Public health and Hurricane Katrina: lessons learned and what we can do now

J Natl Med Assoc. 2006 Feb;98(2):271-4.

Abstract

Keith C. Ferdinand, MD, FACC, presently resides in Atlanta, GA, displaced from his native New Orleans by Hurricane Katrina, September 2005. The hurricane destroyed hiss cardiovascular center and severely damaged his home. In Atlanta, he is director of the Association of Black Cardiologists Hurricane Katrina Relief.

Publication types

  • Editorial

MeSH terms

  • Community Health Services / organization & administration*
  • Disaster Planning*
  • Disasters*
  • Humans
  • Louisiana
  • Mississippi
  • Public Health Administration*
  • Relief Work*