The Gulf of Mexico (GoM) region is prone to disasters, including recurrent oil spills,
hurricanes, floods, industrial accidents, harmful algal blooms, and the current COVID-19 …

The COVID-19 pandemic and increasing frequency and severity of environmental disasters
reveal an urgent need for a robust health observing/surveillance system. With the possible …

Disasters are a part of the human condition and have been so over the entire course of
human history. As noted in the following, the frequency and impacts of disasters appear to …

Research conducted in the wake of a disaster can provide information to help mitigate
health consequences, support future recovery efforts, and improve resilience. However, a …

Few conceptual frameworks attempt to connect disaster‐associated environmental injuries
to impacts on ecosystem services (the benefits humans derive from nature) and thence to …

The Deepwater Horizon (DWH) explosion in 2010 is the largest oil spill (Macondo) in US
history. We focused on gaining an understanding of the physical health and mental health …

This statement responds to the public health challenges in Puerto Rico in the wake of
Hurricane Maria during September 2017. As a result of Maria, and to a certain extent …

Background Two devastating hurricanes ripped across the Gulf Coast of the United States
during 2005. The effects of Hurricane Katrina were especially severe: The human and …

The Deepwater Horizon (DWH) oil spill is the only declared Spill of National Significance in
US history, and it significantly impacted the health of people and communities in the Gulf of …

Disaster epidemiology (ie, applied epidemiology in disaster settings) presents a source of
reliable and actionable information for decision-makers and stakeholders in the disaster …