Building Back Better
Local Health Department Engagement and Integration of Health Promotion into Hurricane Harvey Recovery Planning and Implementation
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15468252 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Mallory Kennedy (0000-0001-9574-5985, University of Washington, corresponding author), Shannon A Gonick (University of Washington), Shannon Gonick (The University of Washington School of Public Health Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, Seattle, WA 98195, USA), Hendrika Meischke (0000-0002-1683-2720, University of Washington), Janelle Rios (0000-0001-9589-3224, University of Texas Health Science Center at Dallas), Nicole A Errett (0000-0002-8247-8336, University of Washington) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 299-299 |
| Publication date | 2019-01-23 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601 |
| Publisher | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3390/ijerph16030299 |
| PMID | 30678041 |
| OpenAlex | W2912208502 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 11 |
Disaster recovery provides an opportunity to build healthier and more resilient communities. However, opportunities and challenges encountered by local health departments (LHDs) when integrating health considerations into recovery have yet to be explored. Following Hurricane Harvey, 17 local health and emergency management officials from 10 agencies in impacted Texas, USA jurisdictions were interviewed to describe the types and level of LHD engagement in disaster recovery planning and implementation and the extent to which communities leveraged recovery to build healthier, more resilient communities. Interviews were conducted between December 2017 and January 2018 and focused on if and how their communities were incorporating public health considerations into the visioning, planning, implementation, and assessment phases of disaster recovery. Using a combined inductive and deductive approach, we thematically analyzed interview notes and/or transcripts. LHDs reported varied levels of engagement and participation in activities to support their community's recovery. However, we found that LHDs rarely articulated or informed decision makers about the health impacts of recovery activities undertaken by other sectors. LHDs would benefit from additional resources, support, and technical assistance designed to facilitate working across sectors and building resilience during recovery
Business · Community health · Community resilience · Disaster planning · Disaster recovery · Emergency management · Environmental health · Environmental planning · Geography · Health promotion · Needs assessment · Occupational safety and health · Poison control · Political science · Psychological resilience · Public health · Public relations · Resilience (materials science · Resource (disambiguation · Suicide prevention · Computer Science · Disaster Management and Resilience · Disaster Response and Management · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology · Public Health Policies and Education
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| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,71 |
| Citation span | 2019 - 2024 (6) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |