A 16 page research paper that analyzes data concerning the effects of Hurricane Katrina. This paper addresses research concerning the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina from the perspective of environmental health. First of all, the problems arising from Katrina are summarized, then background information is offered, which is followed by a literature review of relevant sources, including applicable research studies. Conclusions and recommendations are discussed. The page count includes a brief abstract, a 1-page proposal for the paper and a 3-page annotated bibliography. The bulk of the paper is 12 pages in length. Bibliography lists 11 sources.
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Alabama, Florida, Louisiana and Mississippi. According to federal statistics, this natural disaster displaced and overwhelmed roughly 400,000 people (Elledge, et al, 2007). The effects of Katrina linger, which afford public
and environmental health professionals an opportunity to evaluate the policies and procedures, as well as observe the effect of current policies and procedures within the context of a highly stressed
situation (Elledge, et al, 2007). In other words, there is a great deal to be learned from Katrina and this paper will attempt to summarize what has been discerned thus
far. Overall plan for conducting research: Both primary and secondary sources were located on the Internet using a variety of databases that are available to this writer/tutor. The majority of
the sources located and described in the annotated bibliography were found on the eLibrary database (http://elibrary.bigchalk.com/libweb/elib/do/search). This search engine allows the user to specify precisely the sort of media that
is desired. The writer clicked on "magazines" and also clicked on the box specifying "scholarly." The EBSCOHost research databases were also consulted, as was the general Internet, but sources garnered
were minimal. Keywords used for the searches conducted on both databases were combinations of "Katrina," "hurricane," "study" and "public health." Articles selected were those that most closely matched the topic
under investigation and also those that were the most recent. List of topics to be discussed: This list of topics will evolve and change as this writer/tutor reads
and evaluates the sources. However, the paper will definitely include these subheadings: Statement of the problem; Background; Literature Review and Conclusions and Recommendations. Anticipated topics for discussion include the effect
on families; the preparedness of public health officials and response teams; and what can be done differently in the future. Effect of Hurricanes, Floods on Environmental Health Abstract
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