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HAZUS-MH Application: Nursing Homes Exposure to Wind: Hurricane Katrina

The HAZUS-MH map series templates serve many purposes. HAZUS User Groups (HUGs) can use the maps for public awareness and outreach. Emergency managers and decision makers can use the maps to show the application of HAZUS-MH to support rapid impact assessment and disaster response for earthquake, hurricane and flood emergencies. Some of the potential uses for this map include: (Pre-event) update inventory of nursing homes; Identification of nursing homes with moderate to high probability of wind damage; Combine with SLOSH/surge analysis to identify nursing homes vulnerable to flooding (and wind damage

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Language:	English
Description/Comment:	Map Series Template Handout

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Resource Type:	Flyer
Audience Categories:	Federal Agencies Educational Institutes and Professionals Floodplain Managers Emergency Personnel and Managers Design and Construction Industry State, Local and Tribal Representatives Mapping Professionals Planners FEMA Regions Hazard Mitigation Officers
Hazard Types:	Hurricane/Tropical Storm
Subjects:	Mitigation Strategies and Techniques Mitigation Planning Emergency Preparedness Public Outreach and Education Mapping and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Emergency Planning Emergency Response Building Design Risk Assessment Post-Disaster Recovery
Program:	Map Mod - Flood Map Modernization
Last Update Date:	02/04/2008 05:39 AM