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Reimagining Disaster Response: A New Vision For Community Resilience In The Texas And Louisiana Gulf Coast
Cori Cohen Grant1, Summer Chavez2, Denae King3
1Cori Cohen Grant (ccgrant@uh.edu), University of Houston, Houston, Texas.
Health Affairs (Project Hope)
|May 4, 2026
Summary
Community resilience models enhance disaster preparedness, response, and recovery in vulnerable Gulf Coast communities. Partnerships between community, health, and government are vital for maintaining essential services during crises.
Area of Science:
- Disaster management
- Community resilience
- Public health preparedness
Background:
- Historically disinvested communities face disproportionate impacts from disasters.
- Effective disaster management requires community-rooted strategies.
- Gulf Coast regions are particularly disaster-prone.
Purpose of the Study:
- To examine community-rooted resilience models in Texas and Louisiana.
- To understand how local partnerships strengthen disaster preparedness, response, and recovery.
- To identify policy gaps and investment needs for equitable disaster resilience.
Main Methods:
- Qualitative interviews conducted in 2025.
- Analysis of four case studies from the Gulf Coast.
- Focus on community, health, and government partnerships.
Main Results:
- Community-rooted models improve disaster outcomes in vulnerable areas.
- Partnerships are crucial for maintaining essential services (power, communication).
- Case studies illustrate successful community-led crisis management.
Conclusions:
- Equitable, community-based disaster infrastructure is needed.
- Investment in long-term resilience capacity is essential.
- Policy changes are required to support community-led disaster efforts.
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