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Lessons From Boston
RWJF Clinical Scholar Jeremiah Schuur, MD, an emergency physician at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, helped treat many of the Boston Marathon bombing victims. Here's what he learned.
Emergency Preparedness and Response
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Public Health Response to Hurricane Sandy
Hurricane Sandy presented some of the greatest public health and emergency preparedness challenges from extreme weather in recent history, leaving dozens dead, and millions without power across a wide swath of the Northeast. This superstorm tested the capabilities of the public health system, and public health officials responded in heroic fashion. Public Health is there to help keep our communities safe and healthy before, through, and after storms like Hurricane Sandy.
How Ready is Your State for a Health Emergency?
Ready or Not? Protecting the Public from Diseases, Disasters, and Bioterrorism
The 10th annual Ready or Not? report from the Trust for America's Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation shows persistent gaps in states’ preparedness to respond to events ranging from bioterrorist threats to hurricanes to serious disease outbreaks.
Focus on Public Health
Geographic Variations in Public Health Spending
As state and local health departments cope with budget cuts, job losses, and the demands of preparing communities for both seasonal and H1N1 flu, it’s more important than ever to build the evidence for what works—and what is cost-effective—in public health. Public Health Services and Systems Research answers questions about how public health can be structured, managed, staffed, funded, and organized so it can improve the lives of the people it serves.
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Public Health Role as Businesses, Residents Return to Boston
April 25, 2013 | New Public Health Post
NPR reported that business owners near the Boston Marathon blast site are beginning to return. To help make sure businesses can reopen safely, public health inspectors played a role. Longer term, public health also plays a mental health support role.
SAMHSA Launches 24/7 Disaster Distress Helpline
April 25, 2012 | New Public Health Post
The recent spate of severe storms around the country is a driving catalyst behind the decision by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration (SAMHSA) to change the status of its formerly as-needed helpline available after disasters, into a ...
Moving Mental Health into the Disaster-Preparedness Spotlight
September 23, 2010 | Commentary
Substance abuse. Child abuse. Intimate partner violence. These are but some of the signs of emotional distress that public health officials suspect are on the rise in the wake of the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, as families nurse fears about the ...
Improving Disaster Mental Health Care in Schools
December 1, 2009 | Journal Article
This article examines post-disaster counseling services in schools following Hurricane Katrina. The researchers conducted focus groups to identify counseling services offered and barriers to care in schools.
The New Orleans Metropolitan Area Family Resiliency Project Helps with Mental Health Problems After Katrina
September 16, 2010 | Program Result
LSUHSC provided an array of behavioral and mental health services for children, first responders and their families in three New Orleans parishes hard hit by Hurricane Katrina.
Reducing Post-Hurricane Distress in Baton Rouge, La., with InCourage Mental Health Services
July 30, 2009 | Program Result
In 2006, the Baton Rouge Area Foundation created and implemented InCourage, a pilot program to provide mental health services to adults in Baton Rouge La., in the aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Five foundations provided support.
N.Y. Mental Health Providers Reach Out to Chinese Americans After September 11th
July 31, 2008 | Program Result
The Charles B. Wang Community Health Center expanded its mental health services to address the needs of the Chinese-American community following the September 11th terrorist attack in Manhattan.
Toolkit for Providers and Others to Help Kids Cope with the Aftermath of September 11 Terrorist Attacks
May 1, 2003 | Program Result
In 2002, the American Academy of Pediatrics' Task Force on Terrorism, Elk Grove Village, Ill., assembled a Children, Terrorism & Disasters Toolkit to help pediatricians, parents, community leaders and others assist children dealing with traumatic events.
Funding Provides Mental Health Support for Hispanic Community Affected by September 11 Attacks
July 1, 2004 | Program Result
In 2002-03, the Committee for Hispanic Children and Families, New York, provided and trained other community groups to provide, group mental health sessions to Latinos affected by the September 11th attack on the World Trade Center in New York City.
Helping Alabama's Kids Weather the Storm
July 21, 2011 | Human Capital Blog Post
Our staff at Success By 6 and our early childhood program partners gathered to assess the damage to child care centers to see if families, child care providers or owners had housing, mental health or financial needs in the five counties that we work ...