title: Katrina perspectives.
abstract: This commentary draws attention to a number of factors that may have converged, and in the process, exacerbated the effects of hurricane Katrina on the health and wellbeing of the people of New Orleans.
authors.affiliation: Department of Community Health and Family Practice, Howard University College of Medicine, Washington, DC, USA. bwalker@howard.edu
authors.forename: Bailus
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Walker
authors.forename: Rueben C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Warren
mesh_terms: D004190:Disasters; D004781:Environmental Exposure; D006291:Health Policy; D006801:Humans; D008145:Louisiana; D010811:Natural Science Disciplines; D011203:Poverty; D011635:Public Health Administration; D018570:Risk Assessment