Engaging haitian community leaders in emergency preparedness

Bibliographic Data

ID22028622
AuthorsMarie Lourdes Charles (0000-0001-6772-2444, Pace University, corresponding author), Gretha Fievre (Pace University)
Year2021
Volume55
Pages102091
Publication date2021-03-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2212-4209
PublisherElsevier BV (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1016/j.ijdrr.2021.102091
OpenAlexW3128705222
LanguageEN
Citations received5
References cited5

The Grand’Anse area of Haiti was nearly destroyed by Hurricane Matthew in October 2016. The Health Education Action League for Haiti (HEAL-Haiti) provided an educational program in Dame Marie (Grand’Anse) on disaster management and emergency preparedness in June 2017. To educate community leaders on how to train their community members to respond to disasters. Workshops covering emergency preparedness, water-borne diseases, and post-traumatic stress were presented. Results from post-intervention focus groups were collected by community partners. After ten months, HEAL-Haiti evaluated the program. For the past three years, the program has been successful and ongoing on a yearly basis for new and returning participants

Emergency management · Focus group · League · Medical education · Medical emergency · Political science · Preparedness · Sociology · Disaster Management and Resilience · Disaster Response and Management · Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations · Medicine · Nursing