Community Assessment for Mental and Physical Health Effects After Hurricane Irma — Florida Keys, May 2019
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Description
Reports results from the use of Community Assessment for Public Health Emergency Response (CASPER) to evaluate suicide risk in a micropolitan county with frequent hurricane landfall. Discusses the need to include long-term mental health service delivery as part of emergency preparedness planning for disasters such as hurricanes.
Author(s)
Yaritbel Torres-Mendoza, Alison Kerr, Amy Helene Schnall, et al.
Citation
MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report), 70(26), 937-941
Date
07/2021
Organization
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Tagged as
Emergency preparedness and response
· Mental health
· Needs assessment methods and resources
· Suicide and suicide prevention
· Florida