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. 2013 Sep;36(3):451-66.
doi: 10.1016/j.psc.2013.05.002. Epub 2013 Jul 3.

Community engagement in disaster preparedness and recovery: a tale of two cities--Los Angeles and New Orleans

Kenneth B Wells  1 , Benjamin F Springgate, Elizabeth Lizaola, Felica Jones, Alonzo Plough
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Community engagement in disaster preparedness and recovery: a tale of two cities--Los Angeles and New Orleans

Kenneth B Wells et al. Psychiatr Clin North Am. 2013 Sep.

Abstract

Awareness of the impact of disasters globally on mental health is increasing. Known difficulties in preparing communities for disasters and a lack of focus on relationship building and organizational capacity in preparedness and response have led to a greater policy focus on community resiliency as a key public health approach to disaster response. In this article, the authors describe how an approach to community engagement for improving mental health services, disaster recovery, and preparedness from a community resiliency perspective emerged from their work in applying a partnered, participatory research framework, iteratively, in Los Angeles County and the City of New Orleans.

Keywords: Behavioral health; Community engagement; Community health; Disaster response; Disasters.

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