Citation

Horney JA, Rios J, Cantu A, Ramsey S, Montemayor L, Raun L, Miller A. Am. J. Public Health 2019; 109(9): 1198-1201.

Affiliation

Jennifer A. Horney is with the Epidemiology Program and Disaster Research Center, University of Delaware, Newark, DE. Janelle Rios is with the Office of Public Health Practice, School of Public Health, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX. Adelita Cantu is with the School of Nursing, University of Texas Health San Antonio, San Antonio, TX. Steve Ramsey is with Field Operations, Social & Scientific Systems, Inc., Durham, NC. Lisa Montemayor and Loren Raun are with Houston Health Department, Houston, TX. Aubrey Miller is with National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Research Triangle Park, NC.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, American Public Health Association)

DOI

10.2105/AJPH.2019.305166

PMID

31318601

Abstract

After Hurricane Harvey, researchers, media, and public health agencies collected data in Houston, Texas, to assess potential health effects and inform the public. To limit redundancy and ensure sampling coverage of impacted areas, research and practice partners used disaster research response (DR2) resources and relied on partnerships formed during a 2015 DR2 workshop in Houston. Improved coordination after the disaster can improve the effectiveness and efficiency of DR2 and enable the use of data to improve recovery and preparedness for future disasters. (Am J Public Health. Published online ahead of print July 18, 2019: e1-e4. doi:10.2105/AJPH.2019.305166).

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