On September 20, 2017, Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico, causing an unprecedented humanitarian crisis on a level that none of us have experienced before. The following editorial intends to show a physician's perspective of the impact of this storm on healthcare, particularly in triggering cardiovascular events.
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Climate change is disproportionately impacting youth mental health around the world. Using a Community-Based Participatory approach, three universities (one in South Carolina and two in Puerto Rico) partnered after the devastation of Hurricane Maria in 2017. We offered culturally and linguistically tailored trauma and disaster-informed mental health awareness training (e.
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Am J Disaster Med
December 2024
Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Fellowship, Veterans Affairs Caribbean Healthcare System, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Objective: This study aims to assess the impact of Hurricane Maria on mortality rates and patient conditions in the Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU) at the Veterans Affairs Caribbean Healthcare Hospital in San Juan, Puerto Rico (PR). The focus is on the 2 months before and after the hurricane's landfall.
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February 2023
Departments of Kinesiology, Health Education, and Educational Psychology, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX.
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- - The study focuses on the experiences of Puerto Rican migrants displaced by Hurricane Maria in 2017, examining their journeys from initial impacts to adjustment in new locations in South and Central Florida.
- - It highlights how social factors like neglect and discrimination turned the hurricane from a natural hazard into a full-blown disaster, affecting the migrants' economy, health, and recovery efforts.
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University of Michigan School of Public Health, Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
Experiencing a hurricane during pregnancy is associated with increased risk of adverse birth outcomes and poor mental health. Pregnant people from marginalized communities are more susceptible to adverse effects, as they have fewer resources to overcome hardships at a time when shelter and nutrition are essential. When Hurricane Maria (HM) devastated Puerto Rico in September 2017, the archipelago was already burdened with high poverty, health disparities, environmental contamination, and fragile utility infrastructure.
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