What is it about?
Hurricanes are seasonal events affecting many communities. Regular training of communities at risk, establishing protocols for evacuation and identifying life saving resources are essential elements of preparedness. Best practices for restoring shelters, rebuilding services and returning, preventing and handling environmental exposures and infections should be in place before the events.
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This editorial reviews the 2017 events which affected the Caribbean and North America regions .
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While response to the North America region was successful, the effect on Puerto Rico was devastating and the response did not meet the best practice standards.
Arnauld E Nicogossian
geoerge mason university
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This page is a summary of: Hurricanes, Response, and Community Health Resilience, World Medical & Health Policy, November 2017, Wiley,
DOI: 10.1002/wmh3.252.
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