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Opinion: Compound Risks and Complex Emergencies Require New Approaches to Preparedness

This article calls for a need to redesign institutions to be proactive, agile, and socially just when confronted with compound risks that have become increasingly likely. This resource includes: Risk reduction framework and funding Pandemic l...

Changing Vulnerability for Hurricane Evacuation During a Pandemic

This article examines data from workshops involving emergency management and public health experts to support planning for hurricane evacuation and sheltering. This resource includes: Policy integration findings Expanded protections for popula...

Challenges for the Disaster Workforce During a Compound Hurricane-Pandemic

This article identifies how emergency management planning for both the changing dynamics of COVID-19 and hurricane season may change under a compound threat. COVID-19 and the increase of natural disasters occurring pushes new considerations to b...

Nonprofit Capacity to Manage Hurricane-Pandemic Threat

This report examines the professional capacity of nonprofit organizations when responding to disasters occurring simultaneously. This report includes:Service delivery strategies for nonprofits during COVID-19Impact of natural disasters on nonpro...

Studying Social Workers' Roles in Natural Disasters During a Global Pandemic

This article shares practice and research recommendations for a social worker relating to therapeutic interactions, social justice, and public health during disasters. Social workers are viewed as a source of reliable information about safety, r...

Individual Hurricane Evacuation Intentions During the COVID-19 Pandemic

This article discusses how individual hurricane preparedness is often influenced by the additional risk stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic. A major finding was that the perceptions of flood and pandemic risks have opposite effects on preparedne...

Safety in Emergency Shelters in Low Resource, Non-U.S. Settings

This document offers resources on emergency sheltering during the COVID-19 pandemic in non-U.S. settings and contains:Recommendations to prevent the spread of COVID-19 during evacuation shelteringEmergency Shelter Information ResponseRecommended...

September 2016

Journal of ֲý Volume 79, No. 2 View the IssueAbout the Cover Contractors who perform work on residential structures constructed prior to 1978 may be subject to federal regulations pertaining to lead-based paint. The most string...

November 2021

Journal of ֲý Volume 84, Number 4 View the IssueAbout the CoverThroughout the COVID-19 pandemic, environmental health professionals have worked tirelessly to promote the health and well-being of their communities. The National ...

May 2016

Journal of ֲý Volume 78, No. 9 View the IssueAbout the Cover In this issue’s cover feature, “Association Between Asthma Hospital Visits and Ozone Concentration in Maricopa County, Arizona (2007–2012),” the authors evaluated the...

March 2016

Journal of ֲý Volume 78, No. 7 View the Issue About the Cover In this issue’s cover feature, “Formaldehyde Levels in Traditional and Portable Classroom...

July/August 2016

Journal of ֲý Volume 79, No. 1 View the IssueAbout the Cover In this issue’s cover feature, “Impacts of Industrial Wind Turbine Noise on Sleep Quality: Results From a Field Study of Rural Residents in Ontario, Canada,” the auth...

January/February 2016

Journal of ֲý Volume 78, Number 6 View the IssueAbout the Cover In this issue’s cover feature, “Safety Evaluation of Metal Exposure From Commonly Used Hair Dyes and Tattoo Inks in Nigeria,” the authors found that tattoo ink sam...

December 2021

Journal of ֲý Volume 84, Number 5 View the IssueAbout the Cover Environmental health is historically an overlooked and underrated discipline. The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the value of environmental health and environmental...

December 2016

Journal of ֲý Volume 79, No. 5 View the IssueAbout the Cover Growing evidence shows that interpersonal skills—such as communication, patience, empathy, respect, and consideration—are essential for conducting regulatory inspecti...