About DNORS
Background
Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans, Louisiana, on the morning of August 29, 2005. The magnitude of the displacement that resulted was immense: the city's entire population of 455,000 was forced to leave the city and resettle, which some did temporarily and other permanently. The toll from the hurricane was enormous and continues to unfold. Many people had family members or friends who died or were injured, had homes that were severely damaged or destroyed, lost their jobs or businesses, and had their lives severely disrupted. Although this event occurred in 2005, research on many major topics of scientific and policy interest continue to be hampered by a lack of appropriate data. A critical need in assessing the impact of Hurricane Katrina and in planning a recovery is to obtain representative data on the whereabouts, status, health, and well-being of displaced residents. The dispersion of residents makes this an extremely challenging undertaking; however, the value of these data for researchers, policymakers, and the public is extraordinarily high.
A proposal was submitted to the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) to conduct a survey of New Orleans residents displaced by Hurricane Katrina, to analyze the results, and to make the data publicly available to other researchers. Based on a favorable review of this proposal, we expect work on the survey to begin in the summer of 2008 and fieldwork for the survey to be conducted in 2009. Check back to this Web site for regular updates on the progress of this project.
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