Power Outage Preparedness And Concern Among Vulnerable New York City Residents

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Power outage preparedness and concern among vulnerable new york city residents. Preparedness and risk perception among vulnerable populations is limited. Power outages can impact health and certain populations may be more at risk. Power outages can impact health and certain populations may be more at risk. Christine dominianni munerah ahmed sarah johnson micheline blum kazuhiko ito kathryn lane.

While concern about power outages was higher among vulnerable groups preparedness was still low for some highlighting a need for targeted education and resources prior to an outage. With climate change these extreme events are occurring more frequently and becoming more dangerous increasing the risk of illness injury or death. Personal preparedness may reduce impacts but information on power outage preparedness and risk perception among. A power outage in nyc could have health impacts especially for the most at risk residents.

The weather in new york city can sometimes be extreme with events such as heat waves blizzards and hurricanes. We examined power outage preparedness and concern among new york city residents including vulnerable populations defined as older adults 65 years and. 26 july 2018 the authors 2018.