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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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Newark rally calls for action on climate change
EXPERT: Sarah DeYoung
FEATURED IN: Newark Post Online — Monday, November 8, 2021
OVERVIEW: More than 100 demonstrators gathered in Newark’s Kells Park on Sunday during a rally calling for action on climate change. The rally was planned to coincide with the COP26 Climate Summit in Scotland, where world leaders have gathered to discuss ways to combat climate change. …
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New study shows pandemic response has swamped workforce and crippled other services
EXPERT: Jennifer Horney
FEATURED IN: UDaily — Thursday, October 21, 2021
OVERVIEW: The cruel impact of COVID-19, the virus that emerged in late 2019 and has claimed 5 million lives to date, is chronicled in daily headlines. It has robbed us of loved ones, jobs, plans and so much more. The impact on those who treat the sick and dying has been the focus of much study and the exhaustion of health care workers pulling extra shifts and covering for inadequate staffing is well documented. …
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All Animals Must Be Safe and Sound During Disasters
EXPERT: Sarah DeYoung
FEATURED IN: Psychology Today — Friday, September 17, 2021
OVERVIEW: I recently read a riveting and most important book by Drs. Sarah DeYoung and Ashley Farmer titled All Creatures Safe and Sound: The Social Landscape of Pets in Disasters, in which the authors offer, “a comprehensive study of what goes wrong in our disaster response that shows how people can better manage pets in emergencies—from the household level to the large-scale, national level,” and conducted on-the-ground research at seven recent disasters in the United States. …
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All Animals Must Be Safe and Sound During Disasters
EXPERT: Jennifer Horney
FEATURED IN: Psychology Today — Friday, September 17, 2021
OVERVIEW: Introducing a new book by Drs. Sarah DeYoung and Ashley Farmer! Deyoung and Farmer wrote this book because, despite the passage of the 2006 PETS Act, pets are still left behind in disasters and people still engage in evacuation refusal if they cannot easily bring their pets with them. During Hurricane Irma and Hurricane Harvey, there were national news stories about dogs stranded in flood waters and [the authors] felt that it was critical to identify the key social and behavioral factors that led to these scenarios, while also recognizing the complexities that affect these decisions.
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Phill-area COVID-19 cases are leveling off, but health community is ‘bracing for an uptick’ heading into fall
EXPERT: Jennifer Horney
FEATURED IN: The Philadelphia Inquirer — Thursday, September 9, 2021
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EXPERT: Jennifer Horney
FEATURED IN: The Philadelphia Inquirer — Thursday, September 9, 2021
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Strain of pandemic harms mental health of public health workers
EXPERT: Jennifer Horney
FEATURED IN: — Wednesday, September 1, 2021
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EXPERT: Jennifer Horney
FEATURED IN: Delaware Public Media — Wednesday, August 18, 2021
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State says its ready distribute covid booster shots
EXPERT: Jennifer A. Horney
FEATURED IN: Delaware Public Media — Wednesday, August 18, 2021
OVERVIEW: The Nation’s Health, A Publication of the American Public Health Association, Strain of pandemic harms mental health of public health workers, September 2021. Delaware Public Media, The state says it’s ready to distribute COVID booster shots, August 18, 2021.
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PA, NJ, and Delaware leaders weigh vaccine-verification options, but largely hold off on mandates
EXPERT: Jennifer Horney
FEATURED IN: The Philadelphia Inquirer — Monday, August 9, 2021
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Here’s what Delaware can and can’t say about its COVID-19 cases
EXPERT: Jennifer Horney
FEATURED IN: DelawareOnline.com — Friday, March 27, 2020
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EXPERT: James Kendra
FEATURED IN: Miami Times — Thursday, March 26, 2020
OVERVIEW: “FEMA is stretched,” James Kendra, director of the University of Delaware’s Disaster Research Center, told Bloomberg in another recent story.
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Hospitalized but unable to get tested for coronavirus, calls out Trump’s lies
EXPERT: Jennifer Horney
FEATURED IN: Towleroad.com — Thursday, March 26, 2020
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White House touts increased coronavirus testing, but experts say more is needed
EXPERT: Jennifer Horney
FEATURED IN: Sinclair Broadcast Group — Thursday, March 26, 2020
OVERVIEW: “I think the important clarification is that we should be considering the number of cases per 1 million population and considering a rate of people tested and not the absolute numbers,” Jennifer Horney, founding director of the University of Delaware’s epidemiology program, told CNN.
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Mental health experts question the need for ammo during coronavirus pandemic
EXPERT: Joe Trainor
FEATURED IN: NBC-2 — Wednesday, March 25, 2020
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Communicating COVID-19: Be Transparent
EXPERT: James Kendra
FEATURED IN: School CEO Magazine — Wednesday, March 25, 2020
OVERVIEW: Director of the University of Delaware’s Disaster Research Center Dr. James Kendra shares tips for school leaders facing the COVID-19 outbreak.
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U.S. has done more coronavirus tests that South Korea, but not per person,
EXPERT: Jennifer Horney
FEATURED IN: CNN.com — Wednesday, March 25, 2020
OVERVIEW: Jennifer Horney, founding director of the University of Delaware’s epidemiology program, told CNN that epidemiologists generally use rates only like tests per capita to make comparisons.
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Weather impact on COVID-19
EXPERT: Jennifer Horney
FEATURED IN: WBOC.com — Wednesday, March 25, 2020
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Social distancing is all we have to prevent spread of COVID-19
EXPERT: Jennifer Horney
FEATURED IN: Healio.com — Wednesday, March 25, 2020
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How to support employees with high-risk concerns during a COVID-19 outbreak
EXPERT: Jennifer Trivedi
FEATURED IN: SHRM.org — Tuesday, March 24, 2020
OVERVIEW: s the news changes daily around COVID-19, one fact remains clear: Those with chronic health conditions are more susceptible to the virus, and they may have more severe symptoms and a more difficult recovery, too. …
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