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— Auer, Jennifer C., and Linda M. Lampkin. "Open and Operating? An Assessment of Louisiana Nonprofit Health and Human Services after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita." Washington, DC: The Urban Institute, February 2006.

— Banipal, Kulwinder. "Framework for Strategic Disaster Management: Lessons Learned from Hurricane Katrina." Social Science Research Network September 2005. Social Science Electronic Publishing, Inc.

— Berggren, Ruth. "Hurricane Katrina: Unexpected Necessities—Inside Charity Hospital." New England Journal of Medicine 353, no. 15 (October 2005): 1550-53.

— Capochino, April. "New Center Offers Shelter to Displaced Nonprofits." New Orleans City Business, June 19, 2006.

— Carafano, James J., and Richard Weitz. Learning from Disaster: The Role of Federalism and the Importance of Grassroots Responses. Washington, DC: Heritage Foundation, March 2006.

— Comfort, Louise. "Fragility in Disaster Response: Hurricane Katrina." The Forum 3, no. 3 (August 2005).

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— Cranmer, H.H. "Hurricane Katrina: Volunteer Work—Logistics First." New England Journal of Medicine 353, no. 15 (October 2005): 1541-44.

— Fagnoni, Cynthia. Hurricane Katrina and Rita: Coordination between FEMA and the Red Cross Should Be Improved for the 2006 Hurricane Season. GAO-06-712. Washington, DC: Government Accountability Office, June 2006. (PDF file)

— Fannie Mae Foundation. From the Gulf Coast to Greater Washington: The Nonprofit Sector's Role in Caring for Katrina Evacuees in the National Capital Region. Washington, DC: Fannie Mae Foundation, 2005.

— Fritz Institute. Hurricane Katrina Perceptions of the Affected. San Francisco, CA: Fritz Institute, 2006. (PDF file

— Light, Paul. The Katrina Effect on American Preparedness. New York: Center for Catastrophe Preparedness and Response, 2006. (PDF file)

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— Sabety, Pari. "Emergency Response: Missing Data at the Center of the Storm." Washington, DC: The Brookings Institution, January 2006.

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