Category: Fall 2021 Case Studies

NYU MPH students distributed a Qualtrics survey to a convenience sample of 63 US adults and found that over 90% of respondents are compliant and vaccinated. After conducting a univariate analysis between compliance and variables such as age, gender, political affiliation, level education, race, and region of residence, the students were able to make some interesting conclusions.

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Katrina conducted an extensive assessment on the threats that Barton Memorial Hospital in Lake Tahoe, California may experience at any given time. Ranging from earthquakes, tsunamis and wildfires to failure of robotic-assisted equipment to cyber-attacks against patient records. 

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An excellent and informative presentation on the Christchurch terrorist attack in New Zealand, watch it here.

Cindy analyzed the risks of New York City against natural, technological and human-caused hazards, download here work here. 

Eleni Kokolakis developed a THIRA table on the flooding risk of the coastal zones of Washington. View it here. 

An excellent assessment of the hazards and risks of NYC health and hospitals by NYU student Holly Romeo. See it here.

Khadija Akther presented an excellent case on our state of preparedness against bioterrorism events. After the occurrence of 9/11, for instance, there were numerous factors that assessed the management of the event, and its takeaways for future events.

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