Join Dr. Samantha Friedman, Associate Professor of Sociology, for an installment of Campus Conversations in Standish. 

A brief summary of the importance of the topic – Older Americans are vulnerable to the effects of severe climate events, experiencing higher rates of mortality and hospitalization than younger adults from these events. Research that examines disaster preparedness among older adults has primarily relied on data from 2010 and earlier, when billion-dollar disasters were less common than today. The main goal of this paper is to identify the nature of the preparedness of older adults today and examine the correlates of the variation in their preparedness. It is imperative that we identify subgroups of older Americans that may be least prepared so that steps may be taken to protect them from future severe climate events.

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