Preparing Communities to Evacuate for Major Hurricanes

Affiliations

¹ Judy Kruger and Rachel Nonkin Avchen are with the Applied Science and Evaluation Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA. Paul Purcell is the author of Disaster Prep 101: The Ultimate Guide to Emergency Readiness (www.disasterprep101.com), Atlanta. Rachel Nonkin Avchen is also a guest editor for this supplement issue.

Editorial

Judy Kruger et al. Am J Public Health. 2019 Sep.

. 2019 Sep;109(S4):S279-S280.

doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2019.305276.

¹ Judy Kruger and Rachel Nonkin Avchen are with the Applied Science and Evaluation Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA. Paul Purcell is the author of Disaster Prep 101: The Ultimate Guide to Emergency Readiness (www.disasterprep101.com), Atlanta. Rachel Nonkin Avchen is also a guest editor for this supplement issue.

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