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Community Lifeline Framework for Leveraging Stabilization in Response and Recovery to Major Hurricanes

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 December 2019

Judy Kruger
Judy Kruger*
Affiliation:
Applied Science and Evaluation Branch, Division of State and Local Readiness, Office of Preparedness and Response, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
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Correspondence and reprint requests to Judy Kruger, Center for Preparedness and Response/Division of State and Local Readiness/Applied Science and Evaluation Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road, Mailstop D-18, Atlanta, GA 30329 (e-mail: jkruger@cdc.gov).
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The United States (US) and Caribbean regions remain vulnerable to the impact of severe tropical storms, hurricanes, and typhoons. In 2017, a series of hurricanes posed threats to residents living in inland and coastal communities as well as on islands isolated from the US mainland. Harvey, Irma, Jose, and Maria caused catastrophic infrastructure damage, resulting in a loss of electrical power and communications due to damaged or downed utility poles, cell towers, and transmission lines. Critical services were inoperable for many months. Emergency managers are public officials who are accountable to both political leaders and the citizens. During disaster events, emergency managers must prioritize areas of effort, manage personnel, and communicate with stakeholders to address critical infrastructure interdependences. Essential lifeline services (eg, energy and communications) were inoperable for many months, which led to increased attention from policy-makers, media, and the public.

Keywords

communityinfrastructurestabilization
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Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness , Volume 14 , Issue 1 , February 2020 , pp. 7 - 9
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© 2019 Society for Disaster Medicine and Public Health, Inc.

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