Evaluation of the use of the “Natural Disaster Preparedness Scale for Hospital Nursing Departments” tool in Japan

Numerous literature reviews have been carried out in the area of household preparedness activities for natural disasters. The present study aims to summarize the latest findings of natural disaster preparedness levels and aims to address the following research questions: What evidence is there for natural disaster preparedness levels? What are the demographic characteristics and potential variables that influence natural disaster preparedness? What has been reported in major bibliographic databases? The first step involved a systematic search to identify relevant studies published between 1995 and 2019 in the following electronic databases EBSCOhost, Scopus, ScienceDirect, and Web of Science. Nineteen studies met the inclusion criteria and were included in the final review. By analysing the available literature, it has been observed that the in the area of preparedness activities for natural disasters most households do not have a rapid development plan for preparation. Although little research has been done on the preparedness of the older population, it will be necessary to analyse which communication methods would be used in case of a natural disaster, as well as look into the benefits of their use for networking and rapid communication of information before and during the natural disaster.

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Reconstruction post disaster responsive gender in West Sumatra

E3S Web of Conferences ◽

10.1051/e3sconf/202133104009 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 331 ◽

pp. 04009

Author(s):

Mediana desfita ◽

Djendrius

Keyword(s):

Natural Disaster ◽

Disaster Management ◽

Disaster Preparedness ◽

Disaster Response ◽

The West ◽

Loss Of Life ◽

West Sumatra ◽

Culture Of Prevention ◽

Using Data ◽

Post Disaster

Indonesia is one of the very prone countries to disaster. The tsunami and earthquake disasters caused enormous damage to property and infrastructure as well as loss of life. An earthquake on September 30, 2009, measuring 7.9 on the Richter scale struck the west coast of Sumatra, causing loss of life and damage to infrastructure. There were around 1,115 people killed, 1,214 seriously injured and 1,688 people lightly injured. A comprehensive study of natural disaster management activities or systems should be used as learning materials to form a disaster management system. Disaster preparedness by minimizing vulnerability has been identified as a better approach to dealing with disasters than post-disaster response. Creating a culture of prevention is critical to dealing with everyday hazards and the consequences of disasters. The study is using data from a natural disaster in west Sumatra, and data from people who were involved in the process of reconstruction post disasters in west Sumatra. This study aims to obtain an accurate description of the reconstruction post-disaster and relation with responsive gender activities in West Sumatra, and identify how the gender effect on reconstruction post-disaster in the West Sumatra region.

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Adoption of natural disaster preparedness and risk reduction measures by business organisations in Small Island Developing States - A Caribbean case study

International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction ◽

10.1016/j.ijdrr.2019.101115 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 39 ◽

pp. 101115 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Marlene Murray ◽

Patrick K. Watson

Keyword(s):

Risk Reduction ◽

Natural Disaster ◽

Disaster Preparedness ◽

Small Island ◽

Small Island Developing States ◽

Risk Reduction Measures

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Natural Disaster Preparedness: Best Practices

10.2118/106920-ms ◽

2007 ◽

Author(s):

Jeanne Marie Perdue ◽

S. Murthy Divakaruni ◽

Charles Lee Russell ◽

Cynthia Johnson ◽

Cliff Dowden ◽

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Keyword(s):

Best Practices ◽

Natural Disaster ◽

Disaster Preparedness

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Perspectives of Future Physicians on Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness: Challenges of Building a Capable and Sustainable Auxiliary Medical Workforce

Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness ◽

10.1097/dmp.0b013e3181aa242a ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 3 (4) ◽

pp. 210-216 ◽

Cited By ~ 47

Author(s):

Heather E. Kaiser ◽

Daniel J. Barnett ◽

Edbert B. Hsu ◽

Thomas D. Kirsch ◽

James J. James ◽

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Keyword(s):

Public Health ◽

Medical Students ◽

Natural Disaster ◽

Pandemic Influenza ◽

Disaster Preparedness ◽

Education And Training ◽

Disaster Medicine ◽

Public Health Preparedness ◽

Web Based ◽

And Training

ABSTRACTBackground: Although the training of future physicians in disaster preparedness and public health issues has been recognized as an important component of graduate medical education, medical students receive relatively limited exposure to these topics. Recommendations have been made to incorporate disaster medicine and public health preparedness into medical school curricula. To date, the perspectives of future physicians on disaster medicine and public health preparedness issues have not been described.Methods: A Web-based survey was disseminated to US medical students. Frequencies, proportions, and odds ratios were calculated to assess perceptions and self-described likelihood to respond to disaster and public health scenarios.Results: Of the 523 medical students who completed the survey, 17.2% believed that they were receiving adequate education and training for natural disasters, 26.2% for pandemic influenza, and 13.4% for radiological events, respectively; 51.6% felt they were sufficiently skilled to respond to a natural disaster, 53.2% for pandemic influenza, and 30.8% for radiological events. Although 96.0% reported willingness to respond to a natural disaster, 93.7% for pandemic influenza, and 83.8% for a radiological event, the majority of respondents did not know to whom they would report in such an event.Conclusions: Despite future physicians' willingness to respond, education and training in disaster medicine and public health preparedness offered in US medical schools is inadequate. Equipping medical students with knowledge, skills, direction, and linkages with volunteer organizations may help build a capable and sustainable auxiliary workforce. (Disaster Med Public Health Preparedness. 2009;3:210–216)

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Fatal Work Injuries Involving Natural Disasters, 1992–2006

Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness ◽

10.1097/dmp.0b013e3181b65895 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 3 (4) ◽

pp. 201-209 ◽

Cited By ~ 12

Author(s):

Gregory M. Fayard

Keyword(s):

Natural Disasters ◽

Natural Disaster ◽

Disaster Preparedness ◽

Large Scale ◽

Expert Knowledge ◽

Occupational Injuries ◽

Motor Vehicles ◽

Disaster Data ◽

The Government ◽

Classification Structure

ABSTRACTObjective: Although a goal of disaster preparedness is to protect vulnerable populations from hazards, little research has explored the types of risks that workers face in their encounters with natural disasters. This study examines how workers are fatally injured in severe natural events.Methods: A classification structure was created that identified the physical component of the disaster that led to the death and the pursuit of the worker as it relates to the disaster. Data on natural disasters from the Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries for the years 1992 through 2006 were analyzed.Results: A total of 307 natural disaster deaths to workers were identified in 1992–2006. Most fatal occupational injuries were related to wildfires (80 fatalities), hurricanes (72 fatalities), and floods (62 fatalities). Compared with fatal occupational injuries in general, natural disaster fatalities involved more workers who were white and more workers who were working for the government. Most wildfire fatalities stemmed directly from exposure to fire and gases and occurred to those engaged in firefighting, whereas hurricane fatalities tended to occur more independently of disaster-produced hazards and to workers engaged in cleanup and reconstruction. Those deaths related to the 2005 hurricanes occurred a median of 36.5 days after landfall of the associated storm. Nearly half of the flood deaths occurred to passengers in motor vehicles. Other disasters included tornadoes (33 fatalities), landslides (17), avalanches (16), ice storms (14), and blizzards (9).Conclusions: Despite an increasing social emphasis on disaster preparation and response, there has been little increase in expert knowledge about how people actually perish in these large-scale events. Using a 2-way classification structure, this study identifies areas of emphasis in preventing occupational deaths from various natural disasters. (Disaster Med Public Health Preparedness. 2009;3:201–209)

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Researching natural disaster preparedness through health behavioral change models

American Journal of Disaster Medicine ◽

10.5055/ajdm.2019.0315 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 14 (1) ◽

pp. 51-63 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Asnarulkhadi Abu Samah, PhD ◽

Zeinab Zaremohzzabieh, PhD ◽

Hayrol Azril Mohamed Shaffril, PhD ◽

Jeffrey Lawrence D’Silva, PhD ◽

Syafila Kamarudin, MA, PhD Candidate

Keyword(s):

Comparative Analysis ◽

Natural Disaster ◽

Behavioral Change ◽

Disaster Preparedness ◽

Individual Risk ◽

Change Models ◽

Individual Health ◽

Disaster Preparation ◽

The Subject ◽

Lack Of Knowledge

There have been an increasing number of studies conducted on community preparedness, particularly on changing individual health behaviors in ways that minimizes individual risk to cope with the stress of a natural disaster. A variety of behavioral change theories and models used by disaster academics scrutinize the manner in which individual behavior is sought and transformed into disaster preparedness. This reflects the lack of knowledge about how these models identify certain behaviors regarding natural disaster preparation. This article seeks to address this lack of knowledge. It presents a set of health behavioral change models that can be used by scholars to comprehend variation in the nature and extent of individual disaster preparedness. The purpose of this study is to provide a review of the existing models on the subject, and also to present a comparative analysis of the models that may contribute to ways of understanding the investigation on natural disaster preparedness behaviors.

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Applying Indigenous Knowledge to Natural Disaster Preparedness

The Journal of Social Sciences Research ◽

10.32861/jssr.412.383.389 ◽

2018 ◽

Keyword(s):

Indigenous Knowledge ◽

Natural Disaster ◽

Disaster Preparedness

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INTERVENSI KOMUNITAS: STRATEGI PENANGGULANGAN BENCANA BERBASIS MASYARAKAT DI KABUPATEN DELI SERDANG

PAPATUNG: Jurnal Ilmu Administrasi Publik, Pemerintahan dan Politik ◽

10.54783/japp.v3i2.72 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 3 (2) ◽

pp. 12-26

Author(s):

Ahmad Yaneri

Keyword(s):

Natural Disasters ◽

Community Participation ◽

Natural Disaster ◽

Disaster Management ◽

Disaster Preparedness ◽

Annual Report ◽

Community Intervention ◽

Qualitative Approach ◽

Community Interventions ◽

Research Findings

The BPBD annual report of North Sumatera shows that almost every year at several points the area has experienced an increase in natural disasters, this has implications for the formation of disaster preparedness cadets (Tagana) in Deli Serdang Regency who act as the front guard in disaster management. Through a qualitative approach, this thesis was conducted to describe how community intervention applied by Tagana in Deli Serdang regency in managing natural disaster so that it creates self-community in solving the problems, particularly the alertness in preparation to face natural disaster. The research findings show that, implementation of community interventions by Tagana in disaster management in Deli Serdang has a maximum are because of several supporting factors such as the community participation and professional personnel in terms of disaster expertise. In addition, Tagana is also facing the obstacle factors in the implementation of community interventions such as the predisposition and the dependence on funding.

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