This study examines the impact of geographically limited disasters on health care quality performance scores of Medicare Advantage contracts, finding limited impact on performance scores. Objective: ...

When natural disasters strike, geospatial information technology can effectively support relief efforts. However, the impacts of these events could be minimized and considerable losses of life and ...

Throughout the first week of April, the state of Kentucky witnessed flooding, due to heavy rains, specifically in the Franklin County. The reason being, it is located on the Kentucky River for over ...

Numerous quantitative and qualitative studies have documented the acute physical and mental health consequences of exposure to environmental pollutants and ...

It is recognized that many significant nonmarket effects result from natural disasters, including environmental impacts. Though our committee had a keen interest in these topics, it became clear that ...

The wildfires in Southern California earlier this year were another sobering reminder of the devastating impact of natural disasters on local communities, and Connecticut is certainly not immune.

As homebuilders brace for a potential surge in new-home demand — driven by the Federal Reserve’s rate cut and modest declines in mortgage rates and a known torrent of demographic household-, income-, ...

GLOBE, AZ (AZFamily) — A Gila County community recently ravaged by floodwaters continues to deal with the aftermath over a month later. “We’re still dealing with sewer breaks, sewer line repairs from ...