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- Title
The Law and Emergencies: Surveillance for Public Health--Related Legal Issues During Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
- Authors
Weiss, Rachel I.; McKie, Karen L.; Goodman, Richard A.
- Abstract
Law influenced every aspect of the public health response to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, from evacuation orders, to waivers of medical licensing requirements, to the clean-up of public health threats on private property. We used public health surveillance of news reports to identify and characterize legal issues arising during the disaster response in 5 Gulf Coast states. Data collected from news reports of the events in real time were followed-up by interviews with selected state legal and emergency management officials. Our analysis indicates the value of surveillance during and after emergency responses in identifying public health — related legal issues and helps to inform the strengthening of legal preparedness frameworks for future disasters. (Am J Public Health. 2007;97:S73-S81. doi:10.2105/AJPH.2006.104240)
- Subjects
PUBLIC health surveillance; PUBLIC health laws; HURRICANE Katrina, 2005; HURRICANE Rita, 2005; REPORTERS &; reporting; INTERVIEWING
- Publication
American Journal of Public Health, 2007, Vol 97, pS73
- ISSN
0090-0036
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.2105/AJPH.2006.104240