Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Related to Mold Remediation Following Hurricane Ida in Southeast Louisiana

Bibliographic Data

ID15508591
AuthorsAnne M Foreman (0000-0001-9043-4539, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, corresponding author), Amel Omari (0000-0002-6345-1947, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), Kristin J Marks (0000-0002-0261-9443, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), Alyssa N Troeschel (0000-0003-1564-3642, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), Emily J Haas (0000-0001-5128-470X, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), Susan M Moore (0000-0002-9924-6988, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), Ethan Fechter-Leggett (0000-0002-9230-0857, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), Ju‐Hyeong Park (0000-0003-4419-9341, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), Ju-Hyeong Park (Respiratory Health Division, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Morgantown, WV 26505, USA), Jean M Cox‐Ganser (0000-0001-8140-264X, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), Scott A Damon (0000-0001-5495-385X, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), Shannon Soileau (Louisiana State Department of Health and Hospitals), Colette Jacob (Louisiana State Department of Health and Hospitals), Arundhati Bakshi (0000-0001-8483-1597, Louisiana State Department of Health and Hospitals), Anna Reilly (Louisiana State Department of Health and Hospitals), Kathleen Aubin (Louisiana State Department of Health and Hospitals), Kate Puszykowski (Louisiana State Department of Health and Hospitals), Ginger L Chew (0000-0002-4272-3157, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Year2024
Volume21
Issue11
Pages1412-1412
Publication date2024-10-25
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601
PublisherMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3390/ijerph21111412
PMID39595679
OpenAlexW4403764653
LanguageEN
References cited17

Hurricane Ida, a Category 4 hurricane, made landfall in southern Louisiana in August of 2021, causing widespread wind damage and flooding. The objective of this study was to investigate knowledge, attitudes, and practices related to post-hurricane mold exposure and cleanup among residents and workers in areas of Louisiana affected by Hurricane Ida and assess changes in knowledge, attitudes, and practices that have occurred over the past 16 years since Hurricane Katrina. We conducted in-person interviews with 238 residents and 68 mold-remediation workers in areas in and around New Orleans to ask about their mold cleanup knowledge and practices, personal protective equipment use, and risk perceptions related to mold. Knowledge of recommended safety measures increased since the post-Katrina survey but adherence to recommended safety measures did not. Many residents and some workers reported using insufficient personal protective equipment when cleaning up mold despite awareness of the potential negative health effects of mold exposure

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Disease · Environmental health · Flooding (psychology · Geography · Hurricane katrina · Landfall · Meteorology · Natural disaster · Occupational safety and health · Personal protective equipment · Storm · Chemical Safety and Risk Management · Medicine · Occupational Health and Safety Research · Psychology · Risk and Safety Analysis