Interventions targeting mothers and families following a hurricane to reduce health risk behaviors might incorporate:
- Resilience-building and stress management strategies
- Enhancing social support
- Promoting exercise and sleep hygiene
- Relaxation and mindfulness

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Loss and disruption includes after effects of a hurricane, such as not being able to return home due to restrictions (disruption) or no longer having a physical home to return to (loss).

Loss and Disruption Events After Hurricanes

La Greca, A. M., Brodar, K. E., Tarlow, N., &amp; Burdette, E. (2022). Evacuation- and hurricane-related experiences, emotional distress, and their associations with mothers’ health risk behaviors. Health Psychology, 41(7), 443–454. https://doi.org/10.1037/hea0001202 

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