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Case Studies Winter 2024

Case study reports produced by students in UCI Anthro25A, "Environmental Injustice," in Winter 2024.

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The NYS Ebola Preparedness Plan was developed by the Office of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo in collaboration with the New York State Department of Health, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, Metropolitan Transportation Authority, New York State Police, Office of Health Commissioner Howard A. Zucker, and various hospitals throughout New York and New York City.

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The US Department of Veterans Affairs is a federal organization with cabinet-level status. The DVA employs approximately 345,000 people across hundreds of facilities and is headed by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. The DVA offers benefits such as healthcare, education, and financial assistance to 21.8 million veterans and their families as of 2014.  

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The authors primarily rely on anecdotal evidence provided through interviews and testimonies presented by disaster survivors. They supplement this anecdotal evidence with data from analysis of the socioeconomic conditions following a disaster and from analysis of the mental health disorders suffered by patients who were affected by the disaster.