(A-309) Flood Disaster Averted: Red River Resilience

Flood Disaster Averted: Red River Resilience It is estimated that floods make up 40% of all natural disasters and that the majority of natural disaster deaths are attributable to these events. The vast majority of literature on mental health and disaster revolves around response and recovery after the event. Mitigation of flooding can have a tremendous impact on health, including the prevention of common physical ailments including diarrhea, hepatitis, typhoid, tetanus, malnutrition, dermatologic conditions, orthopedic injuries, etc… It can also reduce mental health difficulties including stress, anxiety, depression, PTSD and other disorders. Psychosocial reactions to trauma are recognized to be among the most long-term and debilitating outcomes of disasters. This presentation describes a community's successful efforts to prevent a major flood disaster in the midst of a changing risk landscape. The authors focus on factors contributing to the resilience of a community in the upper Midwest of the United States in responding to the threat of a catastrophic natural disaster. In addition, the presentation includes the building blocks for successful integration of mental health presence through all phases of disaster: mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery. Andrew J. McLean, MD Medical Director, Department of Human Services, State of North Dakota. 2624 9th Ave. SW, Fargo, ND 58103 [email protected], [email protected] James M. Shultz, MS PhD. Director, Center for Disaster & Extreme Event Preparedness (DEEP Center) University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Clinical Research Building 1120 NW 14 St., Miami, FL 33160, USA and Partner, High-Alert International, Orlando, FL, USA 305-219-9011 [email protected]. [email protected]. [email protected].

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Comparison of Attitudes Towards Roadside Vegetation Management Across an Exurban Landscape

Land ◽

10.3390/land10030308 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 10 (3) ◽

pp. 308

Author(s):

Steven DiFalco ◽

Anita T. Morzillo

Keyword(s):

Natural Disaster ◽

Local Variation ◽

The United States ◽

Vegetation Management ◽

Disaster Mitigation ◽

Management Policy ◽

Ecological Processes ◽

Resident Attitudes ◽

Residential Preferences ◽

Roadside Vegetation

Exurban development is the fastest growing land use across the United States (US). Its prevalence on the East Coast is susceptible to natural disaster events such as hurricanes and nor’easters. However, the socio-ecological processes related to disaster mitigation within exurban areas remain understudied. Our objective was to integrate social and landscape data to compare resident attitudes towards utility roadside vegetation management across four areas in the state of Connecticut, US. We collected data from residents using two mail surveys completed in 2017 and 2019 (n = 1962). From the survey questions, three attitude variables measured perceptions of the utility vegetation management process, and tradeoffs between protecting trees and maintaining reliable power. Across all locations, respondents with more favorable attitudes toward vegetation management were more likely to have greater knowledge about trees, and beliefs that trees should be used for human benefit; land cover characteristics and sociodemographic variables were less strongly associated with attitudes scores. Respondents differed among study areas in their preferences for aesthetics of roadside trees and their basic beliefs regarding the importance of trees. The results suggested that social processes within the exurban landscapes are spatially heterogeneous. Therefore, local variation in residential preferences for vegetation management may influence support for natural disaster management policy.

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Who Has to Tell Their Trauma Story and How Hard Will It Be? Influence of Cultural Stigma and Narrative Redemption on the Storying of Sexual Violence

10.31234/osf.io/ucdzr ◽

2019 ◽

Author(s):

Brianna C Delker ◽

Rowan Salton ◽

Kate C. McLean ◽

Moin Syed

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

United States ◽

Social Media ◽

Sexual Violence ◽

Natural Disaster ◽

The United States ◽

Societal Implications ◽

The Public ◽

Cultural Preference ◽

Cultural Stigma

Although survivors of sexual violence have shared their stories with the public on social media and mass media platforms in growing numbers, less is known about how general audiences perceive such trauma stories. These perceptions can have profound consequences for survivor mental health. In the present experimental, vignette-based studies, we anticipated that cultural stigma surrounding sexual violence and cultural preference for positive (redemptive) endings to adversity in the United States (U.S.) would shape perceptions. Four samples of U.S. adults (N=1872) rated first-person narratives of 6 more stigmatizing (i.e., sexual violence) or less stigmatizing (e.g., natural disaster) traumatic events. Confirming pre-registered hypotheses, sexual violence trauma (versus other types of trauma) stories were perceived as more difficult to tell, and their storytellers less likeable, even when they had redemptive endings. Disconfirming other pre-registered hypotheses, redemptive (versus negative) story endings did not boost the perceived likelihood or obligation to share a sexual violence trauma story. Rather, redemptive (versus negative) story endings only boosted the perceived likelihood, obligation, and ease of telling other, less stigmatizing types of trauma stories. Findings suggest that sexual violence survivors do not benefit, to the same degree as other survivors, from telling their stories with the culturally valued narrative template of redemption. Clinical and societal implications of the less receptive climate for sexual violence stories are discussed.

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Fiscal Decentralization and Natural Disaster Mitigation: Evidence from the United States

Public Budgeting &amp Finance ◽

10.1111/pbaf.12273 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Qing Miao ◽

Yu Shi ◽

Meri Davlasheridze

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

Natural Disaster ◽

Fiscal Decentralization ◽

The United States ◽

Disaster Mitigation

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Women’s Mental Health and Intimate Partner Violence Following Natural Disaster: A Scoping Review

Prehospital and Disaster Medicine ◽

10.1017/s1049023x16000911 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 31 (6) ◽

pp. 648-657 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

Sue Anne Bell ◽

Lisa A. Folkerth

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Intimate Partner Violence ◽

Health Outcomes ◽

Natural Disasters ◽

Natural Disaster ◽

Scoping Review ◽

Partner Violence ◽

The United States ◽

Intimate Partner ◽

Mental Health Outcomes

AbstractIntroductionSurvivors of natural disasters in the United States experience significant health ramifications. Women particularly are vulnerable to both post-disaster posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression, and research has documented that these psychopathological sequelae often are correlated with increased incidence of intimate partner violence (IPV). Understanding the link between these health concerns is crucial to informing adequate disaster response and relief efforts for victims of natural disaster.PurposeThe purpose of this review was to report the results of a scoping review on the specific mental health effects that commonly impact women following natural disasters, and to develop a conceptual framework with which to guide future research.MethodsA scoping review of mental and physical health effects experienced by women following natural disasters in the United States was conducted. Articles from 2000-2015 were included. Databases examined were PubMed, PsycInfo, Cochrane, JSTOR, Web of Science, and databases available through ProQuest, including ProQuest Research Library.ResultsA total of 58 articles were selected for inclusion, out of an original 149 that were selected for full-text review. Forty-eight articles, or 82.8%, focused on mental health outcomes. Ten articles, or 17.2%, focused on IPV.DiscussionCertain mental health outcomes, including PTSD, depression, and other significant mental health concerns, were recurrent issues for women post-disaster. Despite the strong correlation between experience of mental health consequences after disaster and increased risk of domestic violence, studies on the risk and mediating factors are rare. The specific challenges faced by women and the interrelation between negative mental health outcomes and heightened exposure to IPV following disasters require a solid evidence base in order to facilitate the development of effective interventions. Additional research informed by theory on probable health impacts is necessary to improve development/implementation of emergency relief policy.BellSA, FolkerthLA. Women’s mental health and intimate partner violence following natural disaster: a scoping review. Prehosp Disaster Med. 2016;31(6):648–657.

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The Implementation of SETS (Science, Environment, Technology, and Society) Approach Through Flood Natural Disaster Mitigation

International Educational Research ◽

10.30560/ier.v2n1p6 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 2 (1) ◽

pp. p6

Author(s):

Sugeng Muslimin ◽

Iis Yeni Sugiarti ◽

Yopi Nisa Febianti ◽

Dian Permana Putri

Keyword(s):

Data Collection ◽

Natural Disaster ◽

Learning Process ◽

Natural Environment ◽

Flood Disaster ◽

Disaster Mitigation ◽

Technology And Society ◽

The Impact

Disaster can happen anytime and anywhere, therefore the solutions offered for students' understanding of disaster, one of them is the SETS approach through disaster mitigation. This research aims to determine the learning process and to know the students’ activities, and their responses towards SETS approach through disaster mitigation. This research is a qualitative type with a sample of 37 students. Data collection techniques are the results of observations, questionnaires, interviews, and documentation. The results showed that 90% of students were more active, have the spirit to learn, and the response towards learning is very good. The implementation of SETS approach through mitigation is appropriate to do, because students experience the direct occurrence of flood disaster. With the introduction to disaster mitigation, students can realize the importance of preserving the natural environment and minimize the impact of disasters that can harm the community.

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