Assessing Emergency Preparedness and Response Capacity Using Community Assessment for Public Health Emergency Response Methodology: Portsmouth, Virginia, 2013

Kurkjian, Katie M.; Winz, Michelle; Yang, Jun; Corvese, Kate; Colón, Ana; Levine, Seth J.; Mullen, Jessica; Ruth, D. S.; Anson-Dwamena, Rexford; Bayleyegn, Tesfaye; Chang, David S.

doi:10.1017/dmp.2015.173

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“…Social media, which enables real-time updates and information exchange between different response agencies and the community, [32][33][34] has consistently been identified as a popular way of obtaining information among city dwellers in similar surveys. [35] However, its misuse can result in the dissemination of incorrect information. [36,37] Abandoning traditional sources of information dissemination such as television and radio may preclude the authorities from reaching vulnerable populations including the elderly and disenfranchised.…”

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Urban disaster preparedness of Hong Kong residents: A territory-wide survey

Lam

Leung

Balsari

et al. 2017

International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction

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A B S T R A C TObjective: To assess the state of community disaster preparedness of Hong Kong residents and to identify factors associated with adequate preparedness behaviors. Design: A cross-sectional survey using random Global Positioning System (GPS) spatial sampling conducted from the 8 August 2015 to 6 September 2015. Participants: Hong Kong residents aged 18 years or more. Method: A 19-item questionnaire was developed to assess respondents' preparedness information acquisition, communication plan, evacuation strategies, first-aid and disaster knowledge, financial resilience, and preparedness behaviors. In total, 1023 residents were interviewed at 516 GPS locations. Multiple logistic regression was used to identify factors associated with preparedness behaviors, defined as having an evacuation kit in our study. Results: Television remains the key information source, both before and during disaster, with young respondents also favoring social media and the internet and elder residents preferring television and radio. Many respondents did not have adequate first-aid knowledge and few showed correct responses to a typhoon warning signal. Only 39.4% had an evacuation kit. In logistic regression, correct responses to first aid questions and a typhoon warning signal were significantly associated with kit preparation (OR 2.023, 95% CI 1.233−3.318, p=0.005). Residents with elderly household member(s) were significantly less likely to do so (OR 0.554, 95% CI 0.333−0.922, p=0.023). Conclusions: Community resilience-building programs should tailor information provision to different age groups with a focus on the family caregivers of elderly residents. There is a need to promulgate first-aid training and disaster education in the community.

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Urban disaster preparedness of Hong Kong residents: A territory-wide survey

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Leung

Balsari

et al. 2017

International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction

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“…In addition, DeBastiani et al pointed out that household preparedness includes behaviors that are thought to improve people's ability to cope with disasters due to adaptation (11). Kurkjian et al (12) and Strine et al (13) believe that household disaster preparedness includes some parameters, such as access to food, water, and medical supplies for three days, as well as a family emergency evacuation plan. Some authors have used Maslow's hierarchy of needs to explain the concept of household disaster preparedness.…”

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“…Washburn and Saunders (16), as well as Kim and Kang (4), confirmed the three-stage model developed by American Red Cross (ARC) and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for preparedness, which includes getting informed, making a plan, and assembling a disaster supplies kit. Over the past decades, the Emergency Preparedness Campaign has encouraged families to become familiar with preparedness criteria, such as having a family evacuation plan in disaster, as well as emergency storage of water, medicine, food, and first aid kits (12).…”

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Concepts and Components of Household Disaster Preparedness: A Qualitative Study

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INTRODUCTION: Despite the prevalence of the term “household disaster preparedness”, there is no consensus over a single and clear definition in this regard. The present study aimed to identify the components and explain the concept of household disaster preparedness. METHODS: The present study was conducted based on a qualitative design. After reviewing the concept and components of household disaster preparedness in previous studies, the subjects were selected by purposive sampling from managers and experts active in the field of disaster risk reduction, as well as heads of families. The data were collected through semi-structured interviews and were analyzed by the thematic analysis method, then the main and sub-components of household disaster preparedness were identified. FINDINGS: The classification of the components of household disaster preparedness revealed that this concept encompasses cognitive, physical-operational, financial, social, and psychological dimensions. However, household disaster preparedness was defined based on these dimensions. CONCLUSION: Household disaster preparedness consists of different dimensions. In order to evaluate this preparedness, an appropriate instrument is needed to assess all its dimensions.

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Population Health Adaptation Approaches to the Increasing Severity and Frequency of Weather-Related Disasters Resulting From our Changing Climate: A Literature Review and Application to Charleston, South Carolina

Runkle

Svendsen

Hamann

et al. 2018

Curr Envir Health Rpt

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Recent changes in our planetary climate have and will continue to challenge historical knowledge and risk assumptions for weather-related disasters. While the public health community is rapidly working to develop epidemiological approaches and tools to mitigate and adapt to these weather-related disasters, recent high-profile events have exposed gaps in knowledge and response efforts. Limited work has been done to assess the climate readiness of the local public health and health-care community as it pertains to local response planning and adaptation measures in the event of a weather-related disaster. The purpose of this paper is to review the existing literature related to climate change, weather-related disasters, and population health approaches to adapt to climate-related changes in weather-related disasters at the local level. We highlight a brief case-study to illustrate an example of a local approach to adaptation planning in a coastal community. There is a general lack of understanding within the public health community about the epidemiological tools which are available to assist local communities in their preparation for, response to, and recovery from weather-related disasters. Cities around the nation are already working to assess their vulnerability and resilience to weather-related disasters by including climate change in emergency preparedness plans and developing adaptation strategies, as well as equipping local hospitals, health departments and other critical public health systems with climate information. But more work is needed and public health funding is lagging to support local and state-level efforts in preparing for and adapting to weather-related disasters in the context of a changing climate. Our population health disaster preparedness programs need to be adapted to address the increasing risks to local public health resulting from our changing climate.

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Assessing Emergency Preparedness and Response Capacity Using Community Assessment for Public Health Emergency Response Methodology: Portsmouth, Virginia, 2013

Cited by 6 publications

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Urban disaster preparedness of Hong Kong residents: A territory-wide survey

Urban disaster preparedness of Hong Kong residents: A territory-wide survey

Concepts and Components of Household Disaster Preparedness: A Qualitative Study

Population Health Adaptation Approaches to the Increasing Severity and Frequency of Weather-Related Disasters Resulting From our Changing Climate: A Literature Review and Application to Charleston, South Carolina

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