Measuring the Impact of Disasters Using Publicly Available Data: Application to Hurricane Sandy (2012)

• 2017

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• Steven Mongin; Sherry Baron; Rebecca Schwartz; Bian Liu; Emanuela Taioli; Hyun Kim
PMID: 29206990DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/aje/kwx194

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This study explores how researchers used publicly available data to study the health impacts of Hurricane Sandy in 2012. By analyzing hospital admissions and other data, they found increased cases of respiratory issues, mental health problems, and digestive disorders after the hurricane. The study highlights the importance of using detailed public data to understand disaster effects on health. It also emphasizes comparing post-disaster outcomes with predictions from pre-disaster trends to reduce bias. The research shows that such methods can help measure a disaster's impact on communities effectively and affordably.

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Focus Areas: Natural Disasters; Severe Weather

Audiences: Behavioral Health Professionals; Emergency Managers; Public Health Professionals

Emergency Management Stage: Mitigation

Collection: Disaster Research Literature Review

Keywords: Disasters; Environmental Exposure; Epidemiology; Logistic Models; Medical Records; Mental Health; New York; Cyclonic Storms; Public Health Surveillance

Institutions: University of Minnesota; The City University of New York; Hofstra University; Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

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