TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2013//
TI  - Rediscovering community--reflections after Hurricane Sandy
JO  - Annals of family medicine
A1  - See, Sharon
SP  - 571
EP  - 573
VL  - 11
IS  - 6
N2  - Hoboken, New Jersey, is a town of 50,000 residents located across the Hudson River from New York City. Most of Hoboken's infrastructure was compromised during Hurricane Sandy as a result of flooding and power outages that rendered many businesses inoperable, including all of the pharmacies in town. Despite a focus on emergency preparedness since Hurricane Katrina and 9/11, there were no contingencies in place to facilitate and assess the medication needs of the community in the event of a natural disaster. This essay describes how the author rediscovered the meaning of community, and through working with colleagues in other health care disciplines and non-health care volunteers, provided care to patients in suboptimal circumstances.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1544-1709
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1370/afm.1585
ID  - ref1
ER  -