Citation

Louissaint NA. Disaster Med. Public Health Prep. 2019; ePub(ePub): ePub.

Affiliation

Healthcare Ready, Washington, DC.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, Society for Disaster Medicine and Public Health, Publisher Cambridge University Press)

DOI

10.1017/dmp.2019.137

PMID

31796138

Abstract

Hurricane Dorian's impact on Eastern North Carolina and the Bahamas islands demonstrate the devastation and public health needs that can be left in the wake of a catastrophic event. The hurricane created a range of public health and healthcare challenges, strained further by the damage to infrastructure on which critical services, including the medical supply chain, depend. The recovery process is long, but offers an opportunity to build back better, more resilient communities that can withstand today's threats.

Language: en

Keywords

disaster response; emergency management; hurricanes; public health; vulnerable populations