This review of the 2017 hurricane season and the ongoing response and recovery efforts 1 year following the disasters in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands reveal the cascading effects of these events on the social determinants of health. Nurses are well positioned to participate as full partners with the medical, public health, and emergency management community in all aspects of disaster planning, mitigation, response, and recovery.
1.Natl Acad Med, Washington, DC 20001 USA 2.Johns Hopkins Bloomberg Sch Publ Hlth, Johns Hopkins Sch Nursing, Ctr Humanitarian Hlth, Nursing & Publ Hlth, Baltimore, MD 21205 USA 3.Johns Hopkins Univ Hosp, Baltimore, MD 21287 USA 4.Johns Hopkins Sch Nursing, Baltimore, MD USA 5.Emory Univ, Nell Hodgson Woodruff Sch Nursing, Atlanta, GA 30322 USA
Recommended Citation:
Veenema, Tener Goodwin,Rush, Zoe,DePriest, Kelli,et al. Climate Change-Related Hurricane Impact on Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands, Environment Risk Reduction, and the Social Determinants of Health[J]. NURSING ECONOMICS,2019-01-01,37(1):13-22