A Covid-19 Resilience Team Prepares for the Next Disaster 8 Min readtime / 05.07.21
A team whose resumes were written when Hurricane Katrina whiplashed the mighty Mississippi into a fury has stepped forward to meet Covid-19 by implementing a resilience model that offers critical lessons for the future, and is urging the country as a whole to take this moment to prepare for the next disaster.
Team members in New Orleans, going door-to-door in vulnerable neighborhoods, book appointments and offer transportation to testing and vaccine sites. They also provide contact tracing as well as larger care coordination, including access to food packages and hygiene kits. The workers, most of whom were laid off in the Covid-19 shutdowns, help residents identify and apply for potential benefits and workers be aware of their rights.
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