Miguel A. Cruz

Assessing the living environment of persons displaced following a strong earthquake sequence in Puerto Rico, 2020

Miguel A. Cruz, Richard Garfield, Jessica Irizarry, Norma I Torres-Delgado et autres

In the public health portfolio of disaster tools, rapid needs assessments are essential intelligence data mining resources that can assess immediate needs in almost all hazard scenarios. Following prolonged and unusual seismic activity that caused significant structural damage, mainly in the southwest …

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Public Health Actions to Control Measles Among Afghan Evacuees During Operation Allies Welcome — United States, September–November 2021

Nina B. Masters, Adria D Mathis, Jessica W. T. Leung, Kelley Raines et autres

On August 30, CDC issued an Epi-X notice encouraging public health officials to maintain vigilance for measles among Afghan evacuees because of an ongoing measles outbreak in Afghanistan (25,988 clinical cases reported nationwide during January-November 2021) (1) and low routine measles vaccination …

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Public health branch incident management and support as part of the Federal Government response during the emergency phase of Hurricanes Irma and Maria in Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands

Miguel A. Cruz, Luis O. Rivera-González, Elizabeth Irvin-Barnwell, Jessica Cabrera-Márquez et autres

On September 6 and 20, 2017, Hurricanes Irma and Maria made landfall as major hurricanes in the US Caribbean Territories of the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico with devastating effects. As part of the initial response, a public health team (PHT) was …

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Measuring the Efficacy of a Pilot Public Health Intervention for Engaging Communities of Puerto Rico to Rapidly Write Hurricane Protection Plans

Mark E Keim, Laura Runnels, Alexander P. Lovallo, Margarita Pagan Medina et autres

OBJECTIVE: The efficacy is measured for a public health intervention related to community-based planning for population protection measures (PPMs; ie, shelter-in-place and evacuation). DESIGN: This is a mixed (qualitative and quantitative) prospective study of intervention efficacy, measured in terms of usability related …

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The Role of Applied Epidemiology Methods in the Disaster Management Cycle

Joel Greenspan, David Zane, Erin Simms, Miguel A. Cruz et autres

Disaster epidemiology (i.e., applied epidemiology in disaster settings) presents a source of reliable and actionable information for decision-makers and stakeholders in the disaster management cycle. However, epidemiological methods have yet to be routinely integrated into disaster response and fully communicated to response …

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Center for Environmental Health/Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry Roles in Hurricane Response and Postdisaster Mosquito Control1

Andrew Ruiz, Justin A Gerding, Miguel A. Cruz, Joseph P. Laco et autres

Hurricanes and other natural disasters leave behind multifaceted and complex environmental challenges that may contribute to adverse health outcomes, such as increased potential for exposure to vector-borne disease. Through an incident management system tailored for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention …

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Environmental Health Shelter Assessments: Using Tools to Protect Occupants after Disasters

Kelsey McDavid, Miguel A. Cruz

Evaluating Disaster Damages and Operational Status of Health-Care Facilities During the Emergency Response Phase of Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico

Elizabeth Irvin-Barnwell, Miguel A. Cruz, Christopher Maniglier-Poulet, Jessica J. Cabrera et autres

On September 20, 2017, Hurricane Maria made landfall on Puerto Rico as a category 4 storm, resulting in serious widespread impact across the island, including communication and power outages, water systems impairment, and damage to life-saving infrastructure. In collaboration with the Puerto …

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Assessing the Congregate Disaster Shelter: Using Shelter Facility Assessment Data for Evaluating Potential Hazards to Occupants During Disasters

Miguel A. Cruz, Stephanie J Garcia, Muhammad Abdul Baker Chowdhury, Josephine Malilay et autres

Disaster shelter assessments are environmental health assessments conducted during disaster situations to evaluate the living environment of shelters for hygiene, sanitation, and safety conditions. We conducted a secondary data analysis of shelter assessment records available (n = 108) on ice storms, floods, …

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Knowledge of and Preparedness for Use of Environmental Assessments in Shelters During Disasters: Results of the 2013 State and Territorial Use of Shelter Assessments Survey

Miguel A. Cruz, Muni Rubens, Stephanie J Garcia, Josephine Malilay et autres

OBJECTIVE: Environmental health assessments of disaster shelters are critical for monitoring the living conditions of the occupants. However, knowledge and levels of utilization of these assessments have never been estimated in the United States or its territories. We aimed to conduct a …

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Public health incident management: Logistical and operational aspects of the 2009 initial outbreak of H1N1 influenza in Mexico

Miguel A. Cruz, Nicole M. Hawk, Christopher Poulet, José Rovira et autres

Hosting an international outbreak response team can pose a challenge to jurisdictions not familiar with incident management frameworks. Basic principles of team forming, organizing, and executing mission critical activities require simple and flexible communication that can be easily understood by the host …

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Public health incident management: Logistical and operational aspects of the 2009 initial outbreak of H1N1 influenza in Mexico

Miguel A. Cruz, Nicole M. Hawk, Christopher Poulet, José Rovira et autres

Hosting an international outbreak response team can pose a challenge to jurisdictions not familiar with incident management frameworks. Basic principles of team forming, organizing, and executing mission critical activities require simple and flexible communication that can be easily understood by the host …

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