Emergency department visits associated with satellite observed flooding during and following Hurricane Harvey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Flooding following heavy rains precipitated by hurricanes has been shown to impact the health of people. Earth observations can be used to identify inundation extents for subsequent analysis of health risks associated with flooding at a fine spatio-temporal scale.

Objective

To evaluate emergency department (ED) visits before, during, and following flooding caused by Hurricane Harvey in 2017 in Texas.

Methods

A controlled before and after design was employed using 2016-2018 ED visits from flooded and non-flooded census tracts. ED visits between landfall of the hurricane and receding of flood waters were considered within the flood period and post-flood periods extending up to 4 months were also evaluated. Modified Poisson regression models were used to estim

SUBMITTER: Ramesh B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8448911 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature