Concerns and future preparedness plans of a vulnerable population in New Jersey following Hurricane Sandy.
Disasters
; 43(3): 658-685, 2019 Jul.
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| ID: mdl-30990925
ABSTRACT
Knowing how people prepare for disasters is essential to developing resiliency strategies. This study examined recalled concerns, evacuation experiences, and the future preparedness plans of a vulnerable population in New Jersey, United States, following Hurricane Sandy in 2012. Understanding the responses of minority communities is key to protecting them during forthcoming disasters. Overall, 35 per cent of respondents were not going to prepare for an event. Intended future preparedness actions were unrelated to respondents' ratings of personal impact. More Blacks and Hispanics planned on preparing than Whites (68 versus 55 per cent), and more Hispanics planned on evacuating than did others who were interviewed. A higher percentage of respondents who had trouble getting to health centres were going to prepare than others. Respondents' concerns were connected to safety and survival, protecting family and friends, and having enough food and medicine, whereas future actions included evacuating earlier and buying sufficient supplies to shelter in place.
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MEDLINE
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Populações Vulneráveis
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Planejamento em Desastres
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Desastres
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Tempestades Ciclônicas
Tipo de estudo:
Qualitative_research
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2019
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Article