TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2019//
TI  - Is urban household emergency preparedness associated with short-term impact reduction after a super typhoon in subtropical city?
JO  - International journal of environmental research and public health
A1  - Chan, Emily Ying Yang
A1  - Man, Asta Yi Tao
A1  - Lam, Holly Ching Yu
A1  - Chan, Gloria Kwong Wai
A1  - Hall, Brian J.
A1  - Hung, Kevin Kei Ching
SP  - e16040596
EP  - e16040596
VL  - 16
IS  - 4
N2  - Climate change-related extreme events are increasing in frequency and severity. Understanding household emergency preparedness capacity in Health-Emergency and Disaster Risk Management (Health-EDRM) for at risk urban communities is limited. The main objective of the study is to explore the association among risk perception, household preparedness, and the self-reported short-term impacts of Typhoons for urban residents. A population-based, cross-sectional telephone survey using random digit-dialling was conducted among Hong Kong adults within 2 weeks following 2018 Typhoon Mangkhut, the most intense typhoon that affected Hong Kong, a subtropical city, in thirty years. Among the 521 respondents, 93.9% and 74.3% reported some form of emergency preparedness and typhoon-specific preparedness measure (TSPM) against Mangkhut, respectively. Respondents who perceived a higher risk at home during typhoons and had practiced routine emergency preparedness measures (during nonemergency periods) were more likely to undertake TSPM. Of the respondents, 33.4% reported some form of impact (11.1% were household-specific) by Typhoon Mangkhut. Practicing TSPM was not associated with the reduction of short-term household impacts. Current preparedness measures may be insufficient to address the impact of super typhoons. Strategies for health-EDRM for urban residents will be needed to cope with increasing climate change-related extreme events.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1661-7827
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16040596
ID  - ref1
ER  -