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Health and Medical Lifelines Flood Exposure Analysis

Provided by: Rutgers Climate Institute |Published on: April 27, 2021

Videos Grades 6-8, 9-12

Synopsis

This video presents an analysis of the flood risk for hospitals, EMS stations, nursing homes, and other healthcare "lifelines" in New Jersey, which was completed by Tracy Glova, a graduate student at Rutgers University.
The analysis uncovered hundreds of health and medical "lifelines" that are currently in flood zones, which will affect the state's ability to respond effectively during a disaster.

Subjects: Earth and Space Sciences, Geography, Health

Authors: Rutgers Climate Institute

Region: New Jersey

Languages: English

Positives

This video shows how climate change research can be used to mitigate future effects by influencing public policy and city planning.
Students in New Jersey are probably unaware of this issue facing their state.

Prerequisites

The analysis in this video only includes New Jersey.
Students should already be familiar with flooding and its connections to climate change.

Differentiation & Implementation

In a civics course, students can be tasked with researching and proposing changes in public policy or city planning that would mitigate the flood risks presented in the video.
This video can be used in a geography course to demonstrate how human-induced climate change will affect city planning and land use and how coastal regions will have to adapt to changing flood risk zones.
Students can perform their own mini-analysis based on the video by locating "lifeline" facilities near their home or school and determining their flood risk.
The video Why Chronic Floods Are Coming to New Jersey is a New Jersey-specific resource about flooding that pairs well with this video.
Other resources related to flooding include Solutions Can Protect Coastal Communities and Google Earth - Sea Level Rise and the Fate of Coastal Cities.

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