Capturing Disruptions to Food Availability After Disasters: Assessing the Food Environment Following Hurricanes Florence and María.
Lauren A ClayRachel SlotterBritta HeathVeronica Lange LeachUriyoán Colón-RamosPublished in: Disaster medicine and public health preparedness (2021)
The instruments, despite their limitations, were able to capture food availability issues in postdisaster environments. Future instrument adaptation is necessary to capture availability of all major food groups, healthful and unhealthful options, shelf-stable, ready-to-eat, and ready-to-heat foods versus other formats (fresh, frozen), and cooking and hygiene supplies.