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The Forgotten Need of Disaster Relief

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 September 2017

Leonardo Tamariz ,
Cynthia Cely  and
Ana Palacio
Leonardo Tamariz*
Affiliation:
Department of Medicine, Miller School of Medicine at the University of Miami, and the Department of Medicine and Surgery, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Miami, Florida
Cynthia Cely
Affiliation:
Department of Medicine, Miller School of Medicine at the University of Miami, and the Department of Medicine and Surgery, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Miami, Florida
Ana Palacio
Affiliation:
Department of Medicine, Miller School of Medicine at the University of Miami, and the Department of Medicine and Surgery, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Miami, Florida
*
Correspondence and reprint requests to Leonardo Tamariz, University of Miami, 1120 NW 14th St, Suite 967, Miami, FL 33136 (e-mail: ltamariz@med.miami.edu).
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Abstract

Disasters in countries with limited resources can put the emergency preparedness of the country to the test. The first major task after a disaster is to take care of the wounded. In countries where the epidemiological transition has occurred, chronic disease can place a major strain on public health preparedness after a disaster. The purpose of this field report is to alert public health practitioners of an infrequently reported public health problem: the impact of natural disasters on adherence to chronic medications. In our experience, the most common complaint in the weeks that followed the 2016 earthquake was not having access to their chronic medications. (Disaster Med Public Health Preparedness. 2018; 12: 291–295)

Keywords

medication adherenceearthquakeschronic diseases
Type
Commentary
Information
Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness , Volume 12 , Issue 3 , June 2018 , pp. 284 - 286
Copyright
Copyright © Society for Disaster Medicine and Public Health, Inc. 2017 

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