Framework for a Community Health Observing System for the Gulf of Mexico Region: Preparing for Future Disasters
The Gulf of Mexico (GoM) region is prone to disasters, including recurrent oil spills, hurricanes, floods, industrial accidents, harmful algal blooms, and the current COVID-19 pandemic.The GoM and other regions of the U.S.lack sufficient baseline health information to identify, attribute, mitigate, and facilitate prevention of major health effects