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Why It’s Never Too Early to Prep for Hurricane Season

Blog,
Environmental Health,
Climate and Health,
Food and Water Safety,
Preparedness,
Natural Disasters,
Florida,
Virgin Islands,
Territories and Freely Associated States,
Partnership,
Emma Carlson,
Emma Talkington,
Adrianna Evans,
Nicholas Porter,
Lisa Peterson,
State and Territorial Environmental Health Directors,
Health Equity,
Disability Inclusion,
Improving Disability Inclusion

Health agencies play a key role in preparing for and responding to hurricanes and other severe weather events.

Prepping for Dual Disasters of COVID and Extreme Weather Events

Blog,
Environmental Health,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
Preparedness,
COVID Preparedness,
Natural Disasters,
Pandemics,
Emergency Powers,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
Accreditation,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
Florida,
Puerto Rico,
Texas,
Virgin Islands,
Gerrit T. Bakker

2020 has been a year of unprecedented events, and the past few months have already shown that they do not exist in a vacuum. While the country continues to respond and cope with the COVID-19 pandemic, many extreme weather events have already occurred, and are additional infectious disease challenges to consider. Responding to these events in the current conditions presents unique challenges to responders and communities.