Open AccessDisaster-Related Shelter Surveillance During the Hurricane Harvey Response – Texas 2017
Author(s) -
Amy Schnall,
Arianna Hanchey,
Nicole Nakata,
Alice Wang,
Zuha Jeddy,
Herminia Alva,
Christina Tan,
Tegan K. Boehmer,
Tesfaye Bayleyegn,
Mary Casey-Lockyer
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
disaster medicine and public health preparedness
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.492
H-Index - 41
eISSN - 1938-744X
pISSN - 1935-7893
DOI - 10.1017/dmp.2019.25
Subject(s) - public health , environmental health , medicine , population , occupational safety and health , suicide prevention , medical emergency , health care , injury prevention , poison control , public health surveillance , nursing , political science , pathology , law
Hurricane Harvey left a path of destruction in its wake, resulting in over 100 deaths and damaging critical infrastructure. During a disaster, public health surveillance is necessary to track emerging illnesses and injuries, identify at-risk populations, and assess the effectiveness of response efforts. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and American Red Cross collaborate on shelter surveillance to monitor the health of the sheltered population and help guide response efforts.