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Saghin D, Lupchian MM, Lucheș D. Social Cohesion and Community Resilience during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Northern Romania. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 19:4587. [PMID: 35457454 PMCID: PMC9025098 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19084587] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2022] [Revised: 04/07/2022] [Accepted: 04/08/2022] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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The COVID-19 pandemic and the lock-down have highlighted the growing awareness of the need to involve the population in solving problems that directly affect the existence and trajectory of the life of the individual and civil society in the local, national, and regional context. The article aims both to analyze the reaction of formal and informal civil society in a context of major crisis and to analyze how the population perceives the involvement of civil society at the level of a county in Romania and its county seat city. The present sociological diagnosis used data that were collected through an online survey at the beginning of May 2020 among the population of Suceava County. It was sought to identify how the reaction of civil society was perceived and how it was mobilized, as well as how the mass media contributed to reducing the effects of the pandemic. After the elimination phase of non-compliant responses, the volume of the sample included a total of 1231 people. The results of the study indicate that this pandemic context, which manifested as a major crisis, also had positive effects in the sense of mobilizing latent but extensive energies at the local level, whose manifestation contributed to diminishing and limiting the effects of the sanitary crisis the county faced. The media, as a component of civil society, has managed to mobilize important segments of the population, both in quarantined localities and in other localities in Suceava County and Moldova. The COVID-19 crisis tested the social cohesion and resilience of communities and offered perhaps one of the most remarkable lessons of solidarity in the post-December period, both locally and nationally. Although the perception of Romanians on the role of civil society would rather be part of a culture of individualism, in extreme situations it was found that its activity has never been more important.
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- Despina Saghin
- Department of Geography, Stefan cel Mare University of Suceava, 720229 Suceava, Romania;
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- Department of Sociology, West University of Timișoara, 300223 Timișoara, Romania;
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Xu H, Li Y, Tan Y, Deng N. A Scientometric Review of Urban Disaster Resilience Research. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2021; 18:ijerph18073677. [PMID: 33916024 PMCID: PMC8036272 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18073677] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2021] [Revised: 03/20/2021] [Accepted: 03/29/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Natural disasters and human-made disasters are threatening urban areas globally. The resilience capacity of the urban system plays an important role in disaster risk response and recovery. Strengthening urban disaster resilience is also fundamental to ensuring sustainable development. Various practices and research for enhancing urban disaster resilience have been carried out worldwide but are yet to be reviewed. Accordingly, this paper gives a scientometric review of urban disaster resilience research by using CiteSpace. The time span (January 2001–January 2021) was selected and divided into three phases based on the number of publications. In addition, according to keyword statistics and clustering results, the collected articles are grouped into four hotspot topics: disaster risk reduction, specific disaster resilience research, resilience assessment, and combination research. The results show that most of the existing research is in the first two categories, and articles in the second and fourth categories both show a high growth rate and could be further research directions. The review indicates that urban disaster resilience is essential for a city’s sustainable development. Moreover, the findings provide scholars a full picture of the existing urban disaster resilience research which can help them identify promising research directions. The findings can also help urban government officials and policymakers review current urban disaster management strategies and make further improvements.
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- Hui Xu
- School of Economics and Management, Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Chongqing 400065, China; (Y.L.); (N.D.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +86-1361-831-2669
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- School of Economics and Management, Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Chongqing 400065, China; (Y.L.); (N.D.)
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- School of Engineering, RMIT University, Melbourne, VIC 3001, Australia;
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- School of Economics and Management, Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Chongqing 400065, China; (Y.L.); (N.D.)
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Palinkas LA, Springgate BF, Sugarman OK, Hancock J, Wennerstrom A, Haywood C, Meyers D, Johnson A, Polk M, Pesson CL, Seay JE, Stallard CN, Wells KB. A Rapid Assessment of Disaster Preparedness Needs and Resources during the COVID-19 Pandemic. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2021; 18:ijerph18020425. [PMID: 33430355 PMCID: PMC7825778 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18020425] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2020] [Revised: 01/05/2021] [Accepted: 01/05/2021] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Background: This year has seen the emergence of two major crises, a significant increase in the frequency and severity of hurricanes and the COVID-19 pandemic. However, little is known as to how each of these two events have impacted the other. A rapid qualitative assessment was conducted to determine the impact of the pandemic on preparedness and response to natural disasters and the impact of past experiences with natural disasters in responding to the pandemic. Methods: Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 26 representatives of 24 different community-based programs in southern Louisiana. Data were analyzed using procedures embedded in the Rapid Assessment Procedure-Informed Community Ethnography methodology, using techniques of immersion and crystallization and focused thematic analysis. Results: The pandemic has impacted the form and function of disaster preparedness, making it harder to plan for evacuations in the event of a hurricane. Specific concerns included being able to see people in person, providing food and other resources to residents who shelter in place, finding volunteers to assist in food distribution and other forms of disaster response, competing for funds to support disaster-related activities, developing new support infrastructures, and focusing on equity in disaster preparedness. However, several strengths based on disaster preparedness experience and capabilities were identified, including providing a framework for how to respond and adapt to COVID and integration of COVID response with their normal disaster preparedness activities. Conclusions: Although prior experience has enabled community-based organizations to respond to the pandemic, the pandemic is also creating new challenges to preparing for and responding to natural disasters.
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- Lawrence A. Palinkas
- Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0411, USA
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +1-858-922-7265; Fax: +1-213-740-0789
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- LSU Health Sciences Center—New Orleans, School of Medicine and School of Public Health, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA; (B.F.S.); (O.K.S.); (A.W.); (C.L.P.); (J.E.S.); (C.N.S.)
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- LSU Health Sciences Center—New Orleans, School of Medicine and School of Public Health, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA; (B.F.S.); (O.K.S.); (A.W.); (C.L.P.); (J.E.S.); (C.N.S.)
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- Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70808, USA;
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- LSU Health Sciences Center—New Orleans, School of Medicine and School of Public Health, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA; (B.F.S.); (O.K.S.); (A.W.); (C.L.P.); (J.E.S.); (C.N.S.)
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- Louisiana Community Health Outreach Network, New Orleans, LA 70119, USA;
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- St. Anna’s Episcopal Church, New Orleans, LA 70116, USA;
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- Lower Ninth Ward Center for Sustainable Engagement and Development, New Orleans, LA 70117, USA;
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- National Alliance on Metal Illness-New Orleans, New Orleans, LA 70115, USA;
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- LSU Health Sciences Center—New Orleans, School of Medicine and School of Public Health, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA; (B.F.S.); (O.K.S.); (A.W.); (C.L.P.); (J.E.S.); (C.N.S.)
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- LSU Health Sciences Center—New Orleans, School of Medicine and School of Public Health, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA; (B.F.S.); (O.K.S.); (A.W.); (C.L.P.); (J.E.S.); (C.N.S.)
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- LSU Health Sciences Center—New Orleans, School of Medicine and School of Public Health, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA; (B.F.S.); (O.K.S.); (A.W.); (C.L.P.); (J.E.S.); (C.N.S.)
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- Center for Health Services and Society, Jane and Terry Semel Institute, Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, David Geffen School of Medicine, Department of Health Policy and Management, Fielding School of Public Health at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA;
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The literature supports the effectiveness of systems-based integrated care models, particularly collaborative care, to improve access, quality of care, and health outcomes for behavioral health conditions. There is growing evidence for the promise of collaborative care to reduce behavioral health disparities for racial and ethnic, low-income, and other at-risk populations. Using rapid literature review, this article highlights what is known about how collaborative care may promote health equity for behavioral health conditions, by reducing disparities in access, quality, and outcomes of care. Further, it explores innovative intervention and engagement strategies to promote behavioral health equity for at-risk groups.
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- Maga E Jackson-Triche
- UCSF Health, UCSF Weill Institute for Neurosciences, 401 Parnassus Avenue, Suite LP 342, San Francisco, CA 94143-2211, USA.
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington, 1959 Northeast Pacific Street, Seattle, WA 98195-6560, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, David Geffen School of Medicine, 10920 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 300, Los Angeles, CA 90024-6505, USA; Department of Health Policy and Management, Fielding School of Public Health, Los Angeles, CA, USA; Center for Health Services and Society, Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, Los Angeles, CA, USA; California Center for Excellence in Behavioral Health, Greater Los Angeles VA Health System, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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Phillippi SW, Beiter K, Thomas CL, Sugarman OK, Wennerstrom A, Wells KB, Trapido E. Medicaid Utilization Before and After a Natural Disaster in the 2016 Baton Rouge-Area Flood. Am J Public Health 2020; 109:S316-S321. [PMID: 31505136 DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2019.305193] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Objectives. To understand changes in behavioral health services utilization and expenditures before and after natural disaster with an adult Medicaid population affected by the Baton Rouge, Louisiana-area flood (August 2016).Methods. We examined de-identified behavioral health claims data for Medicaid-insured adults in the affected region for 10 months before and after flooding (October 2015-June 2017). This constituted 273 233 provider claims for 22 196 individuals. Claims data included patient gender, behavioral health diagnoses, treatment dates, and costs. We made adjustments for Medicaid expansion by using monthly enrollment data.Results. Overall, most male patient behavioral health care visits were for substance use disorders (33.6%) and most female patient behavioral health care visits were for depression-related disorders (30%). Both diagnostic categories increased after the flood by 66% and 44%, respectively. Expansion accounted for a 4% increase in claims. Postflood claims reflected 8% to 10% higher costs.Conclusions. Greater amounts of behavioral health care services were sought in all 10 months of the postflood study period. We observed gender differences in use of services and diagnoses. Behavioral health care services following natural disasters must be extended longer than traditionally expected, with consideration for specific population needs.
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- Stephen W Phillippi
- Stephen W. Phillippi, Kaylin Beiter, Casey L. Thomas, Olivia K. Sugarman, and Ashley Wennerstrom are with the Department of Behavioral and Community Sciences, School of Public Health, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center New Orleans. Olivia K. Sugarman and Ashley Wennerstrom are also with the Center for Healthcare Value and Equity, School of Medicine, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center New Orleans. Kenneth B. Wells is with the Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Services, David Geffen School of Medicine, and the Department of Health Policy and Management, Fielding School of Public Health, University of California Los Angeles. Edward Trapido is with the Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center New Orleans
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- Stephen W. Phillippi, Kaylin Beiter, Casey L. Thomas, Olivia K. Sugarman, and Ashley Wennerstrom are with the Department of Behavioral and Community Sciences, School of Public Health, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center New Orleans. Olivia K. Sugarman and Ashley Wennerstrom are also with the Center for Healthcare Value and Equity, School of Medicine, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center New Orleans. Kenneth B. Wells is with the Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Services, David Geffen School of Medicine, and the Department of Health Policy and Management, Fielding School of Public Health, University of California Los Angeles. Edward Trapido is with the Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center New Orleans
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- Stephen W. Phillippi, Kaylin Beiter, Casey L. Thomas, Olivia K. Sugarman, and Ashley Wennerstrom are with the Department of Behavioral and Community Sciences, School of Public Health, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center New Orleans. Olivia K. Sugarman and Ashley Wennerstrom are also with the Center for Healthcare Value and Equity, School of Medicine, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center New Orleans. Kenneth B. Wells is with the Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Services, David Geffen School of Medicine, and the Department of Health Policy and Management, Fielding School of Public Health, University of California Los Angeles. Edward Trapido is with the Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center New Orleans
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- Stephen W. Phillippi, Kaylin Beiter, Casey L. Thomas, Olivia K. Sugarman, and Ashley Wennerstrom are with the Department of Behavioral and Community Sciences, School of Public Health, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center New Orleans. Olivia K. Sugarman and Ashley Wennerstrom are also with the Center for Healthcare Value and Equity, School of Medicine, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center New Orleans. Kenneth B. Wells is with the Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Services, David Geffen School of Medicine, and the Department of Health Policy and Management, Fielding School of Public Health, University of California Los Angeles. Edward Trapido is with the Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center New Orleans
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- Stephen W. Phillippi, Kaylin Beiter, Casey L. Thomas, Olivia K. Sugarman, and Ashley Wennerstrom are with the Department of Behavioral and Community Sciences, School of Public Health, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center New Orleans. Olivia K. Sugarman and Ashley Wennerstrom are also with the Center for Healthcare Value and Equity, School of Medicine, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center New Orleans. Kenneth B. Wells is with the Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Services, David Geffen School of Medicine, and the Department of Health Policy and Management, Fielding School of Public Health, University of California Los Angeles. Edward Trapido is with the Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center New Orleans
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- Stephen W. Phillippi, Kaylin Beiter, Casey L. Thomas, Olivia K. Sugarman, and Ashley Wennerstrom are with the Department of Behavioral and Community Sciences, School of Public Health, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center New Orleans. Olivia K. Sugarman and Ashley Wennerstrom are also with the Center for Healthcare Value and Equity, School of Medicine, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center New Orleans. Kenneth B. Wells is with the Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Services, David Geffen School of Medicine, and the Department of Health Policy and Management, Fielding School of Public Health, University of California Los Angeles. Edward Trapido is with the Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center New Orleans
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- Stephen W. Phillippi, Kaylin Beiter, Casey L. Thomas, Olivia K. Sugarman, and Ashley Wennerstrom are with the Department of Behavioral and Community Sciences, School of Public Health, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center New Orleans. Olivia K. Sugarman and Ashley Wennerstrom are also with the Center for Healthcare Value and Equity, School of Medicine, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center New Orleans. Kenneth B. Wells is with the Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Services, David Geffen School of Medicine, and the Department of Health Policy and Management, Fielding School of Public Health, University of California Los Angeles. Edward Trapido is with the Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center New Orleans
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Burwell-Naney K, Wilson SM, Whitlock ST, Puett R. Hybrid Resiliency-Stressor Conceptual Framework for Informing Decision Support Tools and Addressing Environmental Injustice and Health Inequities. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2019; 16:E1466. [PMID: 31027209 PMCID: PMC6518295 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph16081466] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2019] [Revised: 04/19/2019] [Accepted: 04/19/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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While structural factors may drive health inequities, certain health-promoting attributes of one's "place" known as salutogens may further moderate the cumulative impacts of exposures to socio-environmental stressors that behave as pathogens. Understanding the synergistic relationship between socio-environmental stressors and resilience factors is a critical component in reducing health inequities; however, the catalyst for this concept relies on community-engaged research approaches to ultimately strengthen resiliency and promote health. Furthermore, this concept has not been fully integrated into environmental justice and cumulative risk assessment screening tools designed to identify geospatial variability in environmental factors that may be associated with health inequities. As a result, we propose a hybrid resiliency-stressor conceptual framework to inform the development of environmental justice and cumulative risk assessment screening tools that can detect environmental inequities and opportunities for resilience in vulnerable populations. We explore the relationship between actual exposures to socio-environmental stressors, perceptions of stressors, and one's physiological and psychological stress response to environmental stimuli, which collectively may perpetuate health inequities by increasing allostatic load and initiating disease onset. This comprehensive framework expands the scope of existing screening tools to inform action-based solutions that rely on community-engaged research efforts to increase resiliency and promote positive health outcomes.
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- Kristen Burwell-Naney
- Center for Outreach in Alzheimer's, Aging and Community Health, North Carolina A&T State University, 2105 Yanceyville Street, Greensboro, NC 27405, USA.
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- Maryland Institute for Applied Environmental Health, School of Public Heath, University of Maryland, 255 Valley Drive, College Park, MD 20742, USA.
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- Office of Environmental Justice and Sustainability, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 61 Forsyth Street SW, Atlanta, GA 30303, USA.
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- Maryland Institute for Applied Environmental Health, School of Public Heath, University of Maryland, 255 Valley Drive, College Park, MD 20742, USA.
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