TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2016//
TI  - Examining public health workers' perceptions toward participating in disaster recovery after Hurricane Sandy: a quantitative assessment
JO  - Disaster medicine and public health preparedness
A1  - Errett, Nicole A.
A1  - Thompson, Carol B.
A1  - Rutkow, Lainie
A1  - Garrity, Stephanie
A1  - Stauss-Riggs, Kandra
A1  - Altman, Brian A.
A1  - Walsh, Lauren
A1  - Freeman, Jeffrey D.
A1  - Balicer, Ran D.
A1  - Schor, Kenneth W.
A1  - Barnett, Daniel J.
SP  - 371
EP  - 377
VL  - 10
IS  - 3
N2  - OBJECTIVE: We aimed to quantitatively gauge local public health workers' perceptions toward disaster recovery role expectations among jurisdictions in New Jersey and Maryland affected by Hurricane Sandy. <br><br>METHODS: An online survey was made available in 2014 to all employees in 8 Maryland and New Jersey local health departments whose jurisdictions had been impacted by Hurricane Sandy in October 2012. The survey included perceptions of their actual disaster recovery involvement across 3 phases: days to weeks, weeks to months, and months to years. The survey also queried about their perceptions about future involvement and future available support. <br><br>RESULTS: Sixty-four percent of the 1047 potential staff responded to the survey (n=669). Across the 3 phases, 72% to 74% of the pre-Hurricane Sandy hires knew their roles in disaster recovery, 73% to 75% indicated confidence in their assigned roles (self-efficacy), and 58% to 63% indicated that their participation made a difference (response efficacy). Of the respondents who did not think it likely that they would be asked to participate in future disaster recovery efforts (n=70), 39% indicated a willingness to participate. <br><br>CONCLUSION: The marked gaps identified in local public health workers' awareness of, sense of efficacy toward, and willingness to participate in disaster recovery efforts after Hurricane Sandy represent a significant infrastructural concern of policy and programmatic relevance. (Disaster Med Public Health Preparedness. 2016;page 1 of 7).<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1935-7893
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/dmp.2016.23
ID  - ref1
ER  -