Medicaid Utilization Before and After a Natural Disaster in the 2016 Baton Rouge–Area Flood

Phillippi, Stephen; Beiter, Kaylin; Thomas, Christopher; Sugarman, Olivia K.; Wennerstrom, Ashley; Wells, Kenneth B.; Trapido, Edward

doi:10.2105/ajph.2019.305193

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“…Home flooding is a serious public health problem that has long lasting health impacts for people who experience it [ 24 , 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 , 29 , 30 ]. Microbial toxins such as molds and fungus are known to worsen respiratory problems and are associated with the development of asthma and allergic rhinitis [ 31 , 32 ].…”

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Recurrent Home Flooding in Detroit, MI 2012–2020: Results of a Household Survey

Larson

Gronlund

Thompson

et al. 2021

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Household flooding has wide ranging social, economic and public health impacts particularly for people in resource poor communities. The determinants and public health outcomes of recurrent home flooding in urban contexts, however, are not well understood. A household survey was used to assess neighborhood and household level determinants of recurrent home flooding in Detroit, MI. Survey activities were conducted from 2012 to 2020. Researchers collected information on past flooding, housing conditions and public health outcomes. Using the locations of homes, a “hot spot” analysis of flooding was performed to find areas of high and low risk. Survey data were linked to environmental and neighborhood data and associations were tested using regression methods. 4803 households participated in the survey. Flooding information was available for 3842 homes. Among these, 2085 (54.26%) reported experiencing pluvial flooding. Rental occupied units were more likely to report flooding than owner occupied homes (Odd ratio (OR) 1.72 [95% Confidence interval (CI) 1.49, 1.98]). Housing conditions such as poor roof quality and cracks in basement walls influenced home flooding risk. Homes located in census tracts with increased percentages of owner occupied units (vs. rentals) had a lower odds of flooding (OR 0.92 [95% (CI) 0.86, 0.98]). Household factors were found the be more predictive of flooding than neighborhood factors in both univariate and multivariate analyses. Flooding and housing conditions associated with home flooding were associated with asthma cases. Recurrent home flooding is far more prevalent than previously thought. Programs that support recovery and which focus on home improvement to prevent flooding, particularly by landlords, might benefit the public health. These results draw awareness and urgency to problems of urban flooding and public health in other areas of the country confronting the compounding challenges of aging infrastructure, disinvestment and climate change.

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Recurrent Home Flooding in Detroit, MI 2012–2020: Results of a Household Survey

Larson

Gronlund

Thompson

et al. 2021

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“…Disaster medicine studies have demonstrated that mental health impacts of a disaster event can be noted at the population level nearly a year after resolution. 63 Within the context of violent trauma in particular, hospital registries have shown increased incidence and increased acuity for at least six months following a discrete event. 64 In contrast, the COVID-19 pandemic is on-going, with various national, regional, and local lockdowns going in and out of effect according to the status of infections in each locale.…”

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Violent trauma as an indirect impact of the COVID-19 pandemic: A systematic review of hospital reported trauma

Beiter

Hayden

Phillippi

et al. 2021

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“…Flooding and extreme precipitation present serious risks to mental and physical health [13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22]. Mental impacts from flooding and extreme precipitation include psychological distress and trauma [23][24][25].…”

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Climate Change Related Catastrophic Rainfall Events and Non-Communicable Respiratory Disease: A Systematic Review of the Literature

Peirce

Espira

Larson

2022

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Climate change is increasing the frequency and intensity of extreme precipitation events, the impacts of which disproportionately impact urban populations. Pluvial flooding and flooding related sewer backups are thought to result in an increase in potentially hazardous human-pathogen encounters. However, the extent and nature of associations between flooding events and non-communicable respiratory diseases such as chronic bronchitis, asthma, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are not well understood. This research seeks to characterize the state of research on flooding and NCRDs through a systematic review of the scientific literature. We conducted a systematic search of PubMed, Web of Science, and Scopus for published scholarly research papers using the terms flooding, monsoon, and tropical storm with terms for common NCRDs such as asthma, COPD, and chronic bronchitis. Papers were included if they covered research studies on individuals with defined outcomes of flooding events. We excluded review papers, case studies, and opinion pieces. We retrieved 200 articles from PubMed, 268 from Web of Science and 203 from Scopus which comprised 345 unique papers. An initial review of abstracts yielded 38 candidate papers. A full text review of each left 16 papers which were included for the review. All papers except for one found a significant association between a severe weather event and increased risk for at least one of the NCRDs included in this research. Our findings further suggest that extreme weather events may worsen pre-existing respiratory conditions and increase the risk of development of asthma. Future work should focus on more precisely defining measure of health outcomes using validated tools to describe asthma and COPD exacerbations. Research efforts should also work to collect granular data on patients’ health status and family history and assess possible confounding and mediating factors such as neighborhood water mitigation infrastructure, housing conditions, pollen counts, and other environmental variables.

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Medicaid Utilization Before and After a Natural Disaster in the 2016 Baton Rouge–Area Flood

Cited by 16 publications

References 15 publications

Recurrent Home Flooding in Detroit, MI 2012–2020: Results of a Household Survey

Recurrent Home Flooding in Detroit, MI 2012–2020: Results of a Household Survey

Violent trauma as an indirect impact of the COVID-19 pandemic: A systematic review of hospital reported trauma

Climate Change Related Catastrophic Rainfall Events and Non-Communicable Respiratory Disease: A Systematic Review of the Literature

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