Evacuation Shelter Deficits for Socially Vulnerable Texas Residents During Hurricane Harvey.

Ibraheem M KarayeCourtney ThompsonJennifer A Horney

Published in: Health services research and managerial epidemiology (2019)

Emergency managers and other authorities should consider data related to demand from socially vulnerable residents for public shelters during disasters and increase shelter capacity in certain locations to address evacuation shelter shortage for vulnerable persons in designated evacuation zones of Texas.

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