A modified Community Assessment for Public Health Emergency Response (CASPER) four months after Hurricane Sandy

Subaiya, Saleena; Stillman, Joshua; Pumpalova, Yoanna S

doi:10.1111/disa.12299

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“…The systematic review found that less than one percent of disaster research focuses on food [32], supporting our literature review finding of only three studies that directly address food insecurity outcomes following disasters in the US. These three studies indicate that food insecurity prevalence is higher than state level prevalence among households impacted by disasters and that disasters such as hurricanes have widespread impacts on the local food environment from production to consumption [33][34][35][36]. These studies also demonstrate that food security is a post-disaster challenge for affected individuals and households and warrants additional investigation to understand the risk and protective factors for food security outcomes so that public health and emergency management programs and policies can more effectively mitigate adverse health outcomes of disasters.…”

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Factors Associated with Food Insecurity Following Hurricane Harvey in Texas

Clay

Ross

2020

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Food insecurity prevalence among disaster-affected households has been found to be higher than state prevalence in non-disaster times. This study applies a socio-ecological model of post-disaster food insecurity to a nested quota sample (n = 1002) recruited for a web survey from 41 Texas counties affected by Hurricane Harvey 12-15 months post-event. This analysis identifies risk and protective factors for food insecurity. Chi-square analysis was used to examine independent associations between individual, household, and social factors with food insecurity. A multivariate logistic model was fitted and adjusted odds ratios are reported. Economic instability (adjusted odds ratio (OR) 2.43; 95% Confidence Interval (CI) 1.73, 3.41), relocation due to Hurricane Harvey (OR 1.89; CI 1.15, 3.09), major home damage (OR 2.11; CI 1.12, 3.98), non-white race -black (OR 1.79; CI 1.01, 3.18), Hispanic (OR 1.67; CI 1.09, 2.54), other race (OR 4.39; CI 1.96, 9.82) -and community-based organization assistance (1.99; 1.11, 3.58) were risk factors while older age (45-64 years: 0.49; 0.32, 0.73; 65+ years 0.40; 0.22, 0.75), better physical health (0.46; 0.29, 0.71), better mental health (0.46; 0.32, 0.67), and high social support (0.37; 0.25, 0.55) were protective against food insecurity. Disaster policies and programs should address the disproportionate burden on households that relocate or have health conditions. Fostering social support networks, especially among relocated populations, may improve disaster health outcomes.

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Factors Associated with Food Insecurity Following Hurricane Harvey in Texas

Clay

Ross

2020

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“…This is consistent with another study conducted after Hurricane Sandy in the Rockaways in which anxiety was underscored as a major mental health issue as it was found to be experienced by 52% of the sample. 40 Program sustainability is an important aspect of long-term mental health interventions if they are to be successful. In addition to increasing social worker capacity at a substance abuse and mental health clinic in Far Rockaway by providing financial support for additional staff, L2C provided local community mental health providers with potential clients for their clinics and practices.…”

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Assessing the Feasibility and Effectiveness of a Linkage Into Mental Health Care Program for Adults Affected by Hurricane Sandy

Corley

Rasul

Bevilacqua

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Disaster med. public health prep.

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Objective: Research indicates that greater exposure to Hurricane Sandy is associated with increased mental health difficulties. This study examined whether Project Restoration, a program that linked adults into mental health care (L2C), was effective in reducing post-Sandy mental health difficulties as compared to a cohort of adults matched on mental health difficulties that were not linked into post-Sandy mental health care. Methods: Project Restoration participants (n = 52) with elevated self-reported mental health difficulties had the option to enroll into L2C. Project LIGHT (n = 63) used similar methodologies but did not have a L2C component and served as the matched control group. Results: Multivariable modeling showed significant decreases in all mental health difficulties except for depression in the Project Restoration group, whereas there were no significant decreases in LIGHT. The decrease in anxiety from baseline to follow-up was significantly greater for Project Restoration as compared to LIGHT. Conclusion: Findings confirm the powerful impact community outreach and treatment have on reducing mental health difficulties after a disaster.

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“…As a result, food insecurity is a major concern following extreme events, particularly for socially vulnerable populations (Flores et al 2020 ). These impacts on food security may extend for months after a disaster, even after recovery from other damages (Subaiya et al 2019 ).…”

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Assessing changes in food pantry access after extreme events

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Food pantries play a growing role in supporting households facing or at risk of food insecurity in the United States. They also support emergency response and recovery following disasters and extreme weather events. Although food pantries are often placed in close proximity to communities with the highest rates of poverty and risk of food insecurity, access to these facilities can be disrupted during and after extreme events. Decreased access to food pantries following disasters can be particularly problematic as the need for these services is also likely to grow after such events. Despite the vast body of research on food retail access and food environments, relatively little research has utilized spatial analysis to understand food pantry access, particularly after extreme events. Using Geographic Information Systems (GIS), we characterize changes in access to food pantries following flooding events in Harris County, Texas—a highly populated and flood prone region with high levels of food insecurity and poverty. Specifically, our study models disruptions in road networks due to flooding and assesses the impacts of these disruptions on proximity to food pantries. The results reveal that much of Harris County sees only small increases in travel distance to food pantries due to extreme flooding, but some areas may be unable to access food pantries at all. This research highlights the potential and some of the limits of private food assistance networks to support emergency response efforts.

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A modified Community Assessment for Public Health Emergency Response (CASPER) four months after Hurricane Sandy

Cited by 11 publications

References 16 publications

Factors Associated with Food Insecurity Following Hurricane Harvey in Texas

Factors Associated with Food Insecurity Following Hurricane Harvey in Texas

Assessing the Feasibility and Effectiveness of a Linkage Into Mental Health Care Program for Adults Affected by Hurricane Sandy

Assessing changes in food pantry access after extreme events

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