CBRA Approach to Inform and Utilize Exposure Assessment for Community Plans for Resilience Building and Protection Options

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• Personal Author:
  Chavez R ; Yeampierre E
• Description:
  Exposure assessment science can service community leaders, businesses, and public health officials as they plan for sustainability and resilience in the face of climate change. In the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, public health efforts have focused on the possible victims of fugitive chemicals and the means by which such risks may be reduced in future scenarios. Collection of information on chemical inventories, source security status, and descriptive evidence on clean-up activities informed modeling of mobility of fugitive chemicals into residential areas and potential exposure/risk of those laboring without protection in the residues of the storm. The research process was monitored and guided by community stakeholders, with an understanding that resilience planning is best achieved locally and at the grassroots. We will discuss the logic of this community led plan along with ideas for utilizing the assessments for community benefit. Also presented will be the challenges and lessons encountered during this community-based data collection process. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Climate Change Community Health Services Cyclonic Storms Disaster Planning Emergencies Hazardous Substances Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Environmental Justice Chemical Hazards Climate Change Community Community Health Disaster Clean-up Emergency Preparedness Hurricanes Natural Disasters
• Publisher:
  International Society of Exposure Science
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Abstract or Summary
• Place as Subject:
  California ; New York ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 2 ; OSHA Region 5 ; OSHA Region 9
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  39
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20053201
• Citation:
  24th Annual Meeting of the International Society of Exposure Science (ISES 2014): Exposure Science Integration to Protect Ecological Systems, Human Well-Being, and Occupational Health, October 12-16, 2014, Cincinnati, Ohio. Ottawa, Canada: International Society of Exposure Science, 2014 Oct; :39
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2015
• Performing Organization:
  RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, California
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20130930
• Source Full Name:
  24th Annual Meeting of the International Society of Exposure Science (ISES 2014): Exposure Science Integration to Protect Ecological Systems, Human Well-Being, and Occupational Health, October 12-16, 2014, Cincinnati, Ohio
• End Date:
  20150929
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:58763aef184582a0edb92cd46d9e5a530875a889df303f3cd4631ed5b7afb6314843b6fd40ee36cc80cb7ee64bd713657e05a8541cd0e3ea13c546616b2946ed
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/216008/cdc_216008_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 337.43 KB ]