Health risks of flood disasters
DL Paterson, H Wright… - Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Floods are the most common natural disaster occurring worldwide, with their impact
expected to grow in the future due to the effects of climate change and population shift …
expected to grow in the future due to the effects of climate change and population shift …
Homelessness and emergency medicine: a review of the literature
Objectives We aimed to synthesize the available evidence on the demographics,
prevalence, clinical characteristics, and evidence‐based management of homeless persons …
prevalence, clinical characteristics, and evidence‐based management of homeless persons …
The relationship between buildings and health: a systematic review
Background The built environment exerts one of the strongest directly measurable effects on
physical and mental health, yet the evidence base underpinning the design of healthy urban …
physical and mental health, yet the evidence base underpinning the design of healthy urban …
Exposure to urban green space may both promote and harm mental health in socially vulnerable neighborhoods: A neighborhood-scale analysis in New York City
Background There is growing evidence that exposure to green space can impact mental
health, but these effects may be context dependent. We hypothesized that associations …
health, but these effects may be context dependent. We hypothesized that associations …
Analysing health system capacity and preparedness for climate change
While increasing literature demonstrating the direct and indirect impacts of climate change
focuses on health, the capacity and preparedness of healthcare systems to deal with these …
focuses on health, the capacity and preparedness of healthcare systems to deal with these …
Vulnerability of older adults in disasters: emergency department utilization by geriatric patients after Hurricane Sandy
S Malik, DC Lee, KM Doran, CR Grudzen… - Disaster medicine and …, 2018 - cambridge.org
ObjectiveOlder adults are a potentially medically vulnerable population with increased
mortality rates during and after disasters. To evaluate the impact of a natural disaster on this …
mortality rates during and after disasters. To evaluate the impact of a natural disaster on this …
Acute post-disaster medical needs of patients with diabetes: emergency department use in New York City by diabetic adults after Hurricane Sandy
DC Lee, VK Gupta, BG Carr, S Malik… - BMJ Open Diabetes …, 2016 - drc.bmj.com
Objective To evaluate the acute impact of disasters on diabetic patients, we performed a
geospatial analysis of emergency department (ED) use by New York City diabetic adults in …
geospatial analysis of emergency department (ED) use by New York City diabetic adults in …
Principles of social emergency medicine
J Fahimi, L Goldfrank - Annals of emergency medicine, 2019 - annemergmed.com
Throughout most of its history, emergency medicine was practiced on distinct islands,
without the standardization, support, or oversight that we expect today. As recently as 50 …
without the standardization, support, or oversight that we expect today. As recently as 50 …
Integrative review of pregnancy and birth outcomes after exposure to a hurricane
NK Jeffers, N Glass - Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic & Neonatal Nursing, 2020 - Elsevier
Objective To appraise and analyze published research on the relationships among
hurricane exposure and adverse pregnancy and birth outcomes. Data Sources A literature …
hurricane exposure and adverse pregnancy and birth outcomes. Data Sources A literature …
Applications of geospatial analyses in health research among homeless people: A systematic scoping review of available evidence
Background Unequal housing access resulted in more than 150 million homeless people
worldwide, with millions more expected to be added every year due to the ongoing climate …
worldwide, with millions more expected to be added every year due to the ongoing climate …