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AJPH First Look, published online ahead of print Apr 5, 2007
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Household Water Disinfection in Hurricane-Affected Communities of Louisiana: Implications for Disaster Preparedness for the General Public

Pavani K. Ram, MD, Elizabeth Blanton, MPH, Debra Klinghoffer, DrPH, Mary Platek, RD, Janet Piper, BS, Susanne Straif-Bourgeois, PhD, MPH, Matthew R. Bonner, PhD, MPH and Eric D. Mintz, MD, MPH

Pavani K. Ram, Elizabeth Blanton, and Eric D. Mintz are with the Diarrheal Diseases Epidemiology Team, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Ga. Pavani K. Ram, Mary Platek, and Matthew R. Bonner are also with the Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY. Debra Klinghoffer, Janet Piper, and Susanne Straif-Bourgeois are with the Office of Public Health, Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals, Lake Charles and New Orleans, La.


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  		FIGURE 1—— Boil advisory text recommended to water systems after Hurricane Rita, Louisiana, 2005.

 

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  		FIGURE 2—— Communication of availability of water and sewer services by signboard adjacent to hurricane-affected community, Louisiana, 2005.

 

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  		FIGURE 3—— Awareness of boil water orders among hurricane-affected respondents: Louisiana, 2005.

aNeed to know: Residents who had not evacuated or had returned while boil orders were still in place

bDid not need to know: Residents who had returned after boil orders were withdrawn

 




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