Community assessment for public health emergency response (CASPER) one year following the Gulf Coast Oil Spill: Alabama, 2011

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• Personal Author:
  Buttke, Danielle ; Vagi, Sara ; Schnall, Amy ; Chiu, Cindy ; Law, Royal ; Wolkin, Amy
• Corporate Authors:
  National Center for Environmental Health (U.S.). Division of Environmental Hazards and Health Effects. Health Studies Branch.
• Description:
  On April 20, 2010, the Deepwater Horizon Offshore Drilling Unit exploded in the Gulf of Mexico. The explosion resulted in 11 deaths, 17 injuries, and the largest marine petroleum release in history. A few months after the explosion, CDC conducted a Community Assessment for Public Health Emergency Response (CASPER) to assess the general and mental health needs of affected coastal communities in two counties in Alabama. Because mental health needs continue to evolve following man-made disasters and anecdotal reports of mental health needs continued in the communities, the Alabama Departments of Public and Mental Health requested CDC assistance in conducting a Community Assessment for Public Health Emergency Response or (CASPER) in two specific Gulf coast counties exactly one year after the first CASPERs.
  
  CASPERReport2011.pdf
  
  
• Subjects:
  Depression Disasters Health Status Humans Mental Disorders Mental Health Services Needs Assessment Petroleum Pollution Public Health Public Health Surveillance Stress, Psychological

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• Document Type:
  Pamphlet (or booklet)
• Name as Subject:
  BP Deepwater Horizon Explosion and Oil Spill, 2010 ; BP Deepwater Horizon Explosion and Oil Spill, 2010
• Place as Subject:
  Alabama
• Pages in Document:
  50 numbered pages
• Collection(s):
  Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:5336605ff614860b135e55c44b92756bd8196ddc739a9e78b56b599d0aba67eb
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/108263/cdc_108263_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 778.44 KB ]