Short-Term Health Outcomes of the Weaver Fertilizer Plant Fire on the Surrounding Community
We did not identify statistically significantly differences in health outcomes among the exposed, compared to neighborhood- and participant-level matched cohorts. Policymakers and funders should have mechanisms available for rapid funding opportunities for disaster evaluation to follow cohorts and assess long-term health effects.
Authors
- JOSEPH RIGDON (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6265-0752)
- Deepak Palakshappa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1467-4965)
- Jeffrey W. Bethel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3276-7965)
- Kimberly Montez
- Callie L. Brown
- Amresh Hanchate
- Rachel Zimmer
- Rowie Kirby-Straker
- Brian N. White
- Crystal Dixon
Institutions
- Wake Forest University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Public Health Management and Practice
- Published
- 2026-02-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/phh.0000000000002340
- Primary Topic
- Fire effects on ecosystems
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00