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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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Evacuating is expensive. Recovery is long and hard.
EXPERT: Jennifer Trivedi
FEATURED IN: Perci — Monday, September 18, 2023
OVERVIEW: “Jennifer Trivedi, Assistant Professor of Anthropology is Core Faculty at University of Delaware’s Disaster Research Center. She studies “the people . . .
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5 healthy hygiene habits you should definitely keep practicing post-pandemic
EXPERT: Jennifer Horney
FEATURED IN: WellandGood.com — Tuesday, May 19, 2020
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Maine reopening despite missed benchmarks, inadequate testing regime
EXPERT: Jennifer Horney
FEATURED IN: Portland Press Herald — Sunday, May 17, 2020
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EXPERT: Jenn Trivedi
FEATURED IN: The News & Observer — Wednesday, May 13, 2020
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Contract tracing and COVID-19 (Video)
EXPERT: Jennifer Horney
FEATURED IN: Delaware Department of Health and Social Services (Facebook) — Wednesday, May 13, 2020
OVERVIEW: Jennifer Horney of the UD Disaster Research Center is one of several experts interviewed by the Delaware DHSS in this video on contract tracing and COVID-19.
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Connecting Epidemiology and Planning
EXPERT: Jennifer Horney
FEATURED IN: Interact, the American Planning Association — Wednesday, May 13, 2020
OVERVIEW: Dr. Jennifer Horney, epidemiologist and disaster researcher at the University of Delaware, brings her expertise to some pressing public health questions: How can planners protect themselves when working onsite during the pandemic? How might planners serve as allies to medical and public health professionals?
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COVID-19 may change one common American behavior forever: Using Cash
EXPERT: Jennifer Horney
FEATURED IN: Inverse.com — Saturday, May 9, 2020
OVERVIEW: Jennifer Horney, an epidemiologist at the University of Delaware, tells Inverse there is evidence that coronavirus can persist on surfaces. But cash doesn’t appear to be uniquely risky.
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EXPERT: Jennifer Horney
FEATURED IN: Mashable.com — Friday, May 8, 2020
OVERVIEW: Jennifer Horney, the director of the Epidemiology program in the College of Health Sciences at the University of Delaware, shares insight on what early gatherings may look like.
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The recovery from Katrina was still underway when Deepwater Horizon happened
EXPERT: Jennifer Trivedi
FEATURED IN: The News & Observer — Thursday, May 7, 2020
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What Do We Make of Anti-Vaxxers In the Time of Coronavirus?
EXPERT: Sarah DeYoung
FEATURED IN: Fatherly.com — Thursday, May 7, 2020
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LabWare rolling out test kit to address nationwide data-collection gaps
EXPERT: Jennifer Horney
FEATURED IN: Delaware Business Times — Monday, May 4, 2020
OVERVIEW: LabWare, the leading global provider of enterprise software for testing laboratories, has created a COVID-19 test kit that will help states and hospitals eliminate the paperwork at collection sites, reduce the turnaround for test results, and streamline distribution of the results. …
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Eventual reopening of Delaware projected to be gradual
EXPERT: Jennifer Horney
FEATURED IN: Delaware State News — Wednesday, April 15, 2020
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U.S. buys 750,000 coronavirus testing kits from South Korea
EXPERT: Jennifer Horney
FEATURED IN: Independent.co.uk — Tuesday, April 14, 2020
OVERVIEW: Jennifer Horney, director of the University of Delaware’s epidemiology programme, said in an interview with CNN that epidemiologists generally look at per capita rates when making comparisons between countries.
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Quick Take: Maintaining mental wellness of staff and inmates during custodial pandemonium
EXPERT: Jennifer Horney
FEATURED IN: CorrectionsOne.com — Tuesday, April 14, 2020
OVERVIEW: Dr. Jennifer Horney, a member of the Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response’s Board of Scientific Counselors at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said that research indicates each person infected with COVID-19 can infect between two and three additional people.
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Maine lags New England states in reporting data on pandemic
EXPERT: Jennifer Horney
FEATURED IN: Portland Press Herald — Tuesday, April 14, 2020
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U.S. buys 750,000 coronavirus testing kits from South Korea
EXPERT: Jennifer Horney
FEATURED IN: Independent.co.uk — Tuesday, April 14, 2020
OVERVIEW: Article highlights Jennifer Horney’s interview with CNN in which she highlights that epidemiologists generally look at per capita rates when making comparisons between countries when it comes to a situation like the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Quick Take: Maintaining mental wellness of staff and inmates during custodial pandemonium
EXPERT: Jennifer Horney
FEATURED IN: CorrectionsOne.com — Tuesday, April 14, 2020
OVERVIEW: Dr. Jennifer Horney said that research indicates each person infected with COVID-19 can infect between two and three additional people.
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Maine lags New England states in reporting data on pandemic
EXPERT: Jennifer Horney
FEATURED IN: Portland Press Herald — Tuesday, April 14, 2020
OVERVIEW: Jennifer Horney, founding director of the epidemiology program at the University of Delaware, discusses the importance of tracking negative test results during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Dozens Are Killed as Tornadoes and Severe Weather Strike Southern States
EXPERT: James Kendra
FEATURED IN: New York Times — Monday, April 13, 2020
OVERVIEW: James Kendra, director of the Disaster Research Center at the University of Delaware, said he is worried that the Federal Emergency Management Agency, which has been tasked with taking a lead on the pandemic response, could find itself stretched thin if natural disasters pile up.
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University of Delaware expert: Why COVID-19 hit so hard, what it will take to get back to normal
EXPERT: Jennifer Horney
FEATURED IN: DelawareOnline.com — Monday, April 13, 2020
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Apple and Google introduce new teach for COVID-19 contact tracing
EXPERT: Jennifer Horney
FEATURED IN: WellandGood.com — Friday, April 10, 2020
OVERVIEW: Contact tracing is a way for epidemiologists to investigate outbreaks and communicable diseases, explains Jennifer Horney, PhD, MPH, an epidemiology professor and founding director of the epidemiology program at the University of Delaware.
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