@article{ref1,
title="The Law and Emergencies: Surveillance for Public Health-Related Legal Issues During Hurricanes Katrina and Rita",
journal="American journal of public health",
year="2007",
author="Weiss, Rachel I. and McKie, Karen L. and Goodman, R. A.",
volume="97",
number="Suppl 1",
pages="S73-S81",
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.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0090-0036",
doi="10.2105/AJPH.2006.104240",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2006.104240"
}