The Health and Social Impacts of the Maui Wildfires: Post-Disaster Care from a Sociocultural Lens
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Description
Highlights the impact of a wildfire event on existing health and social service disparities in Maui, Hawaii. Discusses housing, employment, finances, mental health, suicide risk, culture, social isolation, rurality, and service limitations. Notes opportunities and challenges for addressing these impacts using telehealth and outside assistance.
Author(s)
Ryan Holliday, Lauren S. Krishnamurti, Shiloh E. Jordan, et al.
Citation
Hawai'i Journal of Health & Social Welfare, 83(3), 85-87
Date
03/2024
Tagged as
Culture
· Emergency preparedness and response
· Employment and unemployment
· Health disparities
· Housing and homelessness
· Mental health
· Social connectedness
· Suicide and suicide prevention
· Telehealth
· Hawaii