title: Sydney hailstorms: the health role in the recovery process.
abstract: We highlight the involvement of community health, public health and mental health staff in the recovery period after a natural disaster (hailstorm and ensuing wind and rain over three weeks) which, despite causing relatively few deaths or severe injuries, affected 20,000 families and caused damage estimated at $1.5 billion. Many families were given information and advice, and 383 individuals were referred for health assessment and management by doctors and other healthcare workers over an eight-month recovery period.
authors.affiliation: South Eastern Sydney Area Health Service, NSW. leel@sesahs.nsw.gov.au
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Collings
mesh_terms: D001315:Australia; D004190:Disasters; D006801:Humans; D012066:Relief Work