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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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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
OVERVIEW:
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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
OVERVIEW:
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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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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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