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    Steep Risks

    Assessing Social Vulnerability to Landslides in Rural Puerto Rico

    This Public Health report quantifies for the first time the number of Puerto Ricans—more than one million—who live in areas with high to extreme landslide risk. Read more about the risks and how residents live with them.

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    Strengthening Preparedness and Response

    A Disaster First Aid Curriculum

    Based on Public Health Disaster Research Award data, this project developed a disaster first aid training program that could be taught by local instructors. Read more to learn about how the findings were applied to a new curriculum for non-specialist community members.

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    Improving Disaster Communication Technology In Puerto Rico

    Community-Based Tabletop Exercises

    re+connect is a mobile and web application to improve mass care and sheltering. Using what they learned from a previous Public Health Disaster Research award, researchers worked with community members to see how they can use re+connect to stay safe.

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NHC Articles

Steep Risks - 09/25/2023

Steep Risks

This Public Health report quantifies for the first time the number of Puerto Ricans—more than one million—who live in areas with high to extreme landslide risk. Read more about the risks and how residents live with them.

Read More...

Strengthening Preparedness and Response - 09/20/2023

Strengthening Preparedness and Response

Based on Public Health Disaster Research Award data, this project developed a disaster first aid training program that could be taught by local instructors. Read more to learn about how the findings were applied to a new curriculum for non-specialist community members.

Read More...

Improving Disaster Communication Technology In Puerto Rico - 09/21/2023

Improving Disaster Communication Technology In Puerto Rico

re+connect is a mobile and web application to improve mass care and sheltering. Using what they learned from a previous Public Health Disaster Research award, researchers worked with community members to see how they can use re+connect to stay safe.

Read More...

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