Gulf Coast Resilience Coalition: An Evolved Collaborative Built on Shared Disaster Experiences, Response, and Future Preparedness

Abstract

The GCRC can not only improve readiness and response, but work toward a shared vision of improved overall mental and behavioral health and thus resilience, with beneficial implications for the Gulf South and other communities as well.

Building Resilience after Disasters through the Youth Leadership Program: The Importance of Community and Academic Partnerships on Youth Outcomes

“…Community advisory board groups and coalitions recruited by school administrators were comprised of staff, parents, community members, students and university faculty; this group facilitated the collaborations after Hurricane Katrina. [23][24][25] This approach supports the process of participatory action research principles. [26][27][28] Participatory action research emphasizes that school administrators and teachers are the experts on their school community, as are the youth.…”

Republic of Senegal Disaster Preparedness and Response Exercise: Lessons Learned and Progress Toward Key Goals

“…One of the participant recommendations, to build subnational and local disaster capabilities, has often been identified as a critical component of disaster preparedness capacitybuilding in the literature. [10][11][12][13][14] Some of the other participant recommendations, such as concerns with regard to logistical supply chains and financing mechanisms, have been formally assessed in the subsequent West African Disaster Preparedness Initiative, or WADPI, which took place in 2015 and will be discussed in future reports. Additionally, given that the exercise concluded about 1 month before the first Ebola case in Senegal, it may have served as a useful preparation tool for the nation's response to the outbreak; 15 indeed, it is worthwhile to note that the Senegalese government used their pandemic plan as a framework for their response to the Ebola crisis.…”

Enterprise Evaluation: A New Opportunity for Public Health Policy

“…All zoom-in models underwent numerous reviews, accounting for available data. The MBHCP zoom-in was the most challenging to develop as it reflected the work of independent partners in the 4 states, which had substantial variation in activities, discrete budgets, and leaders representing different mental and behavioral health disciplines 31,32. Thus, the MBHCP initiative operated as 4 state-specific projects nested within a larger MBHCP enterprise.…”