@article{ref1,
title="Attitudinal determinants of local public health workers' participation in Hurricane Sandy recovery activities",
journal="Health security",
year="2015",
author="Errett, Nicole A. and Egan, Shannon and Garrity, Stephanie and Rutkow, Lainie and Walsh, Lauren and Thompson, Carol B. and Strauss-Riggs, Kandra and Altman, Brian and Schor, Kenneth and Barnett, Daniel J.",
volume="13",
number="4",
pages="267-273",
abstract="Local health departments play a critical role in short-, intermediate-, and long-term recovery activities after a public health emergency. However, research has not explored attitudinal determinants of health department workers' participation in the recovery phase following a disaster. Accordingly, this qualitative investigation aims to understand perceived facilitators and barriers to performing recovery-related activities following Hurricane Sandy among local health department workers. In January 2014, 2 focus groups were conducted in geographically representative clusters of local health departments affected by Hurricane Sandy (1 cluster in Maryland and 1 cluster in New Jersey). Focus groups were recorded, transcribed verbatim, and analyzed to qualitatively assess attitudes toward Hurricane Sandy recovery activities. This analysis identified 5 major thematic categories as facilitators and barriers to participation in recovery activities: training, safety, family preparedness, policies and planning, and efficacy. Systems that support engagement of health department personnel in recovery activities may endeavor to develop and communicate intra- and interjurisdictional policies that minimize barriers in these areas. Development and implementation of evidence-informed curricular interventions that explain recovery roles may also increase local health department worker motivation to participate in recovery activities.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2326-5094",
doi="10.1089/hs.2015.0004",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/hs.2015.0004"
}