Social Vulnerability

The characteristics of a person or community that affect their capacity to anticipate, confront, repair, and recover from the effects of a natural or human-caused disaster.(https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC71 79070/)

Year introduced: 2022

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Tree Number(s): I01.880.853.919

MeSH Unique ID: D000091482

Entry Terms:

• Social Vulnerabilities
• Vulnerabilities, Social
• Vulnerability, Social

See Also:

• Vulnerable Populations

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Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena Category
Social Sciences
Sociology
Sociological Factors
Social Vulnerability