{"id":732,"date":"2024-09-28T14:24:31","date_gmt":"2024-09-28T14:24:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/research.gsd.harvard.edu\/healthy\/?page_id=732"},"modified":"2024-11-12T12:48:40","modified_gmt":"2024-11-12T17:48:40","slug":"disasters","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/research.gsd.harvard.edu\/healthy\/research\/research-briefs\/disasters\/","title":{"rendered":"Disasters"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center so-panel widget widget_siteorigin-panels-post-content panel-first-child\" id=\"panel-2135-0-1-0\">Disasters<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/research.gsd.harvard.edu\/healthy\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/55\/files\/2014\/05\/Safety1-e1398951935375.jpg\" alt=\"Woman surrounded by scattered red bricks.\" class=\"wp-image-1375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.gsd.harvard.edu\/healthy\/files\/2014\/05\/Safety1-e1398951935375.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/research.gsd.harvard.edu\/healthy\/files\/2014\/05\/Safety1-e1398951935375-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/research.gsd.harvard.edu\/healthy\/files\/2014\/05\/Safety1-e1398951935375-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Disasters \u2014 whether natural, biological, economic, technological or terrorist-related \u2014 can have a range of direct and indirect health impacts on individuals and communities. Direct health impacts can range from injuries, illness, risk of toxic exposure, to death. Indirect health impacts may include the break-down of health infrastructure, unhealthy living conditions or inadequate shelter due to displacement, and food insecurity. The urban poor and those in low-income countries are more susceptible to the health risks from disasters. Planning strategies can prevent or mitigate disasters, and help to ensure effective disaster responses are in place in the case of an emergency. This brief summarizes the latest in research on the intersections between disasters, health and place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Health and Places Initiative (HAPI) Research Brief<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/research.gsd.harvard.edu\/healthy\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/55\/files\/2015\/11\/HAPI_ResearchBrief_Disasters_081115.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Disasters, Health, and Place<\/a>&nbsp;[PDF]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\"><strong>External Resources<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--1\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/research.gsd.harvard.edu\/healthy\/research\/research-briefs\/research-brief-resources\/\" style=\"border-radius:0px\">View External Resources on Disasters<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery alignwide has-nested-images columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/research.gsd.harvard.edu\/healthy\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/55\/files\/2024\/09\/disaster_p5_india.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" data-id=\"736\" src=\"https:\/\/research.gsd.harvard.edu\/healthy\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/55\/files\/2024\/09\/disaster_p5_india.jpg\" alt=\"Congested traffic with cars, buggies, and motorcycles. \" class=\"wp-image-736\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.gsd.harvard.edu\/healthy\/files\/2024\/09\/disaster_p5_india.jpg 640w, https:\/\/research.gsd.harvard.edu\/healthy\/files\/2024\/09\/disaster_p5_india-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/research.gsd.harvard.edu\/healthy\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/55\/files\/2024\/09\/disaster_p5_mexico.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" data-id=\"735\" src=\"https:\/\/research.gsd.harvard.edu\/healthy\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/55\/files\/2024\/09\/disaster_p5_mexico.jpg\" alt=\"Group of kids and adults floating down river on flat boat. \" class=\"wp-image-735\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.gsd.harvard.edu\/healthy\/files\/2024\/09\/disaster_p5_mexico.jpg 640w, https:\/\/research.gsd.harvard.edu\/healthy\/files\/2024\/09\/disaster_p5_mexico-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Disasters Disasters \u2014 whether natural, biological, economic, technological or terrorist-related \u2014 can have a range of direct and indirect health impacts on individuals and communities. 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