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ArticleJournal of Appalachian health2025

Leveraging Academic Health Departments for Place-Based Disaster Response: Lessons from Helene in Western North Carolina.

Danny Scalise, Sarah B Thach, Ellis V Matheson

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Article in Journal of Appalachian health, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Danny ScaliseBurke County Health Department.
Sarah B ThachUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Ellis V MathesonBuncombe County Department of Health and Human Services.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This article examines the role of two Academic Health Departments (AHDs) in Buncombe and Burke Counties, North Carolina in responding to Hurricane Helene in 2024. The partnership between local health departments and the UNC Asheville - UNC Gillings Master of Public Health (MPH) Program fostered a place-based approach to public health. After the hurricane disrupted regional infrastructure, the AHDs integrated students and faculty into recovery efforts. This paper identifies key lessons for strengthening public health preparedness through academic-practice partnerships and highlights the importance of embedding education in local contexts.

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Academic partnershipsAppalachiadisaster recoverypublic health departments

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PMID40964414
PMCPMC12440309

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