TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2007//
TI  - Katrina and vulnerability: the geography of stress
JO  - Journal of health care for the poor and underserved
A1  - Mills, Jacqueline Warren
A1  - Curtis, Andrew
A1  - Leitner, Michael
SP  - 315
EP  - 330
VL  - 18
IS  - 2
N2  - The immediate aftermath of Katrina focused the world's attention on the vulnerability of the urban poor and racial/ethnic minority groups in New Orleans. This vulnerability can be viewed in terms of site, the proximity of a neighborhood to a hazard, and situation, the social context of that neighborhood. Vulnerabilities, associated with demographic characteristics such as being poor, being a member of a racial/ethnic minority group, and being female, will strengthen the force of a disaster. This paper uses a site and situation approach to show how maps of the five main sources of disaster-related stress in New Orleans can be used to predict where counseling resources should be targeted.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1049-2089
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1353/hpu.2007.0029
ID  - ref1
ER  -