Healthcare Triage

Hurricanes, Floods, and Their Long-term Health Impacts (2017x69)

Date de diffusion: Sept 11, 2017

The wind and rain and flooding and destruction that happen during a hurricane are dangerous, and have obvious impacts on the health of people who live in hurricane-prone regions. But many of the health impacts of hurricanes and floods are non-obvious, and can have long-term negative effects. Preparing for a Hurricane: https://www.cdc.gov/features/hurricanepreparedness/index.html Storm, flood, and hurricane response: https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/emres/flood.html This episode was adapted from an Upshot column written by Aaron and Austin Frakt. Links to further reading and references can be found there: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/31/upshot/the-long-term-health-consequences-of-hurricane-harvey.html?mcubz=3&_r=0 John Green -- Executive Producer Stan Muller -- Director, Producer Aaron Carroll -- Writer Mark Olsen – Graphics Meredith Danko – Social Media http://www.twitter.com/aaronecarroll http://www.twitter.com/crashcoursestan http://www.twitter.com/johngreen http://www.twitter.com/olsenvideo And the housekeeping: 1) You can support Healthcare Triage on Patreon: http://vid.io/xqXr Every little bit helps make the show better! 2) Check out our Facebook page: http://goo.gl/LnOq5z 3) We still have merchandise available at http://www.hctmerch.com