Sheltering Patterns and Utilization Following the 2007 Southern California Wildfires

• 2009

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• Thomas Kirsch; Lee Jenkins; Lauren Sauer; Yu-Hsiang Hsieh; Emilie Calvello; Edbert Hsu
PMID: 19522129

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The article describes the sheltering patterns after the 2007 Southern California wildfires, which displaced over 500,000 people. A team from Johns Hopkins University and the American Red Cross surveyed 163 families in shelters to understand their needs and movements. It found that fewer people than expected used public shelters, and those displaced moved often. The study aimed to identify risk factors for needing shelter during such disasters. Similar studies are mentioned that focus on unmet health care needs and changes needed in disaster response following events like Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita.

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Focus Area: Natural Disasters

Audience: Public Health Professionals

Emergency Management Stage: Response

Bundles: Disaster Research Literature Review

Keywords: California; Disaster Planning; Disasters; Retrospective Studies; Risk Factors; Sheltered Workshops; Middle Aged; Young Adult; Fires

Institutions: Johns Hopkins University

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