Superstorm Sandy’s impact on the provision of WIC (Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children) services in New York State

Public Health Nutrition

Millicent Eidson^1^2¹  Asante Shipp Hilts^1^2²  Yunshu Li^3³  Michelle Wemette^1^2⁴  Stephanie R Mack^3⁵  Loretta A Santilli^4⁶ 

[1] Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics,University at Albany School of Public Health,Rensselaer,NY,USA,^5;Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics,University at Albany School of Public Health,Rensselaer,NY,USA^2;Division of Nutrition,New York State Department of Health,Albany,NY,USA^4;Office of Public Health Practice,New York State Department of Health,1006 Corning Tower,ESP,Albany,NY 12237,USA,^1;Office of Public Health Practice,New York State Department of Health,1006 Corning Tower,ESP,Albany,NY 12237,USA^3;Office of Public Health,New York State Department of Health,Albany,NY,USA^6

关键词: Disaster planning;    Emergency preparedness;    Hurricane;    Public health;    WIC;   

DOI  :  10.1017/S1368980017003846

学科分类：卫生学

来源: Cambridge University Press

【 摘 要 】

Services provided by the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) were interrupted in 2012 when Superstorm Sandy struck New York State (NYS). The present study evaluates the impact on WIC providers.

【 授权许可】

CC BY