# Long-Term Mobility and Well-being of New Orleans Residents after Hurricane Katrina

> **NIH NIH R01** · BROWN UNIVERSITY · 2022 · $343,617

## Abstract

PROJECT SUMMARY
Weather-related disasters are a regular occurrence in the U.S., yet we know very little about their long-term
impacts. Hurricane Katrina, which struck New Orleans on August 29, 2005, is one of the most researched
disasters in U.S. history with most health-related research focused on short-term outcomes, such as mortality,
and mental health. In general, little is known about long-term effects of disasters in the U.S. due to a lack of
appropriate data and the high cost of designing and collecting representative samples of the exposed
population after a disaster. This highly innovative project overcomes barriers to scientific knowledge about
long-term disaster impacts by using existing census, survey, and administrative data to construct several
longitudinal population representative data sets for the Katrina-affected New Orleans population with sample
sizes large enough to study small groups and sample designs that will produce unbiased results. The
longitudinal datasets produced will allow for the examination of hypotheses based in stress and social
vulnerability theories. The analyses will examine the residential mobility, neighborhood characteristics,
economic status, mortality, and health outcomes of the Katrina-affected residents of New Orleans in the
decade following the disaster (2006-2015). The results will provide key information for designing effective
disaster mitigation and response policies to promote wellbeing and eliminate health disparities among disaster-
affected populations.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10424427
- **Project number:** 5R01HD093002-05
- **Recipient organization:** BROWN UNIVERSITY
- **Principal Investigator:** ELIZABETH FUSSELL
- **Activity code:** R01 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2022
- **Award amount:** $343,617
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2018-09-13 → 2025-05-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10424427

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10424427, Long-Term Mobility and Well-being of New Orleans Residents after Hurricane Katrina (5R01HD093002-05). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10424427. Licensed CC0.

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