The integration of mental and behavioral health into disaster preparedness, response, and recovery

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• Personal Author:
  Brown LM ; Dodgen D ; Donato D ; Flynn BW ; Herrmann J ; Hobfoll SE ; Jacobs GA ; Jones RT ; Kaul RE ; Lindley D ; Norwood AE ; Pfefferbaum B ; Reissman, Dori B. ; Ruzek JI ; Schonfeld D ; Stone B ; Taylor RJ ; Ursano RJ
• Description:
  The close interplay between mental health and physical health makes it critical to integrate mental and behavioral health considerations into all aspects of public health and medical disaster management. Therefore, the National Biodefense Science Board (NBSB) convened the Disaster Mental Health Subcommittee to assess the progress of the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) in integrating mental and behavioral health into disaster and emergency preparedness and response activities. One vital opportunity to improve integration is the development of clear and directive national policy to firmly establish the role of mental and behavioral health as part of a unified public health and medical response to disasters. Integration of mental and behavioral health into disaster preparedness, response, and recovery requires it to be incorporated in assessments and services, addressed in education and training, and founded on and advanced through research. Integration must be supported in underlying policies and administration with clear lines of responsibility for formulating and implementing policy and practice. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Behavior Disaster Planning Education Emergencies Health Care Facilities Workforce And Services Mental Health Occupational Health Public Health Safety Staff Development
• Keywords:
  Administration Author Keywords: Delivery Of Health Care Behavior-patterns Behavioral Health Disaster-planning Disaster-prevention Disaster Mental And Behavioral Health Disaster Preparedness Disaster Recovery Disaster Response Emergency-response Emergency Management Emergency Medical Services Federal And State Disaster Plans Health Policy Management-personnel Medical-services Mental-health Mental Health Services Psychological-responses Public-health Public Health Preparedness Recovery Response Training US Government Agencies

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• ISSN:
  1935-7893
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  California ; District of Columbia ; Florida ; Illinois ; Maryland ; Ohio ; Oklahoma ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 4 ; OSHA Region 5 ; OSHA Region 6 ; OSHA Region 8 ; OSHA Region 9 ; South Dakota ; Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  OD - Office of the Director
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  60-66
• Volume:
  6
• Issue:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20040735
• Citation:
  Disaster Med Public Health Prep 2012 Mar; 6(1):60-66
• Contact Point Address:
  Betty Pfefferbaum, MD, JD, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, College of Medicine, University of OklahomaHealth Sciences Center, PO Box 26901-WP 3470, Oklahoma City, OK 73126-0901
• Email:
  Betty-Pfefferbaum@ouhsc.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2012
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:ea60c5304f0d1f991f330e11f67cc823aeb6e1126f11653be611d7e4a6dd9c37bc028ba2a36f119c640453d5ed1beabff93eb83474a4b9c28550e4bf36441f60
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/193496/cdc_193496_DS1.pdf
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