NYU GPH Journal of Public Health Disasters
A student-led journal driven by the latest research in public health disaster preparedness and management.
Hyacinth Burrowes discusses the role of mitigation in community resilience in public health disaster management. In certain communities, mitigation is delayed when people lose hope.
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The Fuego volcano in Guatemala erupted on June 3, 2018. The volcano’s quick-moving lava made it difficult to evacuate homes and find substantial shelters for displaced populations. Hundreds of people were killed in the disaster and homes were destroyed by volcanic residue and hot lava.
Continue reading “Jenna MacLeod’s Case Study on the Guatemalan Volcanic Eruption”
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.
Continue reading “Thomas O’Neill’s Case Study on the 1986 Chernobyl Power Plant Disaster”
Heather Yu analyzed the 2014-15 Shigella outbreak and its relevance to discussions in drug resistance. Shigella is a common bacterial infection that affects about 450,000 people annually in the US. Out of the infected population, 17% are drug resistant. The risk associated with multi-drug resistant (MDR) Shigella can not be underestimated, as 6% of all strains are resistant to ciprofloxacin, the most common treatment method for the disease.
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Nelia Ekeji characterizes the threats and hazards of California, one of the most earthquake-prone states in the country, according to the United States Geological Survey. In the assessment, threats to the west coast state are broken down into three categories: natural, technological, and man-made.
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