PPN Disaster Handbook
The Impact of Disasters
Disasters have a ripple effect. There are typically immediate effects followed by long-term effects. Some disasters that may have effects that linger for years after the initial event has occurred.
Disaster can have both direct and indirect effects on the population and health care systems.
Direct Effects |
Indirect Effects |
|
|
Are there any other direct or indirect effects of disasters that you can think of?
Written by Dennis Ren
Last updated: 5/30/2025