Disasters and Environmental Justice Policy 15 Years After Hurricane Katrina: What Has Changed?

Environmental Lead after Hurricane Katrina

Controlling disasters: recognising latent goals after Hurricane Katrina.

Classic sociological theory can be used to interpret the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, which made landfall in the United States on 29 August 2005. The delayed and ineffective response to the storm and the subsequent failure of the levees become more understandable when one considers the latent goals of social control in disaster recovery. Constructing the survivors as suspect or criminal and ...

O16: Surgical Treatment of Epilepsies: What Has Changed over the last 25 Years?

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Environmental Lead after Hurricane Katrina: Implications for Future Populations

BACKGROUND As a result of Hurricane Katrina, > 100,000 homes were destroyed or damaged and a significant amount of sediment was deposited throughout the city of New Orleans, Louisiana. Researchers have identified the potential for increased lead hazards from environmental lead contamination of soils. OBJECTIVES We assessed the distribution of residential soil and dust lead 2 years poststorm a...

15 million preterm births annually: what has changed this year?

Each year, more than 1 in 10 of the world's babies are born preterm, resulting in 15 million babies born too soon. World Prematurity Day, November 17, is a global effort to raise awareness about prematurity. This past year, there has been increased awareness of the problem, through new data and evidence, global partnership and country champions. Actions to improve care would save hundreds of th...