The Devastating Impact of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita on Health and Education
Subtitle: Voices of the Children
Contributors: Rose M. Duhon-Sells (Editor); Ashraf Esmail (Editor); James Takona (Editor)
Publisher: Edwin Mellen Pr
Published: March 30, 2007
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 216
ISBN-13: 9780773454262
Subjects: Social issues; USA; Nonfiction / Social Science; Children's Studies; Distance Education & Learning; United States - 21st Century; History; Hurricane Katrina, 2005; Hurricane Rita, 2005; Louisiana; Social problems; History: American
Description: Description
In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, a group of Southern University at New Orleans administrators, faculty and staff provided counseling for the children at Sophie B. Wright Middle School. Many of these children and their families could not evacuate for the hurricane and endured the horror at the Superdome and the local, state and national neglect. This book tells their stories. Gathering together leading experts to examine the lessons that Hurricane Katrina teaches us about better assessing, perceiving, and managing risks as well as dealing with the aftermath of a natural disaster, this book provides insight into the effects of such disasters on the daily lives of the individuals who live through them.
Table of contents: title: Foreword