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Session: Preparation for and Mental Health Effects of Disaster
3053.0: Monday, November 06, 2006: 8:30 AM-10:00 AM
Oral
Preparation for and Mental Health Effects of Disaster
Leading researchers in the field will present new studies related to mental health and disaster preparedness.
Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of the session, the participant (learner) in this session will be able to identify current issues related to mental health and disaster preparedness.
Moderator(s):Angela M. Bucciarelli, MPH
8:30 AMMental health implications of children's concerns about terrorism: The Healthy Passages Study  [ Recorded presentation ]
M. Janice Gilliland, PhD, Andrea Eden, PhD, Susan Tortolero, PhD, Jo Anne Grunbaum, EdD, Marc N. Elliott, PhD, Paula Cuccaro, PhD, Bradley Stein, MD, PhD, Mark A. Schuster, MD, PhD
8:45 AMPromoting disaster mental health in child care settings....easy steps to prepare for the unexpected  [ Recorded presentation ]
Sonya B. Merrill, PhD
9:00 AMDisaster Mental Health Preparedness and Response by Pennsylvania's County Mental Health Disaster Coordinators (MHDCs): Lessons Learned  [ Recorded presentation ]
Sarah J. Powell, MA, Tamar Klaiman, MPH, Alice Hausman, PhD, MPH
9:15 AMPublic health arena...behavioral health needs: Lessons learned from the 2005 hurricane response  [ Recorded presentation ]
Darrin A. Donato
9:30 AMPsychological resilience in the aftermath of the World Trade Center disaster  [ Recorded presentation ]
Angela M. Bucciarelli, MPH, George A. Bonnano, PhD, David Vlahov, PhD, Sandro Galea, MD, DrPH
See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.
Organized by:Mental Health
Endorsed by:Caucus on Homelessness; Maternal and Child Health; Socialist Caucus
CE Credits:CME, Health Education (CHES), Nursing

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