This project stems from, and aligns
with, publication of the Office of Public Health Preparedness and
Response's (OPHPR) "National Strategic Plan for Public Health
Preparedness and Response" which provides overall direction for
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) preparedness and
response portfolio, including programmatic direction across OPHPR's
four divisions. The focus of this project is to generate findings
useful for future preparedness planning and response in order to
develop strategies and interventions aimed at mitigating the impact
of adverse events. In April 2011, one of the largest tornado
outbreaks ever recorded, a "Super Outbreak," occurred in the
southeastern United States, resulting in more than 300 deaths and
an estimated $11 million in damages. CDC, in collaboration with ICF
International, will conduct a mixed method evaluation utilizing key
informant interviews of public health and mental health agency
staff and other community representatives at the local, county and
State levels and household survey data in each of the communities
to assess community recovery and resilience. Specifically, the
study design includes two main components (qualitative and
quantitative) designed to comprehensively examine the PH/MH system
response to and community recovery and resilience from
disasters.
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