Heslin KC, Riopelle D, Gin JL, Ordunez J, Naranjo DE, Dobalian A. Disaster Med Public Health Prep. 2012 Nov 28. [Epub ahead of print] SOURCE: Veterans Emergency Management Evaluation Center, Veterans Health Administration, Sepulveda, California (Drs Heslin, Gin, and Dobalian; Mr Ordunez; and Mss Riopelle and Naranjo). Objective: The effectiveness of local public health… Read More »»
Emergency Preparedness
Confidence in the Fairness of Local Public Health Systems’ Response to Disasters: The US Veterans’ Perspective
June 18, 2013
Evidence-based approach for disaster preparedness authorities to inform the contents of repositories for prescription medications for chronic disease management and control
June 13, 2013
Brown DW, Young SL, Engelgau MM, Mensah GA. Prehosp Disaster Med. 2008 Sep-Oct;23(5):447-57 National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30341, USA. dbrown6@cdc.gov INTRODUCTION: Chronic diseases are major causes of death and disability and often require multiple prescribed medications for treatment and control. Public health… Read More »»
Disaster preparedness of households with special needs in southeastern Pennsylvania.
June 13, 2013
Uscher-Pines L, Hausman AJ, Powell S, DeMara P, Heake G, Hagen MG. Am J Prev Med. 2009 Sep;37(3):227-30. doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2009.04.028. Source: Department of Public Health and the Center for Preparedness Research, Education and Practice, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. luscher@jhsph.edu BACKGROUND: Individuals with disabilities are disproportionately vulnerable in evacuation emergencies, and they face numerous challenges… Read More »»
Measuring levels of citizen public health emergency preparedness, Jefferson County, Alabama
June 13, 2013
McCormick LC, Pevear J 3rd, Xie R. J Public Health Manag Pract. 2013 May-Jun;19(3):266-73. doi: 10.1097/PHH.0b013e318264ed8c. SOURCE: Department of Health Care Organizations and Policy, University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Public Health, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA. lmccormick@uab.edu CONTEXT: Recent disaster experiences in Alabama have highlighted the state’s public health vulnerabilities to natural… Read More »»
Geriatric emergency preparedness and response workshops: an evaluation of knowledge, attitudes, intentions, and self-efficacy of participants
June 13, 2013
Roush RE, Tyson SK. Disaster Med Public Health Prep. 2012 Dec;6(4):385-92. doi: 10.1001/dmp.2012.63. SOURCE: Texas Consortium Geriatric Education Center, Huffington Center on Aging, Baylor College of Medicine OBJECTIVE: Older persons have levels of frailty and disability that place them at far greater risk of harm in disasters than younger adults, making it crucial for all… Read More »»
Emergency evacuation readiness of full-time wheelchair users with spinal cord injury
June 13, 2013
McClure LA, Boninger ML, Oyster ML, Roach MJ, Nagy J, Nemunaitis G. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2011 Mar;92(3):491-8. doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2010.08.030. SOURCE: Human Engineering Research Laboratories, Department of Veterans Affairs, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA. OBJECTIVES: To determine the percentage of full-time wheelchair users with spinal cord injuries who felt they could evacuate from various… Read More »»
Personal emergency preparedness for people with disabilities from the 2006-2007 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
June 13, 2013
Smith DL, Notaro SJ. Disabil Health J. 2009 Apr;2(2):86-94. doi: 10.1016/j.dhjo.2009.01.001. SOURCE: Department of Occupational Therapy and Occupational Science, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65203, USA. smithdiane@health.missouri.edu BACKGROUND: People with disabilities may be disproportionately at risk of injury or death in emergency situations due to physical, cognitive, and socioeconomic factors. These factors individually or in… Read More »»
Week of June 11, 2013
June 11, 2013
Medicaid Buy-In: Experiences of Persons with Disabilities – 35 of 38 States Report May 20, 2013 Mathematica Policy Research report for CMS (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services). Learn more here. HUD Guidelines on Implementing Olmstead Integrated Living Goals June 5 HUD (Department of Housing and Urban Development) on the Olmstead Supreme Court decision. Learn… Read More »»
Variations in disaster preparedness by mental health, perceived general health, and disability status
May 30, 2013
Eisenman DP, Zhou Q, Ong M, Asch S, Glik D, Long A. Disaster Med Public Health Prep. 2009 Mar;3(1):33-41. doi: 10.1097/DMP.0b013e318193be89 SOURCE: Division of General Internal Medicine and Health Services Research, Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1736, USA. deisenman@mednet.ucla.edu OBJECTIVES: Chronic medical and mental illness… Read More »»
Factors predicting individual emergency preparedness: a multi-state analysis of 2006 BRFSS data
May 30, 2013
Ablah E, Konda K, Kelley CL. Biosecur Bioterror. 2009 Sep;7(3):317-30. doi: 10.1089/bsp.2009.0022. SOURCE: Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, University of Kansas School of Medicine-Wichita, Wichita, KS 67214, USA. eablah@kumc.edu ABSTRACT: Disasters pose a very real threat to every individual in the United States. One way to mitigate the threat of disasters is through… Read More »»
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