Open AccessImproving Hurricane Harvey Disaster Research Response Through Academic–Practice Partnerships
Author(s) -
Jennifer A. Horney,
Janelle Rios,
Adelita G. Cantu,
Steve Ramsey,
Lisa Montemayor,
Loren Raun,
Aubrey Miller
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2019.305166
Subject(s) - disaster response , public health , disaster research , preparedness , disaster preparedness , environmental health , emergency management , occupational safety and health , public relations , redundancy (engineering) , political science , environmental planning , medicine , geography , engineering , nursing , meteorology , law , reliability engineering
After Hurricane Harvey, researchers, media, and public health agencies collected data in Houston, Texas, to assess potential health effects and inform the public. To limit redundancy and ensure sampling coverage of impacted areas, research and practice partners used disaster research response (DR2) resources and relied on partnerships formed during a 2015 DR2 workshop in Houston. Improved coordination after the disaster can improve the effectiveness and efficiency of DR2 and enable the use of data to improve recovery and preparedness for future disasters.