Hurricane Harvey

Harvey Resident and Worker Protection Program

SWCOEH is providing health and safety training to affected community residents, volunteers and workers on how to use N95 respirators and gloves during cleanup. Training includes health education on mold and other environmental contaminants.

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Email: SWCOEH@uth.tmc.edu

SWCOEH Post-Harvey Environmental Sampling in Flooded Neighborhoods

We launched environmental monitoring in the most flooded area affected by Hurricane Harvey. 

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SWCOEH hosts Emergency Responder Health Monitoring and Surveillance

The Southwest Center for Occupational and Environmental Health (SWCOEH) hosted the Emergency Responder Health Monitoring and Surveillance (ERHMS) team from the National Institute of Occupational Health and Safety (NIOSH) during their deployment to Texas to assist with Hurricane Harvey disaster response.

Hurricane Harvey Study

One year later

Harvey victims asked to participate in study geared towards health impact from storm

Hurricane Harvey Study

Researchers from Baylor College of Medicine, the UTHealth School of Public Health, Texas A&M University, and Oregon State University formed a multi-disciplinary team to determine the short and long-term health effects related to the flooding and potential exposures. (Photo: Melissa Correa, KHOU 11 News)

Harvey victims wear wristbands

Wristband test results

Study investigates family decision making after Hurricane Harvey

Researchers with UTHealth School of Public Health’s Center for Health Promotion and Prevention Research are studying how families affected by Hurricane Harvey make decisions as they move forward with the recovery process.
Photo by Staff Sgt. Daniel Martinez, Air National Guard

Lessons from Hurricane Sandy

In this seminar, Dr. Sherry Baron describes how, following Hurricane Sandy in New York City, occupational health researchers from the City University of New York, in collaboration with community-based organizations developed a safety and health training program and distributed personal protective equipment to more than 500 Latino construction day laborers doing cleanup and reconstruction.

Hurricane Harvey Oral History Project

The project focuses on the ways that Houston communities, households, families, and individuals, as well as organizations, institutions and government officials, responded to the threats and realities imposed by Hurricane Harvey.