TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2015//
TI  - Attitudinal determinants of local public health workers' participation in Hurricane Sandy recovery activities
JO  - Health security
A1  - Errett, Nicole A.
A1  - Egan, Shannon
A1  - Garrity, Stephanie
A1  - Rutkow, Lainie
A1  - Walsh, Lauren
A1  - Thompson, Carol B.
A1  - Strauss-Riggs, Kandra
A1  - Altman, Brian
A1  - Schor, Kenneth
A1  - Barnett, Daniel J.
SP  - 267
EP  - 273
VL  - 13
IS  - 4
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 2326-5094
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/hs.2015.0004
ID  - ref1
ER  -