10.7916/D8ST7P3Q
The Hurricane Sandy Person Report: Disaster Exposure, Health Impacts, Economic Burden, and Social Well-Being
Columbia University
2015
2017-06-21
2021-11-10
Abramson, David M.
Van Alst, Donna
Merdjanoff, Alexis
Piltch-Loeb, Rachael
Beedasy, Jaishree
Findley, Patricia
Peek, Lori Ann
Mordy, Meghan
Moroso, Sandra
Ocasio, Kerrie
Park, Yoon Soo
Sury, Jonathan
Tobin-Gurley, Jennifer
Hurricane Sandy (2012)
Disaster victims
Natural disasters--Social aspects
Natural disasters--Psychological aspects
Natural disasters--Health aspects
Reports
The impact a disaster has on the health of a population can be described as having a “dose-response” relationship: the larger the “dose” of the disaster, the greater the health impact or “response” among those individuals and communities exposed. This PERSON Briefing Report describes the impact of Hurricane Sandy (the dose) on the health and well-being of adults and children exposed to the storm (the response). Data for the report are drawn from the baseline survey of the Sandy Child and Family Health (S-CAFH) Study, an observational cohort study of nearly 1,000 randomly-selected New Jersey residents who were living in areas of the state exposed to the storm in 2012. Participants in the study represent over 1 million people living in Sandy’s “Disaster Footprint,” the hurricane-exposed portions of the state. This report describes and examines several critical aspects of individual health and well-being that may be associated with the storm, including: 1. Physical health of adults; 2. Psychological and emotional health of adults; 3. Social and economic health of adults; 4. Health and well-being of children; and 5. The association between disaster exposure and individual outcomes.