title: Reproductive Health Assessment After Disaster: introduction to the RHAD toolkit.
abstract: This article reviews associations between disaster and the reproductive health of women, describes how Hurricane Katrina influenced our understanding about postdisaster reproductive health needs, and introduces a new toolkit that can help health departments assess postdisaster health needs among women of reproductive age.
authors.affiliation: Division of Reproductive Health/ National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion /Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4770 Buford Highway NE, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA. drhinfo@cdc.gov
authors.forename: Marianne E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Zotti
authors.forename: Amy M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Williams
mesh_terms: D055867:Cyclonic Storms; D004189:Disaster Planning / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D020380:Needs Assessment; D060728:Reproductive Health; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000517:prevention & control; D016387:Women's Health / Q000592:standards; D014932:Women's Health Services / Q000592:standards*