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  • Title: The law and emergencies: surveillance for public health-related legal issues during Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
    Author: Weiss RI, McKie KL, Goodman RA.
    Journal: Am J Public Health; 2007 Apr; 97 Suppl 1(Suppl 1):S73-81. PubMed ID: 17413083.
    Abstract:
    Law influenced every aspect of the public health response to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, from evacuation orders, to waivers of medical licensing requirements, to the clean-up of public health threats on private property. We used public health surveillance of news reports to identify and characterize legal issues arising during the disaster response in 5 Gulf Coast states. Data collected from news reports of the events in real time were followed-up by interviews with selected state legal and emergency management officials. Our analysis indicates the value of surveillance during and after emergency responses in identifying public health-related legal issues and helps to inform the strengthening of legal preparedness frameworks for future disasters.
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