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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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We want our freedom back: Delawareans grow frustrated over shutdown, plan to protest
EXPERT: Jennifer Horney
FEATURED IN: WDEL.com — Tuesday, April 21, 2020
OVERVIEW: University of Delaware epidemiologist Jennifer Horney highlights the unseen indirect health effects that can come from major disasters.
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What would an economic reopening in Delaware entail and when can we expect it?
EXPERT: Jennifer Horney
FEATURED IN: The News Journal — Saturday, April 18, 2020
OVERVIEW: Jennifer Horney speaks to the News Journal on what reopening Delaware could look like.
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Answering Key Coronavirus Questions (Audio)
EXPERT: Jennifer Horney
FEATURED IN: Delaware Public Media — Friday, April 17, 2020
OVERVIEW: Delaware Public Media speaks with University of Delaware epidemiology expert Jennifer Horney to discuss her insights on key coronavirus questions.
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The Green (Audio)
EXPERT: Jennifer Horney
FEATURED IN: Delaware Public Media — Friday, April 17, 2020
OVERVIEW:
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What Happens When Other Disasters Hit during a Pandemic?
EXPERT: Tricia Wachtendorf
FEATURED IN: Scientific America — Thursday, April 16, 2020
OVERVIEW: The routines of tornado season are familiar ones across the Southeast: Residents keep weather radios close by, schools run tornado drills, and towns test sirens. But the deadly storms that swept through the region over Easter Sunday came amid a pandemic that has touched virtually every corner of the U.S., complicating disaster preparation and response. To maintain social distancing, officials in some locations decided against opening community shelters at all, while those in Louisiana’s Ouachita Parish, where several hundred homes were damaged, worked to house displaced people in hotels instead of shelters. …
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What Happens When Other Disasters Hit during a Pandemic?
EXPERT: Tricia Wachtendorf
FEATURED IN: Scientific American — Thursday, April 16, 2020
OVERVIEW: Across the country, emergency managers already stretched thin by the unprecedented health crisis are making on-the-fly decisions about how to respond to other disasters—from flooding to hurricanes—in a way that minimizes the risk of further spreading the novel coronavirus. …
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What Happens When Other Disasters Hit during a Pandemic?
EXPERT: Tricia Wachtendorf
FEATURED IN: Scientific American — Thursday, April 16, 2020
OVERVIEW:
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Maine unable to report on daily coronavirus tests
EXPERT: Jennifer Horney
FEATURED IN: Governing.com — Thursday, April 16, 2020
OVERVIEW: Jennifer Horney, founding director of the epidemiology program at the University of Delaware, says tracking the number of negative COVID-19 test results is essential.
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Almost 62,000 have sought unemployment in Delaware over the past four weeks
EXPERT: Jennifer Horney
FEATURED IN: Delaware State News — Thursday, April 16, 2020
OVERVIEW: University of Delaware professor Jennifer Horney said Delaware will need to ensure the growth of its caseload is slowing, the state has an adequate supply of protective equipment for health care workers and others, rapid testing is available for anyone and the spread of the virus from individuals can be better tracked.
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Multiple Placements
EXPERT: Jennifer Horney
FEATURED IN: Delaware State News — Wednesday, April 15, 2020
OVERVIEW: Delaware State News, Eventual reopening of Delaware projected to be gradual, April 15, 2020, https://delawarestatenews.net/coronavirus/eventual-reopening-of-delaware-projected-to-be-gradual/.
Independent.co.uk, U.S. buys 750,000 coronavirus testing kits from South Korea, April 14, 2020, https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/coronavirus-testing-kits-us-south-korea-a9465106.html.
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6 Myths About COVID-19 Doctors Need You To Stop Believing Right Now
EXPERT: Jennifer Horney
FEATURED IN: Well+Good — Monday, October 26, 2020
OVERVIEW: We’re heading in the wrong direction. The United States has recorded more than 8.6 million cases of the coronavirus—5 percent of them just last week. Scientists and doctors know so much more about the virus than they did 10 months ago yet myths and misinformation abound concerning how people contract and recover from COVID-19. The coronavirus is pushing hospitals to the brink as its spread shows no signs of slowing down. The third surge of the COVID-19 pandemic has arrived. …
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6 Myths About COVID-19 Doctors Need You To Stop Believing Right Now
EXPERT: Jennifer Horney
FEATURED IN: WELL+GOOD — Monday, October 26, 2020
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Listeria Outbreak Linked to Deli Meat
EXPERT: Jennifer Horney
FEATURED IN: Everyday Health — Sunday, October 25, 2020
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Americans Should Brace for 100,000 New COVID Cases a Day, Experts Say
EXPERT: Jennifer Horney
FEATURED IN: Daily Beast — Sunday, October 25, 2020
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Even the Author of That Viral Study Says Mouthwash Does *Not* Protect You From COVID-19
EXPERT: Jennifer Horney
FEATURED IN: WELL+GOOD — Thursday, October 22, 2020
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Hurricane Delta aims for ‘devil’s playground’
EXPERT: Jenn Trivedi
FEATURED IN: E&E News — Saturday, October 10, 2020
OVERVIEW: “With adaptation and resilience, we can get caught up in talking about things like managed retreat and home buyouts and things like that,” said Jennifer Trivedi, assistant professor of anthropology at the University of Delaware. “But for a lot of people it comes down to a simple question, ‘What do I need to survive? Once I know that I’m going to make the best choice for me and for my family.'”
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EXPERT: Trivedi Jennifer
FEATURED IN: E&E News — Friday, October 9, 2020
OVERVIEW: Six weeks ago, Hurricane Laura brought 150 mph winds and a 10 foot storm surge over their doorsteps, leaving behind wreckage and mostly unlivable houses with no power, water, gas or cellphone service. …
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Multiple Disasters Strain Response Systems, Slow Recovery, and Deepen Inequity
EXPERT: Tricia Wachtendorf
FEATURED IN: Direct Relief — Wednesday, October 7, 2020
OVERVIEW:
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EXPERT: Tricia Wachtendorf
FEATURED IN: The New York Times — Saturday, September 19, 2020
OVERVIEW:
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Pack a ‘Go Bag’ Now
EXPERT: Tricia Wachtendorf
FEATURED IN: The New York Times — Saturday, September 19, 2020
OVERVIEW: “The more you plan and the more you prepare for an emergency, the more mental space you have to deal with the things you need to improvise when the emergency hits,” — Tricia Wachtendorf
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