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Health Risks Are Rising in Mountain Areas Flooded by Hurricane Helene and Cut Off From Clean Water, Power and Hospitals
EXPERT: Sarabeth Baxter Lowe
FEATURED IN: The Conversation — Tuesday, October 1, 2024
OVERVIEW: Hurricane Helene’s flooding has subsided, but health risks are growing in hard-hit regions of the North Carolina mountains, where many people lost . . .
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Planning Now for the Disasters of Tomorrow
EXPERT: Jennifer M Trivedi
FEATURED IN: UDaily — Saturday, August 10, 2024
OVERVIEW: “Disasters know no boundary lines. Floods, earthquakes, wildfires, hurricanes, tornadoes, drought, conflict — they happen anywhere and everywhere on . . .
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How heat and a hurricane combined for misery in Houston
EXPERT: Jennifer M Trivedi
FEATURED IN: E&E News by Politico — Friday, July 19, 2024
OVERVIEW: “Compound disasters such as hurricanes and heat waves are increasingly testing Texas and other states along the Gulf of Mexico, said Jennifer Trivedi, . . .
“‘There’s a phrase people use: “There’s’ no such thing as a natural disaster,”‘ Trivedi said. ‘Really what we mean by that is there is always some sort of human intervention, human decision-making, human structures that are shaping the systems that really ramp a hazard into a disaster.’ […]”
“At the same time, experts say equitable citywide access to cooling centers and other emergency resources is crucial for protecting vulnerable populations when the lights do go out. And, in the long term, building up climate resilience in socially vulnerable communities is key to better outcomes when disasters strike. ‘It really is an equity question,’ Trivedi said. ‘That’s something that has to be part of these conversations.’ […]”
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In Florida keys, $5.5 billion hurricane protection plan would buy 300 homes, raise thousands
EXPERT: A.R. Siders
FEATURED IN: Miami Herald — Friday, July 3, 2020
OVERVIEW:
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Fact Check: In jobs speech, Trump does more dishonest downplaying of the pandemic
EXPERT: Jennifer Horney
FEATURED IN: CNN.com — Thursday, July 2, 2020
OVERVIEW: “This is not a temporary problem and it is not limited to a few hot spots,” said Jennifer Horney, professor and founding director of the epidemiology program at the University of Delaware.
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EXPERT: Jennifer Horney
FEATURED IN: WellandGood.com — Thursday, July 2, 2020
OVERVIEW:
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Delaware students professors discuss fall 2020 semester
EXPERT: Tricia Wachtendorf
FEATURED IN: Delaware Online — Wednesday, July 1, 2020
OVERVIEW:
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EXPERT: A.R. Siders
FEATURED IN: USA Today — Monday, June 29, 2020
OVERVIEW:
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The Impact of Social Vulnerability on COVID-19 in the US: An Analysis of Spatially Varying Relationships
EXPERT: Jennifer Horney
FEATURED IN: American Journal of Preventive Medicine — Friday, June 26, 2020
OVERVIEW: Because of their inability to access adequate medical care, transportation, and nutrition, socially vulnerable populations are at an increased risk of health challenges during disasters. This study estimates the association between case counts of COVID-19 infection and social vulnerability in the U.S., identifying counties at increased vulnerability to the pandemic. …
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Experts predict what a second wave of coronavirus will be like
EXPERT: Jennifer Horney
FEATURED IN: The Huffington Post — Monday, June 22, 2020
OVERVIEW:
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Local data shape response: ZIP Codes reflect virus impact around state
EXPERT: Jennifer Horney
FEATURED IN: Delaware State News — Sunday, June 21, 2020
OVERVIEW:
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EXPERT: Jennifer Horney
FEATURED IN: Kennebec Journal — Sunday, June 14, 2020
OVERVIEW:
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Your favorite band knows how long the pandemic will last
EXPERT: Jennifer Horney
FEATURED IN: Mashable.com — Saturday, June 13, 2020
OVERVIEW:
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In Florida keys, $5.5 billion hurricane protection plan would buy 300 homes, raise thousands
EXPERT: A.R. Siders
FEATURED IN: Miami Herald — Friday, July 3, 2020
OVERVIEW:
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Fact Check: In jobs speech, Trump does more dishonest downplaying of the pandemic
EXPERT: Jennifer Horney
FEATURED IN: CNN.com — Thursday, July 2, 2020
OVERVIEW: “This is not a temporary problem and it is not limited to a few hot spots,” said Jennifer Horney, professor and founding director of the epidemiology program at the University of Delaware.
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EXPERT: Jennifer Horney
FEATURED IN: WellandGood.com — Thursday, July 2, 2020
OVERVIEW:
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Delaware students professors discuss fall 2020 semester
EXPERT: Tricia Wachtendorf
FEATURED IN: Delaware Online — Wednesday, July 1, 2020
OVERVIEW:
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The Impact of Social Vulnerability on COVID-19 in the US: An Analysis of Spatially Varying Relationships
EXPERT: Jennifer Horney
FEATURED IN: American Journal of Preventive Medicine — Friday, June 26, 2020
OVERVIEW: Because of their inability to access adequate medical care, transportation, and nutrition, socially vulnerable populations are at an increased risk of health challenges during disasters. This study estimates the association between case counts of COVID-19 infection and social vulnerability in the U.S., identifying counties at increased vulnerability to the pandemic. …
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Experts predict what a second wave of coronavirus will be like
EXPERT: Jennifer Horney
FEATURED IN: The Huffington Post — Monday, June 22, 2020
OVERVIEW:
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Local data shape response: ZIP Codes reflect virus impact around state
EXPERT: Jennifer Horney
FEATURED IN: Delaware State News — Sunday, June 21, 2020
OVERVIEW:
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EXPERT: Jennifer Horney
FEATURED IN: Kennebec Journal — Sunday, June 14, 2020
OVERVIEW:
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Your favorite band knows how long the pandemic will last
EXPERT: Jennifer Horney
FEATURED IN: Mashable.com — Saturday, June 13, 2020
OVERVIEW:
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