Barriers to At-Home-Preparedness in Public Health Employees: Implications for Disaster Preparedness Training

Blessman, James; Skupski, James; Jamil, Mada; Jamil, Hikmet; Bassett, David R.; Wabeke, Roger L.; Arnetz, Bengt B.

doi:10.1097/jom.0b013e31803225c7

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“…The low levels of preparedness previously found among public health employees (Blessman et al 2007;Rebmann et al 2013) and first responders (Federal Emergency Management Agency 2016) may be indicative of low levels of preparedness among the public in general. A more representative survey examining a random sample of response professionals and the general public would be necessary to confirm this argument.…”

Section: Professional Participation's Influence On Household Preparedmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Training programs should take a 'whole community' approach-emphasizing how household preparedness protects family members, helps response professionals better perform their job duties, and strengthens the whole community. Additionally, we agree with Blessman et al (2007) recommendation to focus on providing response professionals with small, easily accomplishable steps.…”

Section: Professional Participation's Influence On Household Preparedmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…However, preparedness measures can help their families, and public health professionals admit that one of their primary concerns during a hazard event is the protection of their family (Slepski 2007). Such concerns can cause distraction or even prevent response professionals from reporting for work (Blessman et al 2007). Thus, rather than focusing training programs on what to prepare and why, training should focus on how household preparedness can specifically benefit response professionals.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Those few studies that examine household preparedness levels among public health employees (Blessman et al 2007;Rebmann et al 2013) and first responders (Federal Emergency Management Agency n.d.) consistently indicate that household preparedness among respondents remains low. Yet, these studies fail to examine public household preparedness levels for comparison.…”

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Household preparedness motivation in lahar hazard zones: assessing the adoption of preparedness behaviors among laypeople and response professionals in communities downstream from Mount Baker and Glacier Peak (USA) volcanoes

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As the number of people living at risk from volcanic hazards in the U.S. Pacific Northwest grows, more detailed studies of household preparedness in at-risk communities are needed to develop effective mitigation, response, and recovery plans. This study examines two aspects of preparedness behavior motivation in the Skagit Valley (WA), which is at risk from Mount Baker and Glacier Peak lahars. First, we examine the influence of perceived responseefficacy, protective response costs, self-efficacy, and ascription of responsibility on preparedness. Results indicate few respondents believe high perceived protective response costs, low perceived response-efficacy, or low perceived protection responsibility prevent them from adopting frequently recommended preparedness behaviors. Correlations with preparedness suggest perceived self-efficacy and ascription of responsibility play a more dominant role in determining preparedness behaviors, albeit a less readily recognized role. Second, we investigate how participation in hazard management at a professional level (e.g., working as a first responder or leader within the local city government, hospitals, school districts, Red Cross, or utilities, transportation, or water companies) influences knowledge, risk perception, and household preparedness. Results show that professional participation minimally influences household preparedness, but successfully improves perceived self-efficacy, confidence in officials, and information seeking behavior. Given these results, we argue (1) for inclusion of ascription of responsibility variables in studies of preparedness behavior motivation and (2) that specific types of participation in response-related activities (e.g., public, professional, specific training programs) may affect household preparedness differently, whereas self-efficacy and confidence in officials may improve regardless of participation type because of increased interaction with emergency officials.

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Section: Professional Participation's Influence On Household Preparedmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Professional Participation's Influence On Household Preparedmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Professional Participation's Influence On Household Preparedmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Theoretical Framework and Research Questionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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“…Indeed the studies carried out in US reveal that only 30-40% of Americans have emergency supplies or family communication plans [19] while seventy-five percent of respondents from another study were categorized as being 'minimally prepared' or 'not prepared' because of their lack of emergency supplies [20]. The decreased rate of adherence to family disaster preparedness by preparing and maintaining a disaster kit can be multi factorial a) Lack of knowledge regarding what to prepare-The public may be unaware of the concept of disaster kit, items in disaster kit and maintenance of disaster kit.…”

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Disaster Preparedness Kit: An Insight into the Emergency Tool

Varghese¹

2017

J Fam Med

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Disaster and the aftermath of it are terrible. The humankind has experienced a number of traumatic disasters over the past few decades. As disasters cannot be prevented, contingency planning for disaster management involving preparedness, mitigation, relief and rehabilitation are essential. Even though disaster demands immediate response, the resilience after disaster depends upon the level of preparedness. The current study addresses Disaster Kit which is one of the most important priority tools in disaster preparedness. The Global initiatives for disaster preparedness and reduction should be given highest priority by the international community. The purpose of the article is to disseminate information related to disaster preparedness kit to the entire scientific community thereby empowering the concept of disaster preparedness to enable each individual and family to remain comfortable during and after disaster.Keywords: Disaster; Disaster preparedness; Disaster Kit recent years is preparation of emergency disaster preparedness kit. A disaster supplies kit includes all the basic items for the members of the family in the event of catastrophe. Moreover the scientific technological advancement or the nature itself will give warning to disastrous events which can happen at any time either in home, in vehicle or at office which warrants each one of us to be ready anytime with basic supplies to sustain our life [10][11][12]. Disaster Preparedness Kit [10]

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Disaster Preparedness Among Families of Children With Special Health Care Needs

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Baker²

2010

Disaster med. public health prep.

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ABSTRACTFamilies with children with special health care needs may present a challenge for disaster responders. This study examined the level of personal disaster preparedness among this at-risk population in relation to the general population, and explores whether special health care needs or perception of disaster risk affects preparedness levels. A convenience sample of 145 families presenting to an urban tertiary care children's hospital was surveyed using a previously validated instrument to gather information on levels of preparedness and factors influencing preparedness. In spite of significant special health care needs and concern about disasters, families remain unprepared for a disaster event. Health care and psychosocial support workers are in a unique position to increase preparedness levels in this at-risk population.(Disaster Med Public Health Preparedness. 2010;4:240-245)

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Barriers to At-Home-Preparedness in Public Health Employees: Implications for Disaster Preparedness Training

Cited by 60 publications

References 18 publications

Household preparedness motivation in lahar hazard zones: assessing the adoption of preparedness behaviors among laypeople and response professionals in communities downstream from Mount Baker and Glacier Peak (USA) volcanoes

Household preparedness motivation in lahar hazard zones: assessing the adoption of preparedness behaviors among laypeople and response professionals in communities downstream from Mount Baker and Glacier Peak (USA) volcanoes

Disaster Preparedness Kit: An Insight into the Emergency Tool

Disaster Preparedness Among Families of Children With Special Health Care Needs

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