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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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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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Coronavirus Q&A: When will the shutdown end?
EXPERT: Jennifer Horney
FEATURED IN: DelawareOnline.com — Friday, April 10, 2020
OVERVIEW: University of Delaware professor Jennifer Horney, who also is the founding director of the university’s epidemiology program, said this week that removing restrictions currently in place should ideally wait until Delaware sees a decline in newly reported coronavirus cases.
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Those optimistic coronavirus numbers expect you to keep hardcore social distancing
EXPERT: Jennifer Horney
FEATURED IN: Mashable.com — Thursday, April 9, 2020
OVERVIEW:
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Together/Alone: Sorry to Ask, But What Happens If There’s Another Emergency?
EXPERT: Tricia Wachtendorf
FEATURED IN: News 13 Spectrum News — Wednesday, April 8, 2020
OVERVIEW:
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COVID-19 prompts questions about which jobs are classed “hazardous”
EXPERT: Jennifer Trivedi
FEATURED IN: Marketplace — Tuesday, April 7, 2020
OVERVIEW: “Hazard pay” is a squishy term. Many jobs once considered pretty safe now involve a high level of risk because they may expose people to COVID-19. That’s led an increasing number of workers who have to be out and about to demand hazard pay. …
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EXPERT: Jenn Trivedi
FEATURED IN: Marketplace.org — Tuesday, April 7, 2020
OVERVIEW:
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America’s heartland is expected to flood again, but this time amid coronavirus
EXPERT: James Kendra
FEATURED IN: Grist — Monday, April 6, 2020
OVERVIEW:
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Coronavirus Updates: Models Show Possible DE Peaks
EXPERT: Jennifer Horney
FEATURED IN: TownSquareDelaware.com — Thursday, April 2, 2020
OVERVIEW: Dr. Jennifer Horney, a founding director of the epidemiology program at the University of Delaware, says varying models predict the peak of the coronavirus in Delaware could come anytime from April 11 to May 10.
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Delaware coronavirus peak coming next week, forecasters say
EXPERT: Jennifer Horney
FEATURED IN: WDEL.com — Thursday, April 2, 2020
OVERVIEW: “I think next week we’re really going to see the worst of this,” said Jennifer Horney, founding director and professor of the epidemiology program at the University of Delaware.
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Putting the pandemic in perspective
EXPERT: Jennifer Horney
FEATURED IN: UDaily — Tuesday, March 31, 2020
OVERVIEW: UD epidemiologist Jennifer Horney explains social distancing, testing rates and more to a global audience.
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Nine face mask myths you need to stop believing right this minute
EXPERT: Jennifer Horney
FEATURED IN: WellandGood.com — Wednesday, July 15, 2020
OVERVIEW:
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The Day: Hijacking the Pandemic
EXPERT: Jennifer Horney
FEATURED IN: DW.com — Wednesday, July 15, 2020
OVERVIEW: The Trump administration has ordered hospitals to send COVID-19 data directly to Washington, bypassing the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). It’s raising fears over transparency. This comes amid promising results from an early vaccine, which showed an immune response in volunteers. The Day’s Brent Goff spoke with leading US epidemiologist, Professor Jennifer Horney.
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EXPERT: Jennifer Horney
FEATURED IN: ScienceMag.org — Friday, July 10, 2020
OVERVIEW: Vulnerable communities are being hit hard by COVID-19 and race and ethnicity information is missing from about half of the country’s reported cases. Jennifer Horney, founding director of UD’s epidemiology program, and post-doctoral researcher Ibraheem Karaye, are mentioned for their new research examining county-by-county COVID-19 data and comparing it to the CDC’s social vulnerability index.
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Huge hole in COVID-19 testing data makes it harder to study racial disparities
EXPERT: Jennifer Horney
FEATURED IN: ScienceMag.org — Friday, July 10, 2020
OVERVIEW:
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EXPERT: Jennifer Horney
FEATURED IN: AlJazeera.com — Tuesday, July 7, 2020
OVERVIEW: Jennifer Horney, core faculty with the Disaster Research Center, speaks with Alan Fisher of Al Jazeera. (Video)
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New data shows Delaware ranks among worst in nation for future flood risk
EXPERT: Shangjia Dong
FEATURED IN: The News Journal — Tuesday, July 7, 2020
OVERVIEW:
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Delaware COVID-19 contact tracers really need you to answer your phone
EXPERT: Jennifer Horney
FEATURED IN: The News Journal — Monday, July 6, 2020
OVERVIEW:
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EXPERT: A.R. Siders
FEATURED IN: The Huffington Post — Sunday, July 5, 2020
OVERVIEW: When buying a home, there are online tools to help consumers identify the school ratings or crime statistics for different neighborhoods. But there’s no such easy way to track the flood risk of different areas. A.R. Siders, Disaster Research Center, on concerns that FEMA’s efforts to revise flood maps will drive down prices in risky areas, making these places attractive to low-income people who can least afford to recover from flooding events.
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Gyms may be reopening, but is it actually safe to go?
EXPERT: Jennifer Horney
FEATURED IN: WellandGood.com — Saturday, July 4, 2020
OVERVIEW: Jennifer Horney, core faculty with the Disaster Research Center, compares Norway’s reopening of gyms and the statistics surrounding the move with what may play out in the United States.
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