Fact Sheet: Creating Healthy Communities to Overcome Oil Spill Disasters

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Ever wonder how individuals and communities can best recover from an oil spill? Check out our latest fact sheet.  Find out what can we do to help communities during and after an oil spill.

Human-caused disasters, such as accidental oil spills, tend to break down even the strongest communities. Impacts to human health, the environment, and the economy – whether real or perceived – may lead to additional stress and anxiety among community members.

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This work was made possible in part by a grant from the Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative, and in part by the Sea Grant programs of Texas, Louisiana, Florida, and Mississippi-Alabama. The statements, findings, conclusions, and recommendations do not necessarily reflect the views of these organizations.