Disaster Research Literature Review
Predictors of Emergency Preparedness Among Parents in Hawaii: A Cross-Sectional Survey
This article explores the factors influencing emergency preparedness behaviors among parents in Hawaii. A survey of parents in Honolulu investigated the relationship between demographics, Health …
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Disaster and Emergency Preparedness and the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Child Care Programs in Michigan: A Mixed-Methods Analysis
2023
· University of Michigan
This study looks at how child care programs in Michigan were affected by COVID-19 and their emergency preparedness. It shows that many programs had written …
Disaster Preparedness in K-12 Schools: An Integrative Review
2023
· St. Louis University,
· Duquesne University
Schools, with their daily mass gatherings, are vulnerable to mass casualties, natural disasters, and biological incidents. This integrative review explored K-12 schools' preparedness for disasters …
Partnering to Prepare: An Academic/Workforce Collaboration to Develop Disaster Shelter Training for Nurses
This article describes a partnership between health departments and a university in California to train public health nurses for disaster shelters. Due to more frequent …
A Novel Image-Based Tool to Reunite Children With Their Families After Disasters
2012
· Boston Children's Hospital,
· Harvard Medical School,
· École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne,
· University of California, Berkeley
This article discusses a new tool that uses photos to help reunite children with their families after disasters. The tool uses facial features like eye …
Community Engagement and Pediatric Disaster Readiness in a Large Urban Disaster Resource Hospital Network: The Case of "The Great California ShakeOut"
This article describes how 11 hospitals in Los Angeles County prepared for an earthquake drill called "The Great California ShakeOut." The study found that most …
Using a Geographic Information System (GIS) to Assess Pediatric Surge Potential After an Earthquake
2012
· Kent State University
This article examines how Geographic Information Systems (GIS) can help hospitals plan for more patients after an earthquake. By using data from areas around hospitals …
Regional Variation in Critical Care Evacuation Needs for Children After a Mass Casualty Incident
The article evaluates the capacity of five New York statewide regions to handle critical care for 30 children post mass casualty incidents. It describes how …
Eye of the Storm: Analysis of Shelter Treatment Records of Evacuees to Acadiana From Hurricanes Katrina and Rita
This study analyzed data from medical needs of disaster evacuees after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita in 2005. The data was collected in Louisiana evacuation shelters …
A Qualitative Analysis of Barriers, Challenges, and Successes in Meeting the Needs of Hurricane Katrina Evacuee Families
This article describes the challenges faced by families who had to leave their homes because of Hurricane Katrina. It talks about how these families needed …