Systematic Review of Displacement and Health Impact from Natural Disasters in Southeast Asia

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• Personal Author:
  Ekyalongo Y ; Jang S ; Kim H
• Description:
  Disaster-induced displacement is associated with an increased risk of physical and mental health disorders. We aim to understand (1) the magnitude and pattern of natural disasters, affected-population, and deaths by analyzing the surveillance data by the Emergency Events Database and (2) health outcomes by a systematic review of previous studies (1975-2017), which reported physical or mental health outcomes and epidemiological measure of association among population displaced by natural disasters in Southeast Asia. A total of 674 disasters, mainly floods, storms, and earthquakes, occurred between 2004 and 2017. From the systematic review, among 6 studies met inclusion criteria, which focused on mental health (n = 5) and physical health (n = 1). All studies describing mental health resulted from the 2004 tsunami in Ache, Indonesia. We found over 7 times more publications for the disasters in Far East Asia. Selected studies revealed significantly worse mental health outcomes and poor physical health among displaced population compared with nondisplaced population. Despite the alarmingly large population displaced by natural disasters in Southeast Asia, very few studies investigate physical and mental health outcomes of such crisis. Following the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030, researcher and policy-makers have to present more resources toward preventing and mitigating health outcomes. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Delivery Of Health Care Disaster Planning Emergency Responders Epidemiology Mental Health Nervous System Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Displacement Disaster Planning Earthquakes Emergency Care Health Impact Medical Care Mental Health Natural Disasters Policy Southeast Asia
• ISSN:
  1935-7893
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Minnesota ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  105-114
• Volume:
  15
• Issue:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20064491
• Citation:
  Disaster Med Public Health Prep 2021 Feb; 15(1):105-114
• Contact Point Address:
  Hyun Kim, 420 Delaware Street SE MMC 807 Mayo, Minneapolis, MN 55455
• Email:
  kimx4804@umn.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2021
• Performing Organization:
  University of Minnesota Twin Cities
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness
• End Date:
  20250630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:78af8bfe04312b0b831b0e6688b0c71124263cae042750ef0eba98ce417ce0778c0ef1c2e7244bca04b3dc58c9e72876f8da2db438a31c9bf2e8bd319b7047fb
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/222943/cdc_222943_DS1.pdf
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