Wong Michelle S, Steers W Neil, Washington Donna L
HSR Center for the Study of Healthcare Innovation, Implementation & Policy (CSHIIP), VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Los Angeles, CA 90073, United States.
Division of General Internal Medicine and Health Services Research, Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90024, United States.
Health Aff Sch. 2025 Jul 23;3(8):qxaf147. doi: 10.1093/haschl/qxaf147. eCollection 2025 Aug.
Two separate wildfires in different Los Angeles communities illustrate the disparate effects of and recovery from wildfires. Our comparison of patient and community characteristics of Veterans living in the affected areas related to social vulnerability identified specific vulnerabilities, and can inform policy levers to support more equitable disaster response and recovery efforts.
洛杉矶不同社区发生的两场独立野火，展现了野火造成的不同影响以及灾后恢复情况。我们对受影响地区退伍军人的患者和社区特征与社会脆弱性进行比较，确定了具体的脆弱性因素，可为政策杠杆提供参考，以支持更公平的灾害应对和恢复工作。
