2025
All-cause excess mortality associated with the Lāhainā, Maui fires
Nakatsuka M, Taparra K, Renton B, Chen A, Chen J, Krumholz H, Faust J. All-cause excess mortality associated with the Lāhainā, Maui fires. Frontiers In Climate 2025, 7: 1611198. DOI: 10.3389/fclim.2025.1611198.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDisruption to test scores after hurricanes in the United States
Meltzer G, Anderson G, Xie X, Casey J, Schwartz J, Bell M, Van Horne Y, Fox J, Kioumourtzoglou M, Parks R. Disruption to test scores after hurricanes in the United States. Environmental Research Health 2025, 3: 025003. PMID: 40034829, PMCID: PMC11874716, DOI: 10.1088/2752-5309/adb32b.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchReading/language artsTest scoresLong-term test scoresEducational attainmentSocioeconomically disadvantaged studentsStandardized test scoresMiddle school studentsHierarchical linear modelingBayesian hierarchical linear modelDisadvantaged studentsAcademic achievementMath scoresEducational performanceSchool yearSchool studentsTime-varying covariatesCollege-educated adultsGrade cohortsTropical cyclone exposureHurricane exposureVulnerable populationsUnited StatesStudentsHigher scoresDisaster preparedness
2024
Fostering international coordination in renal disaster preparedness: a collaboration between the Renal Disaster Preparedness Working Group of the International Society of Nephrology and the Disaster Preparedness and Response Committee of the Korean Society of Nephrology
Yoo K, Lee S, Park H, Hwang W, Lee J, Liew A, Abu-Alfa A, Park H, Lee Y. Fostering international coordination in renal disaster preparedness: a collaboration between the Renal Disaster Preparedness Working Group of the International Society of Nephrology and the Disaster Preparedness and Response Committee of the Korean Society of Nephrology. Kidney Research And Clinical Practice 2024, 43: 832-835. PMID: 39622276, PMCID: PMC11615451, DOI: 10.23876/j.krcp.24.222.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUnderstanding Barriers and Facilitators to Disaster Preparedness in Federally Qualified Health Centers in the United States: A Mixed Methods Study
Hassan S, Wiciak M, Escobar K, del Mar González Montalvo M, Richards T, Villanueva H, Ortiz J, Evans D, Nunez-Smith M. Understanding Barriers and Facilitators to Disaster Preparedness in Federally Qualified Health Centers in the United States: A Mixed Methods Study. Disaster Medicine And Public Health Preparedness 2024, 18: e138. PMID: 39291834, DOI: 10.1017/dmp.2024.102.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFederally Qualified Health CentersNon-communicable diseasesMultiple non-communicable diseasesMixed-methods study designDisaster preparednessQualified health centersQualitative dataMixed methods studyMental health disordersQualitative in-depth interviewsKnowledge of disaster preparednessExperiences of staffHealth disparitiesIn-depth interviewsUnderstanding barriersHealth centersMethods studyHealth disordersStudy designPuerto RicoQuantitative surveyCareNarrative approachPreparednessPerceived gapDisaster Preparedness in a Resettled Refugee Community: Qualitative Findings
Greenky D, Hassan S, Nerhood K, O’Connor M, Pozzo N, Prasad P, Schoendorf E, Soti S, Murray B. Disaster Preparedness in a Resettled Refugee Community: Qualitative Findings. Disaster Medicine And Public Health Preparedness 2024, 18: e2. PMID: 38204410, PMCID: PMC11027997, DOI: 10.1017/dmp.2023.241.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCommunity-based organizationsResettled refugee communitiesRefugee communitiesDisaster preparednessUnder-resourced communitiesThematic analysis of interviewsSemi-structured interviewsThematic saturationConvenience samplePreparedness needsCommunity stakeholdersThematic analysisDisaster preparedness plansAnalysis of interviewsMultidisciplinary teamQualitative findingsPreparedness challengesCommunity membersSnowball methodPreparedness plansPreparednessInformal responsesInterviewsCommunityNeeds
2022
Disaster Victims and the Response to Trauma
Goldenberg M, Benedek D, Ursano R. Disaster Victims and the Response to Trauma. 2022, 443-455. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-10239-4_32.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMental health professionalsTraumatic eventsMental health impactPsychological impactHealth professionalsProfound tollPost-disaster settingsBehavioral effectsTreatment resourcesDisaster victimsSocial valuesAdverse sequelaeCOVID-19 pandemicSuch effectsEnhanced preventionDisaster preparednessProfessionalsCommunity psychiatristsSpanish fluPsychiatristsHealth impactsVictimsDisaster eventsSignificant problemDisasters
2021
Mental wellbeing following landslides and residential displacement in Indonesia
Burrows K, Desai M, Pelupessy D, Bell M. Mental wellbeing following landslides and residential displacement in Indonesia. SSM - Mental Health 2021, 1: 100016. DOI: 10.1016/j.ssmmh.2021.100016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchResidential displacementFuture disaster preparednessCommunity cohesionSocial cohesionLocal understandingsParticipants' livelihoodsQualitative interviewsDisaster preparednessKey intervention pointsFamily dynamicsMental wellbeingEconomic stabilityQualitative approachDisaster responseWellbeingLivelihoodsPhenomenological approachIntervention pointsMental healthCohesionIndonesiaCommunityDisastersClimate changeLimited research
2020
Management Of Chronic Noncommunicable Diseases After Natural Disasters In The Caribbean: A Scoping Review
Hassan S, Nguyen M, Buchanan M, Grimshaw A, Adams OP, Hassell T, Ragster L, Nunez-Smith M. Management Of Chronic Noncommunicable Diseases After Natural Disasters In The Caribbean: A Scoping Review. Health Affairs 2020, 39: 2136-2143. PMID: 33284688, PMCID: PMC8142319, DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2020.01119.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic noncommunicable diseasesNoncommunicable diseasesChronic disease self-management education programsSelf-management education programAcute care servicesPercent of deathsResilient health systemsDisease surveillance systemsReview of literatureNCD managementCare servicesHealth systemNational disaster preparednessMedicationsScoping ReviewHigh rateDiseaseCommunication difficultiesSurveillance systemAppropriate foodReviewEducation programsDisaster preparednessManagementVolunteersBuilding community resilience to prevent and mitigate community impact of gun violence: conceptual framework and intervention design
Wang EA, Riley C, Wood G, Greene A, Horton N, Williams M, Violano P, Brase RM, Brinkley-Rubinstein L, Papachristos AV, Roy B. Building community resilience to prevent and mitigate community impact of gun violence: conceptual framework and intervention design. BMJ Open 2020, 10: e040277. PMID: 33040016, PMCID: PMC7552873, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-040277.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCommunity-led interventionsGun violenceCommunity assetsQualitative interviewsCommunity-based system dynamicsCommunity gun violenceConceptual frameworkNatural disaster preparednessQualitative interview guideCommunity resilienceBuilding resilienceViolenceMan-made disastersCommunity impactDisaster preparednessMultiple sectorsBroader communitySocial networksCommunity presentationsInterview guideCommunityStudy findingsInterviewsResearch teamInvestigation CommitteeImproving Pediatric Administrative Disaster Preparedness Through Simulated Disaster Huddles
Gross IT, Goldberg SA, Whitfill T, Liebling S, Garcia A, Alfano A, Hasdianda A, Cicero MX. Improving Pediatric Administrative Disaster Preparedness Through Simulated Disaster Huddles. Disaster Medicine And Public Health Preparedness 2020, 15: 352-357. PMID: 32172716, DOI: 10.1017/dmp.2020.10.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPediatric EDMass casualty incidentsEmergency department staffFunctional exercisePatient outcomesDisaster preparedness effortsDisaster preparednessDepartment staffFurther studiesDidactic sessionsCasualty incidentsOverall scoreAppropriate trainingPreparedness effortsHuddlesTraining paradigmPreparednessChemical-Biological Terrorism and Its Impact on Children
Chung S, Baum CR, Nyquist AC, Krug S, Fagbuyi D, Fisher M, Needle S, Schonfeld D, Lowry J, Ahdoot S, Bernstein A, Bole A, Byron L, Landrigan P, Marcus S, Pacheco S, Spanier A, Woolf A, Maldonado Y, Zaoutis T, Banerjee R, Barnett E, Campbell J, Gerber J, Kourtis A, Lynfield R, Munoz F, Nolt D, O’Leary S, Sawyer M, Steinbach W, Tan T. Chemical-Biological Terrorism and Its Impact on Children. 2020, 145: e20193749. PMID: 31988169, DOI: 10.1542/peds.2019-3749.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2019
A tabletop school bus rollover: Connecticut-wide drills to build pediatric disaster preparedness and promote a novel hospital disaster readiness checklist.
Cicero MX, Golloshi K, Gawel M, Parker J, Auerbach M, Violano P. A tabletop school bus rollover: Connecticut-wide drills to build pediatric disaster preparedness and promote a novel hospital disaster readiness checklist. American Journal Of Disaster Medicine 2019, 14: 75-87. PMID: 31637688, DOI: 10.5055/ajdm.2019.0318.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPediatric disaster preparednessEmergency medical servicesSurge capacityPediatric disaster responseAlternate care siteTabletop exerciseHospital disaster plansPublic health officialsPrehospital organizationsPediatric bedsPediatric guidelinesPediatric readinessHealthcare workersCare sitesNational guidelinesPrehospital responseHospital checklistsEMS personnelInpatient capacityConnecticut CoalitionHospitalHealth officialsDisaster preparednessMedical servicesComplete survey responses
2017
Who Among the Elderly Is Most Vulnerable to Exposure to and Health Risks of Fine Particulate Matter From Wildfire Smoke?
Liu JC, Wilson A, Mickley LJ, Ebisu K, Sulprizio MP, Wang Y, Peng RD, Yue X, Dominici F, Bell ML. Who Among the Elderly Is Most Vulnerable to Exposure to and Health Risks of Fine Particulate Matter From Wildfire Smoke? American Journal Of Epidemiology 2017, 186: 730-735. PMID: 28525551, PMCID: PMC5860049, DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwx141.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRespiratory admissionsYears of agePublic health programsHealth risksHospital admissionRespiratory causesFine particulate matterHealth programsAdmissionVulnerable subpopulationsRiskSubpopulationsUrban countiesSmoke wavesWomenWildfire smokeUnited StatesSmokeAssociationExposureDaysDisaster preparednessElderly
2009
Disaster Mental Health in Older Adults:
Cook J, Elmore D. Disaster Mental Health in Older Adults:. 2009, 233-263. DOI: 10.1017/cbo9780511730030.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCommunity-based mental health servicesMental healthMental health componentMental health servicesHealth care initiativesPsychologic burdenHealth componentDisaster mental healthPost-traumatic stressHealth servicesCare initiativesAcute variationsAnxiety disordersOlder adultsHealthPsychopathologyCommunity levelDisaster preparednessTraumaFull spectrumCareResponse
2008
Pediatric Disaster Preparedness
Cicero MX, Baum CR. Pediatric Disaster Preparedness. Pediatric Emergency Care 2008, 24: 478-481. PMID: 18633312, DOI: 10.1097/pec.0b013e31817e2f2d.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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