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DeCS
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Descriptor English:
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Social Vulnerability
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Descriptor Spanish:
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Vulnerabilidad Social
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Descriptor Portuguese:
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Vulnerabilidade Social
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Synonyms English:
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High Social Risk
Social High Risk
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Tree Number:
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SP2.036.010.101
SP8.473.981.972
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Definition English:
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(1) Degree of susceptibility or of risk to which a population is exposed to suffer damage in a natural disaster. (2) Social vulnerability refers to the resilience of communities when confronted by external stresses on human health, stresses such as natural or human-caused disasters, or disease outbreaks. Reducing social vulnerability can decrease both human suffering and economic loss. (https://www.cdc.gov/socialdeterminants/data/index.htm) |
Record Number:
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34658
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DeCS
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