Hurricane María and Public Health in Puerto Rico: Lessons Learned to Increase Resiliency and Prepare for Future Disasters
Background: On September 20, 2017, Hurricane Maria, a devastating Category 5 storm struck the Caribbean Island of Puerto Rico and officially took the lives of 2 975 people although the Harvard University survey in 2018 placed that number much higher at 4 645 [1, 2]. The island’s infrastructure was d...
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Ubiquity Press
2022-09-01
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| Series: | Annals of Global Health |
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| Online Access: | https://annalsofglobalhealth.org/articles/3869 |