Rapid assessment of health needs and resettlement plans among Hurricane Katrina evacuees--San Antonio, Texas, September 2005.
Rapid assessment of health needs and resettlement plans among Hurricane Katrina evacuees--San Antonio, Texas, September 2005.
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对卡特里娜飓风撤离人员的健康需求和重新安置计划进行快速评估——德克萨斯州圣安东尼奥，2005 年 9 月。
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10.1037/e481842006-006
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2006
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N. Balmer
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作者：
A. Buck;P. Pleasence;N. Balmer
卡特里娜飓风于2005年8月29日袭击了亚拉巴马、佛罗里达、路易斯安那和密西西比的沿海地区，造成了美国历史上最严重的自然灾害之一。路易斯安那州的新奥尔良市受到严重洪水的进一步破坏，主要堤坝破裂并从庞恰特雷恩湖释放水。居民被疏散到邻近的州和城市，包括德克萨斯州的圣安东尼奥。2005年9月3日，大约12，700名疏散人员抵达圣安东尼奥，并被安置在四个主要疏散中心（EC）。虽然圣安东尼奥的许多撤离者很快就找到了其他住处，但截至2005年9月16日，仍有大约3,700名撤离者留在EC中等待新奥尔良恢复公共服务。为了评估撤离人员对临床护理、公共卫生服务和住房援助的需求，圣安东尼奥大都会卫生区（Metro Health）要求疾病预防控制中心协助对EC中的户主进行需求评估。本报告总结了该调查的结果，该调查确定了大量患有慢性健康状况、身体或精神残疾的撤离人员，以及需要咨询和住房援助的人员。调查结果强调，需要增加当地的公共卫生和公共援助资源，以满足疏散人口的持续健康和住房需求。
Hurricane Katrina struck the coastal regions of Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, and Mississippi on August 29, 2005, resulting in one of the worst natural disasters in U.S. history. The city of New Orleans, Louisiana, was further damaged by severe flooding when major levees broke and released water from Lake Pontchartrain. Residents were evacuated to neighboring states and cities, including San Antonio, Texas. On September 3, 2005, approximately 12,700 evacuees arrived in San Antonio and were housed in four primary evacuation centers (ECs). Although many evacuees in San Antonio soon found other accommodations, as of September 16, 2005, approximately 3,700 evacuees remained in ECs awaiting resumption of public services in New Orleans. To assess evacuee needs for clinical care, public health services, and housing assistance, the San Antonio Metropolitan Health District (Metro Health) requested CDC assistance to conduct a needs assessment of heads of households in the ECs. This report summarizes the findings of that survey, which identified substantial numbers of evacuees with chronic health conditions, physical or mental disabilities, and needs for counseling and housing assistance. The findings underscore the need to augment local public health and public assistance resources to address ongoing health and housing needs of evacuee populations.