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- Title
Planning for and Responding to Special Needs of Elders in Natural Disasters.
- Authors
Pekovic, Vukosava; Seff, Laura; Rothman, Max B.
- Abstract
The article outlines the special needs of older adults in responding to natural disasters in New Orleans, Louisiana. It states that older people are among the most vulnerable to the direct impact of natural disasters because they are the ones that have impairments that limit their ability to plan, respond or seek help and they are less likely to recover from the economic impact of the disaster. Factors that lessen their capacity to respond to such event include decreased sensory awareness, impaired physical and mental ability,chronic health conditions and social and economic limitations.
- Subjects
NEW Orleans (La.); LOUISIANA; NATURAL disasters; EMERGENCY management; CRISIS management; ELDER care; GERIATRICS; ADULT care services; MEDICAL care
- Publication
Generations, 2007, Vol 31, Issue 4, p37
- ISSN
0738-7806
- Publication type
Article