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ArticleAmerican journal of public health2014

The role of applied epidemiology methods in the disaster management cycle.

Josephine Malilay, Michael Heumann, Dennis Perrotta, Amy F Wolkin, Amy H Schnall, Michelle N Podgornik, Miguel A Cruz, Jennifer A Horney, David Zane, Rachel Roisman and 5 more

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Article in American journal of public health, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 34 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

34 citing papers in PubMed.

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  7. Simulathon 2020: Integrating Simulation Period Prevalence Methodology Into the COVID-19 Disaster Management Cycle in India.Simulation in healthcare : journal of the Society for Simulation in Healthcare · 2022
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  8. Exposure Assessment for Tropical Cyclone Epidemiology.Current environmental health reports · 2022
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  9. Expanding the evidence for population mental health in Canada: a call to action for evidence-informed policy and practice.Health promotion and chronic disease prevention in Canada : research, policy and practice · 2021
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  15. What Is Rural Adversity, How Does It Affect Wellbeing and What Are the Implications for Action?International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

15 authors.

Josephine MalilayJosephine Malilay, Amy F. Wolkin, Amy H. Schnall, Michelle N. Podgornik, and Miguel A. Cruz are with the National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA. Michael Heumann is with HeumannHealth Consulting, Portland, OR. Dennis Perrotta and Erin F. Simms are with the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists, Atlanta, GA. At the time of the writing, Jennifer A. Horney was with the University of North Carolina Center for Public Health Preparedness, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. David Zane is with the Texas Department of State Health Services, Austin. Rachel Roisman is with the California Department of Public Health, Richmond. Joel R. Greenspan is with Martin-Blanck and Associates, Alexandria, VA. Doug Thoroughman is with the Kentucky Department for Public Health, Frankfort. Henry A. Anderson is with the Office of the State Health Officer/Chief Medical Officer, Madison, WI. Eden V. Wells is with Clinical Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine Residency, University of Michigan School of Public Health, Ann Arbor.
Michael Heumann
Dennis Perrotta
Amy F Wolkin
Amy H Schnall
Michelle N Podgornik
Miguel A Cruz
Jennifer A Horney
David Zane
Rachel Roisman
Joel R Greenspan
Doug Thoroughman
Henry A Anderson
Eden V Wells
Erin F Simms

Funding

Intramural CDC HHS CC999999NCHM CDC HHS 5U38HM000414-05NCHM CDC HHS U38 HM000414
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Disaster epidemiology (i.e., applied epidemiology in disaster settings) presents a source of reliable and actionable information for decision-makers and stakeholders in the disaster management cycle. However, epidemiological methods have yet to be routinely integrated into disaster response and fully communicated to response leaders. We present a framework consisting of rapid needs assessments, health surveillance, tracking and registries, and epidemiological investigations, including risk factor and health outcome studies and evaluation of interventions, which can be practiced throughout the cycle. Applying each method can result in actionable information for planners and decision-makers responsible for preparedness, response, and recovery. Disaster epidemiology, once integrated into the disaster management cycle, can provide the evidence base to inform and enhance response capability within the public health infrastructure.

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Epidemiologic MethodsDisaster MedicineDisastersHumansNeeds AssessmentPopulation SurveillancePublic HealthRegistriesRisk Factors

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PMID25211748
PMCPMC4202981

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