A Rapid Assessment of Disaster Preparedness Needs and Resources During the COVID-19 Pandemic
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health Article A Rapid Assessment of Disaster Preparedness Needs and Resources during the COVID-19 Pandemic Lawrence A. Palinkas 1,* , Benjamin F. Springgate 2 , Olivia K. Sugarman 2 , Jill Hancock 3, Ashley Wennerstrom 2, Catherine Haywood 4, Diana Meyers 5, Arthur Johnson 6, Mara Polk 7, Carter L. Pesson 2, Jessica E. Seay 2, Caroline N. Stallard 2 and Kenneth B. Wells 8 1 Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0411, USA 2 LSU Health Sciences Center—New Orleans, School of Medicine and School of Public Health, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA; bspri2@lsuhsc.edu (B.F.S.); okacsi@lsuhsc.edu (O.K.S.); awenne@lsuhsc.edu (A.W.); cpesso@lsuhsc.edu (C.L.P.); jseay@lsuhsc.edu (J.E.S.); cstall@lsuhsc.edu (C.N.S.) 3 Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70808, USA; jillhancock@gmail.com 4 Louisiana Community Health Outreach Network, New Orleans, LA 70119, USA; gray.catherine1949@gmail.com 5 St. Anna’s Episcopal Church, New Orleans, LA 70116, USA; diana@stannanola.org 6 Lower Ninth Ward Center for Sustainable Engagement and Development, New Orleans, LA 70117, USA; ajohnson@sustainthenine.org 7 National Alliance on Metal Illness-New Orleans, New Orleans, LA 70115, USA; fireflyseaclans@yahoo.com 8 Center for Health Services and Society, Jane and Terry Semel Institute, Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, David Geffen School of Medicine, Department of Health Policy and Management, Fielding School of Public Health at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA; kwells@mednet.ucla.edu * Correspondence: palinkas@usc.edu; Tel.: +1-858-922-7265; Fax: +1-213-740-0789 Abstract: Background: This year has seen the emergence of two major crises, a significant increase Citation: Palinkas, L.A.; Springgate, in the frequency and severity of hurricanes and the COVID-19 pandemic.
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