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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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New book details the recovery and provides lessons for current hurricane season
EXPERT: Jennifer Trivedi
FEATURED IN: UDaily — Friday, August 28, 2020
OVERVIEW: It was around this time 15 years ago that University of Delaware Assistant Professor Jennifer Trivedi was calling people she knew in Biloxi, Mississippi to see if they were evacuating the coast as Hurricane Katrina made its way into the Gulf of Mexico. They were not. …
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If someone in school tests psitive for COVID-19, who gets notified?
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FEATURED IN: DelawareOnline.com — Monday, August 17, 2020
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EXPERT: Jennifer Horney
FEATURED IN: Delaware Online — Monday, August 17, 2020
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Title: Parents want to know: If someone in school tests positive for COVID-19, who gets notified?
EXPERT: Jennifer Horney
FEATURED IN: DelawareOnline.com — Monday, August 17, 2020
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The ‘Second Wave’ Is Still to Come and the U.S. Has No Specific Plan to Deal With It
EXPERT: Tricia Wachtendorf
FEATURED IN: Newsweek — Tuesday, August 11, 2020
OVERVIEW: Tricia Wachtendorf, director of the Disaster Research Center at the University of Delaware, told Newsweek that having a decentralized approach to COVID-19 is important, so people within localities are able to provide the resources required. “That said, a protracted response, like we are experiencing with COVID, allows for greater coordinated decision-making. That should be taken advantage of…. We are not even getting consistent information coming from a national level. It’s difficult to operate effectively in a decentralized way if people don’t have the information they need and are not operating on a shared vision.”
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The ‘Second Wave’ Is Still to Come and the U.S. Has No Specific Plan to Deal With It
EXPERT: Tricia Wachtendorf
FEATURED IN: Newsweek — Tuesday, August 11, 2020
OVERVIEW: The U.S. is the world’s worst-affected country in terms of COVID-19 cases, having recently surpassed the five million milestone. However, the number of new cases across the country appears to be plateauing—albeit at around 50,000 per day—after rising exponentially since the first was confirmed in the country in January. …
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Rural America Could Be the Region Hardest Hit by the COVID-19 Outbreak
EXPERT: Tricia Wachtendorf
FEATURED IN: Healthline — Monday, August 3, 2020
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EXPERT: Jennifer Horney
FEATURED IN: The News Journal — Tuesday, July 28, 2020
OVERVIEW: Article features Jennifer Horney, core faculty with the UD Disaster Research Center.
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EXPERT: Jennifer Horney
FEATURED IN: WellandGood.com — Tuesday, July 28, 2020
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EXPERT: Sarah DeYoung
FEATURED IN: Healthline.com — Saturday, July 25, 2020
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Disasters Leave a Rise in Suicides in Their Wake: Study
EXPERT: Jennifer Horney
FEATURED IN: U.S. News and World Report — Friday, November 20, 2020
OVERVIEW: Researchers found that the severe emotional distress and anxiety for those who have lived through major disasters can also lead to suicide. The authors examined 281 natural disasters during a 12-year period and their impact on suicide rates in those communities. …
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College students are coming home for the holidays. Will they inadvertently bring COVID-19 with them?
EXPERT: Jennifer Horney
FEATURED IN: DelawareOnline.com — Thursday, November 19, 2020
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College students are coming home for the holidays. Will they inadvertently bring COVID-19 with them?
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FEATURED IN: DelawareOnline.com — Thursday, November 19, 2020
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COVID-19’s impact on this key Delaware industry has been murky. New info reveals plenty of early infections
EXPERT: Jennifer Horney
FEATURED IN: DelawareOnline.com — Wednesday, November 18, 2020
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COVID-19’s impact on this key Delaware industry has been murky. New info reveals plenty of early infections
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FEATURED IN: DelawareOnline.com — Wednesday, November 18, 2020
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Suicide rates increase when natural disasters strike
EXPERT: Jennifer Horney
FEATURED IN: The Week Magazine — Friday, November 13, 2020
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Enlighten Me: The mental health toll of natural disasters
EXPERT: Jennifer Horney
FEATURED IN: Delaware Public Media — Friday, November 13, 2020
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The Facts on Flu Shot Side Effects and Risks
EXPERT: Jennifer Horney
FEATURED IN: Everyday Health — Monday, November 9, 2020
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The Coronavirus pandemic will keep killing people across rural America.
EXPERT: Jennifer Horney
FEATURED IN: Daily Beast — Wednesday, November 4, 2020
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The Coronavirus Pandemic Will Keep Killing People Across Rural America
EXPERT: Jennifer Horney
FEATURED IN: Daily Beast — Wednesday, November 4, 2020
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