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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 triage patients who need intensive care
EXPERT: Jennifer Horney
FEATURED IN: Scientific American — Friday, March 20, 2020
OVERVIEW:
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How are professors coping with the sudden campus closure?
EXPERT: Jenn Trivedi
FEATURED IN: The Review — Friday, March 20, 2020
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FEMA, once focused on storms, will lead virus response
EXPERT: James Kendra
FEATURED IN: Climatewire — Friday, March 20, 2020
OVERVIEW: James Kendra of the Disaster Research Center at the University of Delaware shares how coronavirus may impact FEMA.
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The state of COVID-19 testing in Delaware
EXPERT: Jennifer Horney
FEATURED IN: Delaware Public Media — Thursday, March 19, 2020
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Known For Disaster Aid, FEMA Prepares For New Challenge With Coronavirus Relief
EXPERT: James Kendra
FEATURED IN: NPR — Thursday, March 19, 2020
OVERVIEW:
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The Case For Not Panic Buying A Gun
EXPERT: Joe Trainor
FEATURED IN: LA List — Wednesday, March 18, 2020
OVERVIEW: As coronavirus continues to upend our lives, there are some people who are rushing to buy toilet paper (unnecessarily) and rice. Others are trying to get a hold of essential medicines. And some are running to buy guns. …
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The case for not panic buying a gun
EXPERT: Joseph Trainor
FEATURED IN: LAist.com — Wednesday, March 18, 2020
OVERVIEW: “We tend to come together as humans and work together and help each other and try to work towards the collective good,” said Joseph Trainor, sociologist at the Disaster Research Center at the University of Delaware.
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Communicating COVID-19: Be Transparent.
EXPERT: James Kendra
FEATURED IN: School CEO Magazine — Tuesday, March 17, 2020
OVERVIEW: Dr. James Kendra has studied the response to several of the most prominent international disasters of the past two decades: the waterborne evacuation of Manhattan on 9/11, the 2010 Haiti earthquake, and the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, just to name a few. The current Director of the University of Delaware’s Disaster Research Center, Kendra specializes in leaderships’ response to disaster—and how organizations can bounce back stronger. …
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Preventing the spread of COVID-19 in hotels
EXPERT: Jennifer Horney
FEATURED IN: Lodging Magazine — Tuesday, March 17, 2020
OVERVIEW: As hotels prepare for the spread of COVID-19, there are some precautions managers and staff can take to improve guest and employee health and safety, write Sheryl F. Kline, Jennifer Horney of the University of Delaware Disaster Research Center, and Katie Kirsch.
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Coronavirus is spreading panic. Here’s the science behind why
EXPERT: Jennifer Horney
FEATURED IN: NationalGeographic.com — Tuesday, March 17, 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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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
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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
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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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America’s heartland is expected to flood again, but this time amid coronavirus
EXPERT: James Kendra
FEATURED IN: Grist — Monday, April 6, 2020
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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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