In this Issue

Table of Contents

A Note from the Editor

Virginia M. Brennan
pp. vii-x
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/hpu.2007.0025
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From Meharry's President

Hurricanes Katrina and Rita: Professionally Fulfilling, Personally Painful

Wayne J. Riley
pp. 229-232
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/hpu.2007.0046
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Commentary

Katrina Perspectives

Bailus Walker, Rueben C. Warren
pp. 233-240
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/hpu.2007.0051
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Association of Clinicians for the Underserved (ACU) Column

Not Business as Usual

Howard Straker, Sheron Finister
pp. 241-245
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/hpu.2007.0048
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Part I: What It was Like and What Happened

Reports from the Field

Persevering Through the Storm: Educating Nursing Seniors in the Aftermath of Katrina

Sharon W. Hutchinson, Charlotte Hurst, Sheila C. Haynes, Betty P. Dennis, Sheila J. Webb
pp. 248-254
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/hpu.2007.0034
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A Diabetes Pharmaceutical Care Clinic in an Underserved Community

Adrienne Allen, Wayne Harris, Kathleen Kennedy
pp. 255-261
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/hpu.2007.0023
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Dental Care as a Vital Service Response for Disaster Victims

Nicholas G. Mosca, Emanuel Finn, Renée Joskow
pp. 262-270
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/hpu.2007.0042
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Mental Health Interventions by Telephone with Katrina Survivors

Don C. Combs
pp. 271-276
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/hpu.2007.0027
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"They Blew the Levee": Distrust of Authorities Among Hurricane Katrina Evacuees

Kristina M. Cordasco, David P. Eisenman, Deborah C. Glik, Joya F. Golden, Steven M. Asch
pp. 277-282
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/hpu.2007.0028
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Original Papers

Hospitals in Hurricane Katrina: Challenges Facing Custodial Institutions in a Disaster

Bradford H. Gray, Kathy Hebert
pp. 283-298
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/hpu.2007.0031
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Hurricane Emergency Planning by Home Health Providers Serving the Poor

Dahlia V. Kirkpatrick, Marguerite Bryan
pp. 299-314
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/hpu.2007.0037
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Katrina and Vulnerability: The Geography of Stress

Andrew Curtis, Jacqueline Warren Mills, Michael Leitner
pp. 315-330
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/hpu.2007.0029
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A Mobile Medical Care Approach Targeting Underserved Populations in post-Hurricane Katrina Mississippi

David M. Krol, Michael Redlener, Alan Shapiro, Ania Wajnberg
pp. 331-340
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/hpu.2007.0038
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Wading in the Waters: Spirituality and Older Black Katrina Survivors

Erma Jean Lawson, Cecelia Thomas
pp. 341-354
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/hpu.2007.0039
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Part II: Assessment

Reports from the Field

The Hurricane Choir: Remote Mental Health Monitoring of Participants in a Community-based Intervention in the post-Katrina Period

Robin Harvey, Michael Smith, Nicholas Abraham, Sean Hood, Dennis Tannenbaum
pp. 356-361
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/hpu.2007.0033
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Brief Comminications

Rapid Needs Assessment among Hurricane Katrina Evacuees in Metro-Denver

Tista S. Ghosh, Jennifer L. Patnaik, Richard L. Vogt
pp. 362-368
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/hpu.2007.0030
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Displacement of the Underserved: Medical Needs of Hurricane Katrina Evacuees in West Virginia

Marilyn L. Ridenour, Kristin J. Cummings, Julie Sinclair, Danae Bixler
pp. 369-381
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/hpu.2007.0045
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Hurricane Katrina's Impact on Pediatric and Adult Patients with Sickle Cell Disease

Nicole A. Karras, Charles S. Hemenway
pp. 382-393
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/hpu.2007.0036
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Media Use and Information Needs of the Disabled During a Natural Disaster

Patric R. Spence, Ken Lachlan, Jennifer M. Burke, Matthew W. Seeger
pp. 394-404
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/hpu.2007.0047
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Original Papers

Adverse Health Outcomes after Hurricane Katrina among Children and Adolescents with Chronic Conditions

Barbara Rath, Jessica Donato, Alyson Duggan, Keith Perrin, Daniel R. Bronfin, Raoult Ratard, Russell VanDyke, Manya Magnus
pp. 405-417
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/hpu.2007.0043
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News, Social Capital and Health in the Context of Katrina

Christopher E. Beaudoin
pp. 418-430
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/hpu.2007.0024
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Brief Comminications

Mitigating the Health Effects of Disasters for Medically Underserved Populations: Electronic Health Records, Telemedicine, Research, Screening, and Surveillance

Dominic Mack, Katrina M. Brantley, Kimberly G. Bell
pp. 432-442
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/hpu.2007.0040
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Original Papers

Katrina-Related Health Concerns of Latino Survivors and Evacuees

DeAnne K. Hilfinger Messias, Elaine Cantrell Lacy
pp. 443-464
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/hpu.2007.0041
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Emergency Preparedness: Knowledge and Perceptions of Latin American Immigrants

Olivia Carter-Pokras, Ruth E. Zambrana, Sonia E. Mora, Katherine A. Aaby
pp. 465-481
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/hpu.2007.0026
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Reports from the Field

The Resuscitation of a New Orleans Substance Abuse Treatment Agency After Hurricane Katrina

Paul J. Toriello, Patricia A. Morse, Edward V. Morse, Patricia Kissinger, Else Pedersen-Wasson
pp. 482-486
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/hpu.2007.0050
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Hurricane Readiness and Environmental Risks on the Bayous\-\-an NIEHS Community-Based Pilot Project in South Terrebonne-Lafourche Parishes, Louisiana

John Sullivan
pp. 487-491
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/hpu.2007.0049
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Re-establishing a Home after Katrina: A Long and Winding Road

Muriel J. Harris, Monica H. Powell, Elvin Stampely
pp. 492-495
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/hpu.2007.0032
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Notable Books on the Hurricanes of 2005

p. 496
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/hpu.2007.0044
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Images

Images

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/hpu.2007.0035
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