NYU GPH Journal of Public Health Disasters
A student-led journal driven by the latest research in public health disaster preparedness and management.
The Tohoku earthquake, the strongest earthquake ever recorded in Japan, caused a tsunami that killed 18,000 people and displaced countless others on March 11, 2011. Widespread infrastructure damage from the tsunami included the Fukushima nuclear power plant which resulted in leaked radiation, explosions, and the forced evacuations of over 150,000 people.
Continue reading “Nancy Daneau’s Case Study on the Fukushima Nuclear Disaster”
On December 2, 1984, a gas leak at the Union Carbide Corporation (UCC) pesticide plant in Bhopal, India resulted in around 45 tons of toxic chemicals leaking into surrounding neighborhoods. Considered one of history’s deadliest industrial accidents, the event resulted in approximately 15,000-20,000 deaths while 600,000 survivors suffered from respiratory diseases, blindness, miscarriages, and other serious health concerns.
Continue reading “Omary Perez’s Case Study on the Bhopal Gas Leak Tragedy”
Driven by dry weather, high winds, and human activity, record-setting wildfires burned through California in 2020 igniting the largest wildfire season in modern history. Over 10,000 fires burned through 4.2 million acres of land damaging 2,000 structures and displacing thousands.
Continue reading “Nabila Salisu’s Presentation on the 2020 California Wildfires”
On June 24, 2021, a condominium in Surfside, Florida collapsed, resulting in 98 confirmed deaths and 145 missing. The collapse was likely caused by weakened building structure resulting from a lack of maintenance and corrosion from aggressive storms and rising sea level. The case study by Gladish provides a detailed analysis of this incident, its management, and its epidemiological aspects.
Continue reading “Kristen Gladish’s Case Study on the Collapse of Surfside”
In 2008, a man was hospitalized for ricin poisoning in Las Vegas, Nevada. The police later retrieved two vials of the poison made from ricin beans form his hotel room along with weapons and a book on anarchy. Fortunately, the toxin’s effects did not spread to the general public. The incident was later investigated on suspicion of bioterrorism.
Continue reading “Julia Bathen’s Case Study on the Las Vegas Ricin Incident”