Enhancing public health preparedness, response, and recovery capabilities through the Florida Hurricane Response Hub

Climate Risk Management

Keren Bolter¹  Kristin Palbicke Garces²  Roderick K. King³  Katelyn McGuigan⁴  Tara Rava Zolnikov⁵ 

[1] Corresponding author at: National University, Department of Community Health, 9388 Lightwave Ave, San Diego, CA 92123, United States.;University of Miami, Public Health Sciences, Miami, FL, United States;Arcadis U.S., Inc. Urban and Coastal Resiliency, Plantation, FL, United States;Florida Institute for Health Innovation, West Palm Beach, FL, United States;National University, Department of Community Health, 9388 Lightwave Ave, San Diego, CA 92123, United States;

关键词: Climate change;    Hurricane;    Education;    Capacity building;    Resilience;   

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来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

In 2017, climate-driven Atlantic hurricanes – Harvey, Irma, and Maria – produced harmful population health effects. Florida was one of the most significantly affected states. These hurricanes caused significant damage, but over time, lessons were revealed for opportunities to increase hurricane resilience. As a result, the Florida Hurricane Response Hub was established; this Hub was used as one of five technical assistance centers comprising the Hurricane Response Hub Initiative, which were established in areas most affected by hurricanes. The Initiative sought to improve population health through the dissemination of education and other resources by facilitating training, technical assistance, and information sharing to improve preparedness, response, and recovery of the public health workforce. The overall goal of the project was to coordinate efforts among federal, state, and local public health organizations to enhance ongoing environmental and occupational health recovery efforts, which improves workforce capacity and institutional knowledge to improve disaster-related recovery for future hurricanes.

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