Joie D Acosta1, Lane Burgette1, Anita Chandra1, David P Eisenman2, Ingrid Gonzalez3, Danielle Varda4, Lea Xenakis1. 1. 1RAND Corporation,Santa Monica,California. 2. 2UCLA Fielding School of Public Health,UCLA,Los Angeles,California. 3. 3New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene Office of Preparedness and Emergency Response,New York,New York. 4. 4University of Colorado School of Public Affairs,University of Colorado,Denver,Colorado.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To summarize ways that networks of community-based organizations (CBO), in partnership with public health departments, contribute to community recovery from disaster. METHODS: The study was conducted using an online survey administered one and 2 years after Hurricane Sandy to the partnership networks of 369 CBO and the New York Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. The survey assessed the structure and durability of networks, how they were influenced by storm damage, and whether more connected networks were associated with better recovery outcomes. RESULTS: During response and recovery, CBOs provide an array of critical public health services often outside their usual scope. New CBO partnerships were formed to support recovery, particularly in severely impacted areas. CBOs that were more connected to other CBOs and were part of a long-term recovery committee reported greater impacts on the community; however, a partnership with the local health department was not associated with recovery impacts. CONCLUSION: CBO partners are flexible in their scope of services, and CBO partnerships often emerge in areas with the greatest storm damage, and subsequently the greatest community needs. National policies will advance if they account for the dynamic and emergent nature of these partnerships and their contributions, and clarify the role of government partners. (Disaster Med Public Health Preparedness. 2018;12:635-643).
OBJECTIVE: To summarize ways that networks of community-based organizations (CBO), in partnership with public health departments, contribute to community recovery from disaster. METHODS: The study was conducted using an online survey administered one and 2 years after Hurricane Sandy to the partnership networks of 369 CBO and the New York Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. The survey assessed the structure and durability of networks, how they were influenced by storm damage, and whether more connected networks were associated with better recovery outcomes. RESULTS: During response and recovery, CBOs provide an array of critical public health services often outside their usual scope. New CBO partnerships were formed to support recovery, particularly in severely impacted areas. CBOs that were more connected to other CBOs and were part of a long-term recovery committee reported greater impacts on the community; however, a partnership with the local health department was not associated with recovery impacts. CONCLUSION: CBO partners are flexible in their scope of services, and CBO partnerships often emerge in areas with the greatest storm damage, and subsequently the greatest community needs. National policies will advance if they account for the dynamic and emergent nature of these partnerships and their contributions, and clarify the role of government partners. (Disaster Med Public Health Preparedness. 2018;12:635-643).
Keywords:
disasters; emergency preparedness; public health; social networking
Authors: Mallory Kennedy; Shannon Gonick; Hendrika Meischke; Janelle Rios; Nicole A Errett Journal: Int J Environ Res Public Health Date: 2019-01-23 Impact factor: 3.390
Authors: Emily Belita; Sarah E Neil-Sztramko; Alanna Miller; Laura N Anderson; Emma Apatu; Olivier Bellefleur; Lydia Kapiriri; Kristin Read; Diana Sherifali; Jean-Éric Tarride; Maureen Dobbins Journal: BMC Public Health Date: 2022-06-23 Impact factor: 4.135
Authors: Malcolm V Williams; Anita Chandra; Asya Spears; Danielle Varda; Kenneth B Wells; Alonzo L Plough; David P Eisenman Journal: Int J Environ Res Public Health Date: 2018-03-27 Impact factor: 3.390