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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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Disaster science reaches out
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FEATURED IN: UDaily, University of Delaware — Wednesday, June 10, 2020
OVERVIEW: The Disaster Research Center has added a new public outreach service in which graduates tudents compile high-quality research on a variety of topics and summarize it in ways that are clear and easy to understand.
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Why tracing coronavirus cases from the Black Lives Matter protests could be nearly impossible
EXPERT: Jennifer Horney
FEATURED IN: Insider.com — Tuesday, June 9, 2020
OVERVIEW: “Potential exposure in a protest setting is a challenge for contract tracing,” Jen Horney, founding director of the University of Delaware’s epidemiology program, told Insider.
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Maine CDC begin providing almost daily numbers for negative COVID-19 tests
EXPERT: Jennifer Horney
FEATURED IN: Portland Press Herald — Monday, June 8, 2020
OVERVIEW: If the agency succeeds in reporting the information daily, it would provide critical information for Maine on understanding the incidence of the disease among people with and without symptoms, said Dr. Jennifer Horney, founding director of the epidemiology program and core faculty with the Disaster Research Center at the University of Delaware.
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Protest Crowds and Coronavirus Risk
EXPERT: Jennifer Horney
FEATURED IN: Everyday Health — Saturday, June 6, 2020
OVERVIEW: In the time of coronavirus, protests may be seen as “seeding events” or “super-spreader” incidents. Jennifer Horney, Disaster Research Center, on steps people can take to reduce the risk of COVID-19 transmission if attending a protest.
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Will the protests roiling America fuel new coronavirus outbreaks?
EXPERT: Jennifer Horney
FEATURED IN: Everyday Health — Saturday, June 6, 2020
OVERVIEW: Jennifer Horney, PhD, professor of epidemiology and core faculty with the Disaster Research Center at the University of Delaware in Newark, says there are many ways people can reduce the risk of COVID-19 transmission if attending a protest.
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Epidemiologists and contact tracers are disease detectives
EXPERT: Jennifer Horney
FEATURED IN: Delaware State News — Tuesday, June 2, 2020
OVERVIEW: This article, written by Dr. Jennifer Horney and Colten Strickland, explains the work done by epidemiologists in a pandemic.
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Social v. Science: Finding the middle group as pandemic restrictions loosen
EXPERT: Jennifer Horney
FEATURED IN: Delaware State News — Friday, May 29, 2020
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#54 COVIDCalls 5.28.2020 – Public Health Update + Disaster Research w/ Tricia Wachtendorf
EXPERT: Tricia Wachtendorf
FEATURED IN: Youtube — Thursday, May 28, 2020
OVERVIEW:
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COVIDCalls: Esther Chernak and Tricia Wachtendorf
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FEATURED IN: Scott Gabriel Knowles-COVID-Calls — Thursday, May 28, 2020
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What you need to know? Time to jump back in the pool
EXPERT: Jennifer Horney
FEATURED IN: Georgia Public Broadcasting — Tuesday, May 26, 2020
OVERVIEW: Epidemiologist Jennifer Horney of the University of Delaware says the actual water is safe, but she says pool operators should follow CDC guidelines before re-opening.
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Here’s what Delaware can and can’t say about its COVID-19 cases
EXPERT: Jennifer Horney
FEATURED IN: DelawareOnline.com — Friday, March 27, 2020
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EXPERT: James Kendra
FEATURED IN: Miami Times — Thursday, March 26, 2020
OVERVIEW: “FEMA is stretched,” James Kendra, director of the University of Delaware’s Disaster Research Center, told Bloomberg in another recent story.
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Hospitalized but unable to get tested for coronavirus, calls out Trump’s lies
EXPERT: Jennifer Horney
FEATURED IN: Towleroad.com — Thursday, March 26, 2020
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White House touts increased coronavirus testing, but experts say more is needed
EXPERT: Jennifer Horney
FEATURED IN: Sinclair Broadcast Group — Thursday, March 26, 2020
OVERVIEW: “I think the important clarification is that we should be considering the number of cases per 1 million population and considering a rate of people tested and not the absolute numbers,” Jennifer Horney, founding director of the University of Delaware’s epidemiology program, told CNN.
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Mental health experts question the need for ammo during coronavirus pandemic
EXPERT: Joe Trainor
FEATURED IN: NBC-2 — Wednesday, March 25, 2020
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Communicating COVID-19: Be Transparent
EXPERT: James Kendra
FEATURED IN: School CEO Magazine — Wednesday, March 25, 2020
OVERVIEW: Director of the University of Delaware’s Disaster Research Center Dr. James Kendra shares tips for school leaders facing the COVID-19 outbreak.
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U.S. has done more coronavirus tests that South Korea, but not per person,
EXPERT: Jennifer Horney
FEATURED IN: CNN.com — Wednesday, March 25, 2020
OVERVIEW: Jennifer Horney, founding director of the University of Delaware’s epidemiology program, told CNN that epidemiologists generally use rates only like tests per capita to make comparisons.
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Weather impact on COVID-19
EXPERT: Jennifer Horney
FEATURED IN: WBOC.com — Wednesday, March 25, 2020
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Social distancing is all we have to prevent spread of COVID-19
EXPERT: Jennifer Horney
FEATURED IN: Healio.com — Wednesday, March 25, 2020
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How to support employees with high-risk concerns during a COVID-19 outbreak
EXPERT: Jennifer Trivedi
FEATURED IN: SHRM.org — Tuesday, March 24, 2020
OVERVIEW: s the news changes daily around COVID-19, one fact remains clear: Those with chronic health conditions are more susceptible to the virus, and they may have more severe symptoms and a more difficult recovery, too. …
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