and I recently estimated the potential long-run economic consequences of Hurricane Maria on the economic growth of Puerto Rico and published an op-ed explaining the issue and putting the event in context. (g-feed.com)
  • Can the Florida Insurance Market Withstand a US$100 Billion Repeat of Hurricane Andrew? (rms.com)
  • The wide-ranging impact of Hurricane Andrew on the Florida insurance market is a familiar story within the risk management world. (rms.com)
  • Florida department of health workers' response to 2004 hurricanes: a qualitative analysis. (cdc.gov)
  • We examined the disaster management experiences of 4323 Florida Department of Health workers 9 months after their response to 4 hurricanes and 1 tropical storm during a 7-week period in August and September of 2004. (cdc.gov)
  • The four major hurricanes that struck Florida during August 13--September 25, 2004, produced electric power outages in several million homes ( 1 ). (cdc.gov)
  • After the hurricanes, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) investigated six deaths in Florida attributed to carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning (CPSC, unpublished data, 2004). (cdc.gov)
  • The Florida Department of Health and CDC analyzed demographic and CO exposure data from these fatal poisoning cases and from nonfatal poisoning cases among 167 persons treated at 10 hospitals, including two with hyperbaric oxygen (HBO 2 ) chambers. (cdc.gov)
  • The percentages of those poisoned who were Hispanic and black were approximately twice the percentages of Hispanics (14.7%) and blacks (9.1%) reported residing in the hurricane-affected counties by the Florida 2004 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) survey. (cdc.gov)
  • Primarily working in areas of infections during pregnancy and emergency preparedness and response. (cdc.gov)
  • And subsequently led the emergency preparedness and response activity in CDC's division of reproductive heath. (cdc.gov)
  • Ms. Ellington recently started as the emergency preparedness and response team lead in the division of, in the division of reproductive health. (cdc.gov)
  • Save the Children's disaster preparedness and emergency response experts are available for interviews with press. (savethechildren.org)
  • Quantifying care disruptions around disasters is an important step in assessing interventions to improve emergency preparedness and response for clinics. (jabfm.org)
  • Casualty Supplement was included in the 2003 survey and provided the data for this hospitals regarding their preparedness analysis. (cdc.gov)
  • Information about preparedness for such attacks by asking of 13 4-week reporting periods scattered strengths and limitations of terrorism about the content of emergency response over the entire year. (cdc.gov)
  • Objective Examinations of the demands on public health workers after disaster exposure have been limited. (cdc.gov)
  • Conclusions Study findings highlighted a number of concerns that are important to public health workers who provide emergency care after a disaster and, in particular, multiple disasters such as during the 2004 hurricane season. (cdc.gov)
  • This article presents potential measures of ambulatory care recovery and resilience and applies the measures to data around a recent disaster. (jabfm.org)
  • Data from the 2003 NHAMCS plans, only 46.1 percent reported written memoranda of understanding with these supplement will serve as a baseline for facilities to accept inpatients during a declared disaster. (cdc.gov)
  • Government data obtained by NRDC confirmed that several Puerto Rico cities are at risk of bacterial contamination in their water supply. (nrdc.org)
  • Extensive water damage after major hurricanes and floods increases the likelihood of mold contamination in buildings. (cdc.gov)
  • 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)
  • Expenses for items such as first-response programmes, evacuation, loss mitigation or clean-up costs, which are typically not covered or are sub-limited, can now be included. (munichre.com)
  • The federal government has not undertaken strategic government-wide planning to manage climate risks by using information on the potential economic effects of climate change to identify significant risks and craft appropriate federal responses. (g-feed.com)
  • Clients and brokers can file claims, manage risks, and access claims data from 100+ countries. (aig.com)
  • They complement traditional insurance coverage for policyholders aiming to reduce their risk exposure and can cover risks that have traditionally been uninsurable. (munichre.com)
  • Training there were no major funding programs for hospital incident command and smallpox, anthrax, chemical, and radiological directed toward hospitals for this exposures was ahead of training for other infectious diseases. (cdc.gov)
  • Department of Defense had not allocated any funding for hospitals, although it funded emergency response agencies (3). (cdc.gov)
  • Bacterial testing was recently conducted by the Puerto Rico Department of Health in response to the hurricanes, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. (nrdc.org)
  • NRDC also requested test results from the Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer Authority, the largest drinking water provider on the island, but did not receive a response. (nrdc.org)
  • However, exposure to mold remains a serious problem because many people have not had the money to fix flood-damaged homes, he says. (texmed.org)
  • This report provides information on how to limit exposure to mold and how to identify and prevent mold-related health effects. (cdc.gov)
  • A total of 167 persons had nonfatal CO poisoning diagnosed during the study period, representing a total of 51 exposure incidents. (cdc.gov)
  • This report describes the results of that analysis, which determined that misplacement of portable, gasoline-powered generators (e.g., indoors, in garages, or outdoors near windows) was responsible for nearly all of these CO exposures. (cdc.gov)
  • Industrial workers at pulp mills, steel foundries, and plants producing formaldehyde or coke are at risk for exposure, as are personnel at fire scenes and individuals working indoors with combustion engines or combustible gases. (medscape.com)
  • However, with significant exposure growth, the impact of social inflation, and climate change complications, the insurance market could struggle to respond to a repeat of Andrew. (rms.com)
  • As the United States struggles to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, federal, state, and local governments must prepare communities for an extremely active hurricane season fueled by climate change, as well as support resilient and equitable rebuilding in the wake of disasters. (americanprogress.org)
  • and the onset of an unusually active hurricane season-caused by warmer ocean temperatures that are fueled by climate change-that continues to break storm formation records. (americanprogress.org)
  • 2. Last week the US Government Accountability Office released to congress the report Climate Change: Information on Potential Economic Effects Could Help Guide Federal Efforts to Reduce Fiscal Exposure . (g-feed.com)
  • Almost nothing on the planet, short of nuclear weaponry, destroys economic value as rapidly as a mega-hurricane. (g-feed.com)
  • 2 All in all, as of September 23, 2020, the Atlantic hurricane season has produced 23 named storms-nearly double the season's long-term average and exhausting, for only the second time in history, the National Hurricane Center's list of 21 names. (americanprogress.org)
  • For a territory of this size, especially in the Atlantic, this is unprecedented in my data. (g-feed.com)
  • The basic concept of parametric solutions is quite simple: Parametric insurance covers the probability of a predefined event happening (e.g. a major hurricane or earthquake), paying out according to a predefined scheme instead of a lengthy claims adjustment process. (munichre.com)
  • After a hurricane, let children help in clean-up and recovery efforts in age-appropriate ways, as this participation may increase their sense of control over the situation. (savethechildren.org)
  • I am Mabel Wolghiren from CDC Office of Public Health and Response, a Division of Emergency Operations. (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)
  • Public health practitioners should recognize that post-hurricane environments present challenges to the safe operation of portable generators and should educate the public on the hazards of CO poisoning in these settings. (cdc.gov)
  • Dermal methylene chloride exposure may not result in significant systemic effects but can cause significant dermal burns. (medscape.com)
  • All available information about the patient's exposure, clinical presentation, laboratory testing (e.g., result of earliest available measurement of blood carboxyhemoglobin [COHb] level), and medical treatment was collected. (cdc.gov)
  • Take time to explain to your children that a hurricane is a natural event and not anyone's fault. (savethechildren.org)
  • Make Emergency Contact Cards for all your children, which include three emergency contacts that any first responder or caregiver can reach out to, in case you are separated during the hurricane. (savethechildren.org)
  • Methods Participants completed a self-report questionnaire focused on work performance, mental and physical health, daily functioning, sleep disturbance, physiological arousal, and injury and work demand at the time of the hurricanes, and answered open-ended questions that described their experiences in more detail. (cdc.gov)
  • There was just a dramatic and ready response - people giving huge amounts of time to operate these clinics. (texmed.org)
  • Local officials may close certain roads, especially near the coast, when effects of the hurricane reach the coast. (savethechildren.org)
  • Experts have calculated that $915 billion is needed to relieve the fiscal pressures that the COVID-19 pandemic has put on states, localities, tribes, and territories 8 -all during a year that is expected to be "one of the most active hurricane seasons on record," the resource needs of which will likely strain state and local government finances further. (americanprogress.org)
  • Ms. Ellington led the maternal health helping for CDC's 2014 Ebola's response. (cdc.gov)
  • Together with our experts, parametric solutions are tailor-made for each customer's individual exposure, risk appetite and legal environment. (munichre.com)
  • Appointments data from Veterans Affairs (VA) clinics were examined around a category 4 hurricane that affected a coastal area with a substantial veteran population. (jabfm.org)
  • Many structures remained flooded for weeks after the hurricane and became saturated with water. (cdc.gov)
  • Many cases of CO exposure occur in private residences. (medscape.com)
  • And recently, on August 27, 2020, Hurricane Laura lashed Louisiana with 150-mile-per-hour winds, killing six people and registering as one of the most powerful storms on record to strike the United States. (americanprogress.org)
  • Basically, I ran my LICRICE model to compute wind exposure across the island, which totals 123 mph max wind speeds on average across the entire territory. (g-feed.com)
  • Independent third parties (e.g. official reporting agencies) provide the data needed to trigger payment, based on a simple, verifiable and unambiguous process. (munichre.com)
  • Although little research has examined impacts of disasters on scheduled ambulatory care services, routine care delivery is important for emergency planning and response because missed or delayed care can lead to more urgent care needs. (jabfm.org)
  • This research indicates the usefulness of routine appointments data in emergency planning. (jabfm.org)