Building a National Model of Public Mental Health Preparedness and Community Resilience: Validation of a Dual-Intervention, Systems-Based Approach

McCabe, O. Lee; Semon, Natalie L.; Thompson, Carol B.; Lating, Jeffrey M.; Everly, George S.; Perry, Charlene; Moore, Suzanne Straub; Mosley, Adrian M; Links, Jonathan M.

doi:10.1017/dmp.2014.119

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“…Given these results, our study suggests that stress-reduction interventions among hurricane-affected community members may be particularly useful if implemented at venues such as job fairs and forums on post-hurricane construction, in addition to more typical settings for post-disaster interventions such as mobile clinics in the immediate aftermath, as well as community mental health centers, faith-based organizations, and school settings. [40][41][42] The geographic distribution of the participants shown in Table 1 seems to support the fact that the present study covered a wide geographic area of Long Island, Queens, and Staten Island and involved area known to have had a wide variation in exposures to Sandy. The finding regarding younger age being significantly associated with greater perceived stress confirms previous literature suggesting that younger disaster victims suffer greater impairment than do older adults.…”

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Study Design and Results of a Population-Based Study on Perceived Stress Following Hurricane Sandy

Liu

Sison

Kerath

et al. 2015

Disaster med. public health prep.

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Study Design and Results of a Population-Based Study on Perceived Stress Following Hurricane Sandy

Liu

Sison

Kerath

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Disaster med. public health prep.

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“…About 25% of participants reported that they provided MHFA to a disaster victim at least once in the 12 months following their training. Most participants confirmed that they were more interested in (89.2%) and more motivated to participate in (78.4%) disaster preparedness training 14 …”

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“…For example, interviews with disaster response personnel, farmers and animal owners in South Australia about community fire preparedness identified three core practical initiatives: workplace catastrophic day leave, financial incentives to individuals to become bushfire‐ready, and changes to farming practices 12 . A US‐based study examined a dual intervention of mental health first aid (MHFA) and guided preparedness planning to enhance disaster mental health preparedness and community resilience in both urban and rural areas 13,14 . About 25% of participants reported that they provided MHFA to a disaster victim at least once in the 12 months following their training.…”

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Beyond the black stump: rapid reviews of health research issues affecting regional, rural and remote Australia

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Piper²,

Alston³

et al. 2020

Medical Journal of Australia

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Chapter 1: Retail initiatives to improve the healthiness of food environments in rural, regional and remote communities Objective: To synthesise the evidence for effectiveness of initiatives aimed at improving food retail environments and consumer dietary behaviour in rural, regional and remote populations in Australia and comparable countries, and to discuss the implications for future food environment initiatives for rural, regional and remote areas of Australia. Study design: Rapid review of articles published between January 2000 and May 2020. Data sources: We searched MEDLINE (EBSCOhost), Health and Society Database (Informit) and Rural and Remote Health Database (Informit), and included studies undertaken in rural food environment settings in Australia and other countries. Data synthesis: Twenty‐one articles met the inclusion criteria, including five conducted in Australia. Four of the Australian studies were conducted in very remote populations and in grocery stores, and one was conducted in regional Australia. All of the overseas studies were conducted in rural North America. All of them revealed a positive influence on food environment or consumer behaviour, and all were conducted in disadvantaged, rural communities. Positive outcomes were consistently revealed by studies of initiatives that focused on promotion and awareness of healthy foods and included co‐design to generate community ownership and branding. Conclusion: Initiatives aimed at improving rural food retail environments were effective and, when implemented in different rural settings, may encourage improvements in population diets. The paucity of studies over the past 20 years in Australia shows a need for more research into effective food retail environment initiatives, modelled on examples from overseas, with studies needed across all levels of remoteness in Australia. Several retail initiatives that were undertaken in rural North America could be replicated in rural Australia and could underpin future research. Chapter 2: Which interventions best support the health and wellbeing needs of rural populations experiencing natural disasters? Objective: To explore and evaluate health and social care interventions delivered to rural and remote communities experiencing natural disasters in Australia and other high income countries. Study design: We used systematic rapid review methods. First we identified a test set of citations and generated a frequency table of Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) to index articles. Then we used combinations of MeSH terms and keywords to search the MEDLINE (Ovid) database, and screened the titles and abstracts of the retrieved references. Data sources: We identified 1438 articles via database searches, and a further 62 articles via hand searching of key journals and reference lists. We also found four relevant grey literature resources. After removing duplicates and undertaking two stages of screening, we included 28 studies in a synthesis of qualitative evidence. Data synthesis: Four of us read and assesse...

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“…GPP workshops were effective in guiding .90% of the urban and rural planning teams in the crafting of disaster plans for their communities. 21 Importantly, the success of early versions of GPP was compromised by attendees who did not possess sufficient knowledge of their FBO leadership to be effective planners, and by trainers devoting too much workshop time to lecturing about disaster planning.…”

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An Academic-Government-Faith Partnership to Build Disaster Mental Health Preparedness and Community Resilience

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Objectives. Faculty and affiliates of the Johns Hopkins Preparedness and Emergency Response Research Center partnered with local health departments and faith-based organizations to develop a dual-intervention model of capacity-building for public mental health preparedness and community resilience. Project objectives included (1) determining the feasibility of the tri-partite collaborative concept; (2) designing, delivering, and evaluating psychological first aid (PFA) training and guided preparedness planning (GPP); and (3) documenting preliminary evidence of the sustainability and impact of the model.Methods. We evaluated intervention effectiveness by analyzing pre-and post-training changes in participant responses on knowledge-acquisition tests administered to three urban and four rural community cohorts. Changes in percent of correct items and mean total correct items were evaluated. Criteria for model sustainability and impact were, respectively, observations of nonacademic partners engaging in efforts to advance post-project preparedness alliances, and project-attributable changes in preparedness-related practices of local or state governments.Results. The majority (11 of 14) test items addressing technical or practical PFA content showed significant improvement; we observed comparable testing results for GPP training. Government and faith partners developed ideas and tools for sustaining preparedness activities, and numerous project-driven changes in local and state government policies were documented. Conclusions.Results suggest that the model could be an effective approach to promoting public health preparedness and community resilience.

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Building a National Model of Public Mental Health Preparedness and Community Resilience: Validation of a Dual-Intervention, Systems-Based Approach

Abstract: Given appropriate guidance, LHDs and FBOs can implement an effective and potentially scalable model for promoting disaster mental health preparedness and community resilience, with implications for positive translational impact.

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Study Design and Results of a Population-Based Study on Perceived Stress Following Hurricane Sandy

Study Design and Results of a Population-Based Study on Perceived Stress Following Hurricane Sandy

Beyond the black stump: rapid reviews of health research issues affecting regional, rural and remote Australia

An Academic-Government-Faith Partnership to Build Disaster Mental Health Preparedness and Community Resilience

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