Information on epidemiologic assessment of disaster impacts, needs assessments of community health, health of particularly vulnerable segments of affected populations, and broader public health consequences.
"Forum addressing the implications ... of the underlying issues—political, social and economic—laid bare by the events surrounding Katrina".
"Essay on the relationship between disasters, authority, and our understanding of human nature went to press as Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast".
Suggestion for channeling collaborative efforts like the PeopleFinder Project, Hands On Network, and the Community Technology Center Network toward similar efforts for disaster preparedenss.
"... in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, some architects and urban planners are contemplating the larger question of what form the city should take - whether restored, reimagined or something in between."
Call from Community Labor United "for evacuees from our community to actively participate in the rebuilding of New Orleans" and for the establishment of "a People's Hurricane Fund that will be directed and administered by New Orleanian evacuees".
Website using Google Maps to show estimated flooding depths in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina.
A site that "takes housing postings from all over the web, and puts them together for your easy access". Includes a map-based search.
Overview and timeline of ad hoc coordination in developing PeopleFinder and other tools for supporting linking and recovery efforts fro Hurricane Katrina.
