2024
DOI: 10.1002/rhc3.12315
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Unequal burials: Medicolegal death investigation system variation as a determinant of FEMA's disaster funeral assistance allocation

Danielle Zaychik

Abstract: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) disaster funeral assistance is available to cover funeral expenses for the relatives of disaster victims in the United States. However, funds are dependent on death certificate proof of a disaster‐related cause of death. Previous research has shown that the medicolegal death investigation (MDI) system may impact the quality of death certificate data. This research examines the relationship between MDI systems and FEMA disaster funeral assistance distribution. The resu… Show more

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