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American Public Health Association
133rd Annual Meeting & Exposition
December 10-14, 2005
Philadelphia, PA
APHA 2005
 
Session: Trauma and Terrorism: Mental Health Preparedness and Response
4325.0: Tuesday, December 13, 2005: 4:30 PM-6:00 PM
Oral
Trauma and Terrorism: Mental Health Preparedness and Response
Results of studies addressing a broad range of issues related to mental health, trauma, and terrorism will be presented by leading researchers in the field.
Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of the session, the participant (learner) in this session will be able to identify current, leading issues related to mental health, trauma, and terrorism.
Moderator(s):Laura DiGrande, MPH
4:30 PMState of the Art in Mental Health Disaster Response: An analysis of four state plans for mental health preparedness  [ Recorded presentation ]
Sarah J. Powell, MA, Sheryl B. Ruzek, PhD, MPH, Sarah Bauerle Bass, PhD, MPH, Thomas Gordon, PhD, Brenda F. Seals, PhD, MPH, Jay Segal, PhD
4:50 PMRelationships between Psychological Distress and Emergency Preparedness: Results from a Population Survey  [ Recorded presentation ]
Brenda F. Seals, PhD, MPH, Alice Hausman, PhD, Jay Segal, PhD, Tamar Klaiman
5:10 PMProtocol for identifying and responding to emotional distress during the World Trade Center Health Registry (WTCHR) baseline interview  [ Recorded presentation ]
Robert Brackbill, PhD, MPH, Laura DiGrande, MPH, Megan Perrin, MPH, Suzanne Triplett, Mark Farfel, ScD
5:30 PMImpact of the World Trade Center (WTC) attack on the mental health of survivors of collapsed and damaged buildings: Results from the World Trade Center Health Registry (WTCHR)  [ Recorded presentation ]
Megan Perrin, MPH, Laura DiGrande, MPH, Robert Brackbill, PhD, MPH, Mark Farfel, ScD
See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.
Organized by:Mental Health
Endorsed by:Injury Control and Emergency Health Services; Public Health Education and Health Promotion; Public Health Nursing; Socialist Caucus
CE Credits:CME, Health Education (CHES), Nursing

The 133rd Annual Meeting & Exposition (December 10-14, 2005) of APHA