Leanne Auyeung – Page 2 – NYU GPH Journal of Public Health Disasters

April 23, 2023April 25, 2023

Marburg Outbreaks in Tanzania and Equatorial Guinea Worry Officials

*Colorized image of the Marburg virus under an electron microscope. Photo courtesy of* NIAID.

Recent outbreaks of the Marburg virus have raised many concerns and questions about this rare pathogen. Marburg virus is a rare and fatal disease that spreads through contact with infected bodily fluids such as blood. It induces symptoms such as vomiting, high fever, bleeding from orifices, and diarrhea. The virus was first discovered in 1967, but there have been recent outbreaks in Tanzania, Africa and Equatorial Guinea.

April 16, 2023May 28, 2023

Jiawen Shou, Victoria Sevilla, Thomas O’Neill, and Tanesha Brewster’s Report on the Public’s Behavior and Attitudes During the COVID-19 Pandemic

This report on COVID-19 Attitudes, Practices and Perceptions analyzes a cross-sectional study, where surveyed individuals were asked about their attitudes, public health compliance, and perspectives on COVID-19 and any future pandemics. The subject of this report is especially important because misinformation rampant all throughout the COVID-19 pandemic had great negative impact on pandemic response measures. Information on this topic found through research can help public health officials design action plans for future pandemics to keep the public safe.

April 9, 2023April 26, 2023

Dunqing Li’s Mitigation Brief on the Great East Japan Earthquake

Survivors of the 2011 tsunami walk down a street recently cleared of debris. Photo courtesy of Direct Relief.

In this report, Dunqing Li analyzes different mitigation strategies that could be used to prevent the impact of natural disasters like the Great East Japan Earthquake that took place on March 11, 2011. The deaths and destruction caused by the earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear reactor failure exemplify why mitigation strategies are needed to reduce the damage in the event of natural disasters.

April 2, 2023April 25, 2023

Philadelphia Officials Monitor Water Supply Following Chemical Spill

On the evening of Sunday March 26, officials retracted a bottled water advisory made that morning. This advisory was issued after a pipe rupture at the Trinseo PLC chemical plant, which released about 8,100 gallons of an acrylic polymer solution into Otter Creek in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. This incident took place around a month after a similar chemical leak from a train in East Palestine, Ohio.

March 27, 2023April 26, 2023

Sophia Zuniga’s Case Study on the 2018 Parkland Shooting

Protesters hold signs at a rally protesting gun violence in 2018.

The Parkland Shooting Massacre was one of America’s top three deadliest mass shootings. The shooting took place at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on February 14, 2018. Using a semi-automatic AR-15, shooter Nikolas Cruz shot thirty-four people, killing seventeen. The shooting prompted discussions on gun control policies, policies in response to gun violence, and young people’s participation in politics.

March 25, 2023June 13, 2023

Gina de la Chesnaye’s Mitigation Brief on Mount St. Helens’ Eruption

Mount St. Helens erupts on May 18, 1980. Photo courtesy of Wiki Images.

When Mount St. Helens erupted on May 18, 1980, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) declared the event a disaster as ash measuring a depth of 150 feet. The event killed 57 people and caused damage to infrastructures, homes, and crops in the region.

March 17, 2023April 25, 2023

Climate Change in Afghanistan Leads to Water Crisis

Afghanistan is currently in the midst of a severe humanitarian crisis. The nation is facing a multitude of challenges that threaten its access to clean water: climate change, internal strife, and a lack of infrastructure have led to a water crisis, leaving many Afghans with minimal potable water.

March 14, 2023March 20, 2023

Snow Hits San Bernardino Mountains Leaving Residents Trapped

San Bernardino County, in Southern California, has suffered from heavy snow storms throughout February. Over eight feet of snow collected in the mountain community of Lake Arrowhead, trapping families and collapsing roofs.

March 13, 2023March 29, 2023

Thomas O’Neill’s Case Study on the 1986 Chernobyl Power Plant Disaster

A reactor at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Pripyat, Ukraine exploded on April 26, 1986. Two plant workers died as the disaster took place, followed by the death of twenty-eight more individuals in the next few weeks, all of whom were involved in local disaster response efforts. In the next few years, more than 6,000 children suffered from thyroid cancer. The disaster also resulted in the evacuation of 220,000 inhabitants in Pripyat for unsafe habitability.

March 7, 2023March 17, 2023

Climate Change Accelerates the Spread of Malaria in Africa

The increasing spread of the mosquito-transmitted disease malaria in Africa is connected to climate change, a recent study found. Over the last century, the range of malaria-transmitting mosquitoes in Sub-Saharan Africa has moved away from the equator and higher in elevation by 6.5 meters per year, corresponding with warming temperatures connected to global heating.