Perspectives on the Health Effects of Hurricanes: A Review and Challenges

Hurricanes are devastating natural disasters which dramatically modify the physical landscape and alter the socio-physical and biochemical characteristics of the environment, thus exposing the affected communities to new environmental stressors, which persist for weeks to months after the hurricane....

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Vydané v:	International journal of environmental research and public health Ročník 18; číslo 5; s. 2756
Hlavní autori:	Waddell, Samantha L., Jayaweera, Dushyantha T., Mirsaeidi, Mehdi, Beier, John C., Kumar, Naresh
Médium:	Journal Article
Jazyk:	English
Vydavateľské údaje:	Switzerland MDPI AG 09.03.2021 MDPI
Predmet:	Carbon monoxide poisoning Cyclonic Storms Disasters Environmental conditions Flood damage Floods Food contamination & poisoning Health care access Health facilities Hemodialysis Hospitals Humans Hurricanes Illnesses Infectious diseases Infrastructure Manufacturing Medical screening Mold Mortality Pharmacy Storm damage United States > US Puerto Rico health impact persistence time-lagged health effects of hurricanes environmental stressors hurricanes health impacts
ISSN:	1660-4601, 1661-7827, 1660-4601
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Shrnutí:	Hurricanes are devastating natural disasters which dramatically modify the physical landscape and alter the socio-physical and biochemical characteristics of the environment, thus exposing the affected communities to new environmental stressors, which persist for weeks to months after the hurricane. This paper has three aims. First, it conceptualizes potential direct and indirect health effects of hurricanes and provides an overview of factors that exacerbate the health effects of hurricanes. Second, it summarizes the literature on the health impact of hurricanes. Finally, it examines the time lag between the hurricane (landfall) and the occurrence of diseases. Two major findings emerge from this paper. Hurricanes are shown to cause and exacerbate multiple diseases, and most adverse health impacts peak within six months following hurricanes. However, chronic diseases, including cardiovascular disease and mental disorders, continue to occur for years following the hurricane impact.
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ISSN:	1660-4601 1661-7827 1660-4601
DOI:	10.3390/ijerph18052756