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hurricane
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Hospital flood risk: How to use KFF’s mapping analysis
KFF Health News reporter Holly Hacker shares how she hopes health journalists will use her teams’ analysis of hospital flood…
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How I Did It: Mapping hospital flood risks across the United States
KFF Health News data editor Holly Hacker shares how she and her team tackled this data-driven project after Hurricane Helene.
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Older adults have special preparation needs when disaster strikes
Hurricanes. Wildfires. Floods. Blackouts. We all like to think we would know what to do when a disaster or emergency…
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Resources for covering Hurricane Dorian and disaster preparedness
As Hurricane Dorian reaches closer to landfall in Florida or southern Georgia this weekend, we’ve updated our list of resources…
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Puerto Rico’s elderly caught in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria
It’s been more than a month since Hurricane Maria destroyed large portions of Puerto Rico, and knocked out power to…
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Hurricane Harvey proves to be test for telehealth services
With clean-up efforts underway in the Houston area in the aftermath of devastation caused by Hurricane Harvey, those affected by…
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Health system disaster preparedness and data backup: Are hospitals in your community ready?
As the humanitarian crisis brought by Hurricane Harvey continues to unfold in Texas and Louisiana, health reporters are filing valuable…
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Covering preparedness, hurricanes and other natural disasters
Residents of Texas will be dealing with the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey for a long time to come. Journalists will…
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Disaster aftermath: Helping people to ensure Medicare benefits continue
Hurricane Matthew wreaked havoc on the southeastern United States. It left at least 43 people dead and forced many from…
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Tips from the archives: Covering hurricanes and other natural disasters
With Hurricane Matthew coming ashore on Haiti and approaching Cuba and the United States, this seems like a good time…