How LIHEAP and LIHWAP Helped Theresa and Mickey’s Family in American Samoa

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This video highlights the impact of the Low Income Household Water Assistance Program (LIHWAP) and the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) on a family in American Samoa. Together, the programs allowed Theresa, a nurse, and Mickey, a taro farmer, to keep their utilities on associated the recovery period after a hurricane.

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Focus Area: Severe Weather

Audiences: Families & Children; Public Health Professionals

Emergency Management Stages: Response; Recovery

Keywords: Agriculture; Family Characteristics; Income; Nurses; Seasons; Social Welfare; Socioeconomic Factors; Water Supply; American Samoa; Colocasia

Institutions: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)

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