This project stems from, and aligns with, publication of the Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response's (OPHPR) "National Strategic Plan for Public Health Preparedness and Response" which provides overall direction for Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) preparedness and response portfolio, including programmatic direction across OPHPR's four divisions. The focus of this project is to generate findings useful for future preparedness planning and response in order to develop strategies and interventions aimed at mitigating the impact of adverse events. In April 2011, one of the largest tornado outbreaks ever recorded, a "Super Outbreak," occurred in the southeastern United States, resulting in more than 300 deaths and an estimated $11 million in damages. CDC, in collaboration with ICF International, will conduct a mixed method evaluation utilizing key informant interviews of public health and mental health agency staff and other community representatives at the local, county and State levels and household survey data in each of the communities to assess community recovery and resilience. Specifically, the study design includes two main components (qualitative and quantitative) designed to comprehensively examine the PH/MH system response to and community recovery and resilience from disasters.
US Code:
42 USC 241
Name of Law: Public Health and Welfare--Research and Investigations Generally
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