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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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Eventual reopening of Delaware projected to be gradual
EXPERT: Jennifer Horney
FEATURED IN: Delaware State News — Wednesday, April 15, 2020
OVERVIEW:
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Eventual reopening of Delaware projected to be gradual
EXPERT: Jennifer Horney
FEATURED IN: Delaware State News — Wednesday, April 15, 2020
OVERVIEW:
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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
OVERVIEW:
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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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How to Support Employees with High-Risk Concerns During a COVID-19 Outbreak
EXPERT: Jenn Trivedi
FEATURED IN: SHRM.com — Tuesday, March 24, 2020
OVERVIEW: “If they absolutely have to come to work, everyone and every space they’re in contact with needs to take recommended precautions,” said Jennifer Trivedi of the University of Delaware Disaster Research Center.
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The balance between climate change and the coronavirus disaster
EXPERT: James Kendra
FEATURED IN: EcoRight News — Tuesday, March 24, 2020
OVERVIEW:
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Frontline healthcare workers in China report high rates of anxiety, street, depression, and insomnia since the coronavirus outbreak began
EXPERT: Jennifer Horney
FEATURED IN: Insider.com — Tuesday, March 24, 2020
OVERVIEW: Jennifer Horney, an epidemiologist at the University of Delaware, told Insider that other disaster studies also found that women were more likely to develop anxiety and depression than men.
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COVID-19, panic, social distancing and interventions
EXPERT: Jennifer Horney
FEATURED IN: The Financial Express — Tuesday, March 24, 2020
OVERVIEW: Dr. Jennifer Horney, a leading expert and director of epidemiology at the University of Delaware, observes that a little more panic that provides a sense of control could be particularly helpful as a coping strategy as long as it does not impact others equally in distress, following public health interventions such as self-isolation or quarantine.
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FEMA Tackles COVID-19 While Also Facing Past Disasters, Spring Flood Season
EXPERT: James Kendra
FEATURED IN: Insurance Journal — Monday, March 23, 2020
OVERVIEW: The Insurance Journal quotes an article from Bloomberg News where James Kendra, who directs the Disaster Research Center at the University of Delaware, discusses FEMA’s limits.
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Why it’s so important to flatten the curve
EXPERT: Jennifer Horney
FEATURED IN: Delaware State News — Monday, March 23, 2020
OVERVIEW: Article by Jennifer Horney and Katie Kirsch dives into the importance of slowing the spread of COVID-19.
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COVID-19 Challenges the Psyche of a Fractured Nation
EXPERT: Tricia Wachtendorf
FEATURED IN: U.S. News — Monday, March 23, 2020
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Coronavirus and Climate Change Could Stretch FEMA Past Its Limit
EXPERT: James Kendra
FEATURED IN: Bloomberg News — Saturday, March 21, 2020
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How to Triage Patients Who Need Intensive Care
EXPERT: Jennifer Horney
FEATURED IN: Scientific America — Friday, March 20, 2020
OVERVIEW: Patients with COVID-19 have inundated hospitals in Italy, forcing doctors to make agonizing decisions about who should receive lifesaving care. Patient surges could soon demand distressing triage decisions in U.S. intensive care units (ICUs), too. As of Thursday, there were more than 13,000 confirmed cases in the U.S., and the nationwide death toll had risen to 175. …
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How are professors coping with the sudden campus closure
EXPERT: Jennifer Trivedi
FEATURED IN: The Review — Friday, March 20, 2020
OVERVIEW: The university’s announcement to move spring break up to March 14, much like coronavirus, took everyone by surprise. Uncertainty and confusion followed the notice, issued after multiple members of the university community tested positive for the disease. …
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