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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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North Dakota, Which Hasn’t Mandated Mask-wearing, Now Has Country’s Highest Infection Rate
EXPERT: Jennifer Horney
FEATURED IN: Newsweek — Friday, September 18, 2020
OVERVIEW:
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North Dakota, Which Hasn’t Mandated Mask-wearing, Now Has Country’s Highest Infection Rate
EXPERT: Jennifer Horney
FEATURED IN: Newsweek — Friday, September 18, 2020
OVERVIEW: As the coronavirus situation improves in some parts of the United States, the Midwest now appears to be bearing the brunt of the outbreak, with North Dakota, in particular—a state with no mask mandate—seeing a notable spike in new cases. …
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No Lockdown, No Problem, Says Nebraska GOP Guv as Cases Rise
EXPERT: Jennifer Horney
FEATURED IN: The Daily Beast — Wednesday, September 16, 2020
OVERVIEW: Republican Gov. Pete Ricketts has made bringing more of a sense of normalcy back to Nebraska a top priority, even if it amounts to a potentially dangerous decision during the coronavirus pandemic. …
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No Lockdown, No Problem, Says Nebraska GOP Guv as Cases Rise
EXPERT: Jennifer Horney
FEATURED IN: Daily Beast — Wednesday, September 16, 2020
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For professional sports, life in the bubble may be the answer
EXPERT: Jennifer Horney
FEATURED IN: The Review — Saturday, September 5, 2020
OVERVIEW: Professional sports was one of many major American norms stripped away by the coronavirus pandemic. Their return is a small victory for many, although the games will come with numerous new obstacles. …
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http://udreview.com/for-professional-sports-life-in-the-bubble-may-be-the-answer/
EXPERT: Jennifer Horney
FEATURED IN: the review — Saturday, September 5, 2020
OVERVIEW:
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That COVID-19 baby boom might be more of a bust
EXPERT: Jennifer Horney
FEATURED IN: The Philadelphia Inquirer — Friday, September 4, 2020
OVERVIEW: Remember those jokes about ‘coronial’ and quarantines’ due to widespread lockdowns? Well, it’s more complicated than that. …
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That COVID-19 baby boom might be more of a bust
EXPERT: Jennifer Horney
FEATURED IN: The Philadelphia Inquirer — Friday, September 4, 2020
OVERVIEW:
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Nearly a third of Americans worry about having their work hours cut or losing their jobs
EXPERT: Jenn Trivedi
FEATURED IN: MARKETPLACE — Tuesday, September 1, 2020
OVERVIEW:
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Nearly a third of Americans worry about having their work hours cut or losing their jobs
EXPERT: Jennifer Trivedi
FEATURED IN: Marketplace — Tuesday, September 1, 2020
OVERVIEW: We talk a lot about what the pandemic is doing to the economy — how it’s showing up in the jobs numbers, in retail sales, bankruptcies, you name it. But there’s another part of it which is how the economy feels — how it makes us feel. …
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Eventual reopening of Delaware projected to be gradual
EXPERT: Jennifer Horney
FEATURED IN: Delaware State News — Wednesday, April 15, 2020
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Eventual reopening of Delaware projected to be gradual
EXPERT: Jennifer Horney
FEATURED IN: Delaware State News — Wednesday, April 15, 2020
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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
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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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