Disaster Reports : The Effects of Hurricane David. 1979, on the Population of Dominica (PAHO): 3. Results: 3.3. Socio-economic overview: (introductory text...)

Disaster Reports : The Effects of Hurricane David. 1979, on the Population of Dominica (PAHO)

3. Results

3.3. Socio-economic overview

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		3.3.1. Hurricane damage and reconstruction
		3.3.2. Perception of the effects of hurricane David

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The purpose of this section is to describe the social and economic background necessary for an understanding of the detailed medical findings. It seeks to provide a comprehensive account of the ways in which Hurricane David affected people's lives and thus to place the problems of health (sickness, injury and death) in their proper perspective. The effects of the hurricane on housing and cervices, on employment, on agriculture and on food supplies are considered in turn. Then, the people's own perceptions of the consequences of the disaster are described.