Global & Disaster Medicine

Texas made strides in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey but a year later there is still a disturbing lack of recovery based on income and race across a state

NYT

Episcopal Health Foundation report

“…..Nearly a year after Hurricane Harvey swamped the Texas Gulf Coast, a growing share of affected residents say their lives are back on track, but three in 10 (30%) say their lives remain disrupted….”

One Year Later:  Document/Survey

“……27 percent of Hispanic Texans whose homes were badly damaged reported that those homes remained unsafe to live in, compared to 20 percent of blacks and 11 percent of whites. There were similar disparities with income: 50 percent of lower-income respondents said they weren’t getting the help they needed, compared to 32 percent of those with higher incomes….”

 


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