RPeoseasrcthtraumatic growth, p ...
Background: Although some previous studies have suggested that posttraumatic growth (PTG) is comprised of several factors with different properties, ...
Responding to the Needs of Chil ...
Disasters may negatively influence caregivers’ ability to respond to the needs of their families. In this context, service organizations’ response to ...
IRmeseaprcah ct of resilience e ...
The objective of this study was to evaluate a resilience-enhancing program for youth (mean age = 13.32 years) from Beslan, North Ossetia, in the Russ ...
Deseeatrcehrminants of psycholo ...
Background: The goal of this study was to collect information to inform the design of a mental health response following the massive December 2004 ea ...
Public Health-Specific National ...
Local health departments (LHDs) are at the hub of the public health emergency preparedness system. Since the 2003 issuance of Homeland Security Pres ...
Psychological Distress among Ad ...
A devastating earthquake occurred on May 12, 2008 in Sichuan, China. This study investigated the prevalence and factors in association with psycholog ...
Oral and Enteral Resuscitation ...
In the aftermath of a mass disaster, standard care methods for treatment of burn injury will often not be available for all victims. A method of flui ...
Medical student disaster medici ...
Background Disaster medicine education is an enormous challenge, but indispensable for disaster preparedness. Aims We aimed to develop and implement ...
Loss of Resources and Hurricane ...
Matthew Ehrlich, M.P.H.,1 Emily Harville, Ph.D.,1 Xu Xiong, M.D., Dr.PH.,1 Pierre Buekens, M.D., Dr.PH.,1 Gabriella Pridjian, M.D.,2 and Karen Elkind ...
Instability, investment, disast ...
This article examines whether natural disasters affect fertility—a topic little explored but of policy importance given relevance to policies regardi ...
Exercises in Emergency Prepared ...
Health professionals in community settings are generally unprepared for disasters. From 2006 to 2008 the California Statewide Area Health Education ...
Evidence for perinatal and chil ...
Background: It is important that healthcare provided in crisis settings is based on the best available research evidence. We reviewed guidelines for ...
Evacuation and Return of Vietna ...
Hurricane Katrina struck near New Orleans on August 29, 2005, and resulted in the collapse of the federal protective levee system and the flooding of ...
EMPLOYMENT AND SELF-EMPLOYMENT ...
We use data from the monthly Current Population Survey to examine the short- and longer-term effects of Hurricane Katrina on the labor market outcome ...
Effect of Hospital Staff Surge ...
Objectives: To assess current medical staffing levels within the Hospital Referral System in the City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality, South A ...
Earthquakes and Children: The R ...
The 2008 Sichuan Province earthquake and 2005 Pakistan earthquake are examples of natural disasters that took an unimaginable toll on children. In su ...
Drills and exercises: the way t ...
Catastrophes, natural or man-made, are very rare events in the life of hospitals in the developed world. None of the hospitals that coped with well ...
Displaced New Orleans Residents ...
This article introduces us to the complexities of conducting social scientific research in a major urban disaster zone and reports on results from th ...
Disease, Disaster and Despair’? ...
Background: In high-income nations mainstream television news remains an important source of information about both general health issues and low- an ...
Disaster preparedness of Canadi ...
Background: Owing to their constant readiness to treat injured patients, trauma centres are essential to regional responses to mass casualty incident ...
Disaster planning in a health s ...
Recent events, such as the outbreak of H1N1 influenza and natural disasters like Hurricane Katrina, have raised awareness of the need for disaster ...
Disaster medicine: the caring c ...
The nature of mankind is a concern for those in need. Disasters, both natural and manmade, have been with us since the beginning of recorded history ...
Communication, perception and b ...
Background: During times of public health emergencies, effective communication between the emergency response agencies and the affected public is imp ...
Cognitive and Psychosocial Cons ...
This study examined the impact of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita on cognitive and psychosocial functioning among middle-aged (45–64 years), older (65–89 ...
Building National Capacity for ...
Disaster mental health is a burgeoning field with numerous opportunities for professional involvement in preparedness, response, and recovery efforts ...