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Understanding the Resilience of Vulnerable Populations: The impact of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill on Women in Louisiana

142nd APHA Annual Meeting and Exposition (November 15 - November 19, 2014): http://www.apha.org/events-and-meetings/annual
Tuesday, November 18, 2014 : 4:30 PM - 4:50 PM

Ariane Rung, MPH, PhD , Epidemiology Program, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, School of Public Health, New Orleans, LA
Audio (mp3) recording Recorded Presentation (mp4)
The Gulf Coast communities of Texas, Mississippi, Louisiana, Alabama, and Florida are at risk for significant adverse mental health outcomes as a result of exposure to the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill (DWHOS) and related persistent stressors from previous adverse events and recurring life challenges. This presentation will address the impact of this natural disaster on Louisiana residents. Social Determinants will be identified that challenge and protect mental health in the face of natural disaster.  

Research will be shared that addresses the link between how mental health is shaped by attributes of individual and community resilience, and how resilience is activated through informal social supports and through health- and social system interventions

Data will be presented that describes implications for emotional and physical vulnerability to disease. The presenter will introduce components of resilience that activate in the face of disaster.

Learning Areas:

Chronic disease management and prevention
Epidemiology
Implementation of health education strategies, interventions and programs
Public health administration or related administration
Public health or related public policy
Systems thinking models (conceptual and theoretical models), applications related to public health

Learning Objectives:
Describe the impact of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill on Louisiana residents and implications for emotional and physical vulnerability to disease. Identify the components of resilience that activate in the face of disaster.

Keyword(s): Disasters, Vulnerable Populations

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: Associate Professor, Epidemiology Program, Louisiana State University School of Public Health
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

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