Association between social vulnerability and suicide: A population-level study in Australia Social vulnerability is likely to be predictive of how well individuals within regions are supported during adverse events such as natural disasters. …

📣 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝘆 by Cong Khanh Tam Le, Ang Li, @rebeccabentley.bsky.social and Lay San Too uses Ang Li's Social Vulnerability Index (go.unimelb.edu.au/ugx2) to examine the association between #socialvulnerability and suicide at the population level.

𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗽𝗲𝗿: go.unimelb.edu.au/ygx2
#mentalhealth

🌳🦅Read in #ERE how #socioecological modelling can be utilised to inform #conservation efforts inclusive of local communities and their needs 👩‍👩‍👧‍👧🌎

🔗iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/2752-664...

#Environment #Ecology #biodiversity #socialjustice #socialvulnerability #ecosystemservices

📢 Our new paper is out in Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness! (link: doi.org/10.1017/dmp....)
Using data from over 28,000 people in Japan, we investigated how social vulnerability impacts disaster preparedness.
#AcademicSky #PublicHealth #DisasterPreparedness #SocialVulnerability

Commerce Department Creates Displacement Risk Map for Local Jurisdictions Commerce develops a displacement risk map incorporating social vulnerability and housing factors.

Spokane is taking a bold step towards housing stability by developing a displacement risk map to protect vulnerable communities from housing instability.

Learn more here!

#SpokaneSpokaneCounty #WA #SpokaneHousing #CitizenPortal #CommunitySupport #SocialVulnerability #HousingStability

#AGW
#socialvulnerability
#climatehazards

"The work was [mostly] supported by the National Institutes of Health..."

As a template for similar US studies that NIH won't support anymore?

Jun Wu & colleagues at @ucipopcenter.bsky.social study on #wildfire health impacts and community inequities faced by families in Eastern Coachella Valley is receiving a lot of attention: iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1... #smoke #socialvulnerability #publichealth

Toxic Waste Cleanups Take Longer in Marginalized San Francisco Communities - Inside Climate News Even simple remediations lag at Bay Area sites in socially vulnerable areas, a San Francisco Public Press analysis shows.

Different takes on why toxic waste cleaners take longer at doing their job.🏭🧑🏽‍🤝‍🧑🏼

#toxicwaste
#socialvulnerability
#income
#BIPOC
#LGBTQ+
#inclusion
#gentrification

via @sanfran

City allocates $3M for community projects based on Social Vulnerability Index City officials approve $3 million for diverse projects addressing community needs and transparency.

Richmond City Council is investing $3 million into community projects aimed at bridging historical inequities and enhancing residents' lives.

Learn more here

#VA #CitizenPortal #CommunityEngagement #RichmondCommunity #SocialVulnerability #GovernmentTransparency

The memo heightens concerns that the #Trump administration intends to terminate programs that work to ensure that appropriate resources reach impacted people and areas that are most vulnerable in #disasters.

#SocialVulnerability #EM #greysky #DEI

Original post on mas.to

I got word that the #publichealth #socialvulnerability index vanished from the #cdc website. I wasn't able to find the webpage online, nor the 2022 data, so I made a quick #Quarto website on #github to let everyone know that it's definitely not available so they wouldn't waste their time trying […]

Take a look at USGS Vizlab’s latest work and explore some of our interactive #DataViz as it relates to #WaterInsecurity, #SocialVulnerability and #EJ

#OpenSource code here: github.com/DOI-USGS/vul...

New England/Mid-Atlantic Learn about NOAA Fisheries' work in New England and the M...

#SocialVulnerability indicators to help #fishing communities plan for #climatechange www.nefsc.noaa.gov/press_release/pr2017/sci... @NOAAFish_NEFSC #sealevelrise