Health Disasters In Puerto Rico

Many advocates and policymakers of housing for the poor believe that to achieve optimal human development of low-income households the location of the housing must be considered as well as the quality of the housing unit (Newman, 2008).

Recently in Detroit, with the efforts to negate the current standings, they provided housing aid. According to the housing statistic, the housing aid drew crowds in Detroit. “One in four working-age adults in Detroit are without a job and the city’s home foreclosure rate continues to be among the nation’s highest.”

There is a large population of low-income individuals who are aged, handicapped, or otherwise in the low-income group of individuals who need assistance in obtaining appropriate housing and who, without the benefits of Section 8 subsidized housing would be homeless or living in inhumane conditions and many of these children and the elderly. Section 8 subsidized housing is a HUD program that assists

Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is a United States federal department that administers programs dealing with better housing and urban renewal since 1965. HUD issued a draft to change the

After the hurricane, Puerto Rico was left helpless. The island was left devastated. Downed trees lined the island. It's not just downed power lines around the island, but giant transmission towers laying across roadways in the most remote parts of the island. Leaving the entire island without power. The longest blackout in American history. Most Americans do not realize how bad of a situation Puerto Rico is in. It's poor economic status has doomed the territory for many years to come. This image from CNN, shows the percentages of power up all across the island (Santiago 2017). As you can tell many places could not be contacted. Major Carmen Yulin Cruz is very frustrated with the relief efforts. Unfortunately humanitarian efforts are not quickly

The island of Puerto Rico was met with destruction at the hands of Hurricane Maria. The storm was the strongest within United States territory in close to a century. Maria thrashed major parts of the Dominican Republic before making landfall on September 21st in Puerto Rico at 11:15 BST in the town of Yabucoa. It clocked in with 155mph winds and knocked out power to the entire nation. All 3.4 million residents were left in the dark.

The number of deaths is still expected to rise, in part because of a bad communication system in Haiti and because of the little that the government did to prepare for Hurricane Matthew, and the little that Haiti’s government can do to respond and help after the hurricane. Besides the number of deaths, there is expected to be many other problems caused by Hurricane Matthew. The water systems, environment and agricultural production is expected to be hurt as well. Many important buildings, including schools and hospitals were damaged in the hurricane, which will surely cause even more problems for Haiti. The presidential election in Haiti has also had to be postponed because of the hurricane. It was supposed to happen Sunday but has been postponed with no rescheduled date yet. For now, aid groups and Haiti’s government are doing all they can to

The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) transported 124,000 gallons of diesel fuel to Puerto Rico as apparently although many agencies and private businesses had generators, there was no access to fuel. Six days later, multiple military aircraft arrived on the scene, delivering water and meals, helicopters, communications equipment, additional security forces, and communications and contingency response units By the beginning of October, the USNS Comfort, a medical vessel, arrived in Puerto Rico with 800 medical personnel and support staff .U.S. Northern Command, which is tasked with homeland defense and civil support operations within the United States,

al, 2017). The Mayor of San Juan, Carmen Yulin Cruz, made her voice heard and criticized how the President was handling the crisis in the island attracting the social media and a reaction from the U.S government (Meyer, 2017). Consequently, FEMA, the U.S. Department of Energy, National Guard, U.S. Coast Guard and the Red Cross started the rescue efforts and supplying food, water and other sources to the people (Davis et. al, 2017). It was reported that it took President Trump six days to finally sit down and discuss how to aid Puerto Rico after being criticized and asked for the Jones Act to be waived by 8 members of the House of Representatives (Meyer, 2017).

The hurricane destroyed 1,360 out of the 6,000 cellphone poles on the island. Many regions of Puerto Rico have been completely disconnected from the outside world for days, only being able to use radios for the news. The crashing of cellular also means that loved ones living off of the islands, (mainland or otherwise,) are unable to get in touch with loved ones to find out if they’re alright.I, emotionally, wouldn't be able to handle this problem. I must know everything that goes on in my family, so I would be very anxious.

Hurricane Maria was a devastating tropical storm that decimated the infrastructure of the small, underprivileged island of Puerto Rico. The hearts of nearly every American are filled with sympathy for this travesty. In times of crisis, it becomes surprisingly apparent how much politics affect our everyday lives. “ What Every American Needs to Know about Puerto Rico’s Hurricane Disaster” by Brian Resnick and Eliza Barclay informed us about the situation revolving aid to Puerto Rico as well as their opinions on what the US government “should” be doing.

Hurricane Matthew has claimed five lives and has left thousands of people displaced in Haiti.

written by Chandrika Narayan was mostly about Hurricane Maria affecting Puerto Rico leaving a tremendous mess, president Donald Trump is trying to visit or help Puerto Rico, and having poor communications. For example, hurricane Maria caused homes and buildings to get flooded, as lives getting taken away. This tragedy caused leaving people with bad communications to get in contact with their families or even to get help. Also, president Donald Trump is planning to visit Puerto Rico to see and help those in need. Lastly, airplanes and ships loaded with meals, water and generators have been arriving or are headed to Puerto Rico and other affected

Puerto Rico remains devastated as the remnants of Hurricane Maria are scattered all over. The storm caused an estimated 3.4 million people without power, and the island’s power infrastructure had been destroyed. Windows were blown out in apartment buildings and hotels throughout Puerto Rico. Some restaurants and buildings lost their roofs. Parks are covered with debris, sand, and

Hurricane Irma was a terrifying storm. By terrifying, I mean being a category five storm for at least three days straight and being roughly the size of Texas, no big deal. But Irma made history, a ton. She was the first category five storm to hit Cuba since the 1920’s, left islands “barely habitable”, and to make matters worse, Hurricane Jose was right behind her with some more horrific wind and rain. Most of Puerto Rico was left without power and would have to wait 4-6 months to get it back. We complain after a few hours of no power (at least my family does) so imagine not having power for a few months. Almost all of the counties in Florida had a percentage of people that didn’t have power. Irma also stood out because she was so strong being