Disaster Recovery Research

Topics:

• Recovery
• Public Health Issues
• Healthcare Services Impacts
• Hospital Recovery Guides
• Behavioral Health Impacts
• Environmental Health Impacts
• Environmental Hazards
• Safety Issues for Response and Recovery Workers
• Children in Disasters
• Social Service Impacts
• Food Safety and Regulated Medical Products
• Disaster Assistance
• Disaster Recovery Planning for States and Local Governments
• Community Resilience
• At-Risk Individuals

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Recovery

• Healthy, Resilient, and Sustainable Communities After Disasters: Strategies, Opportunities, and Planning for Recovery
• Health in All Policies: A Guide for State and Local Governments 
• Social Capital: A Missing Link to Disaster Recovery
• Abramson, D., Stehling-Ariza, T., Park, Y., et al. (2010). Measuring Individual Disaster Recovery: A Socioecological Framework. National Center for Disaster Preparedness, Columbia University.
• U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response. (2015). HHS Response and Recovery Resources Compendium

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Public Health Issues

• ​Food, Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Information for Use Before and After a Disaster or Emergency
• Public Health Assessment and Surveillance after a Disaster​

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Healthcare Services Impacts

• FEMA Mitigation’s Risk Management Series Design Guide for Improving Hospital Safety in Earthquakes, Floods, and High Winds 
• Healthcare Preparedness Capabilities: National Guidance for Healthcare System Preparedness - Jan. 2012
• U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Office of Cyber and Infrastructure Analysis. (2014)

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Hospital Recovery Guides

• ​Essential Functions and Considerations for Hospital Recovery
• ​A Quick Guide: FEMA Reimbursement for Acute Care Hospitals
• Providers/Suppliers - Facilities Impacted by the Emergency Preparedness Rule
• CMS finalizes rule to bolster emergency preparedness of certain facilities participating in Medicare and Medicaid
• Emergency Preparedness Rule
• Emergency Preparedness Requirements for Medicare and Medicaid Participating Providers and Suppliers Technical Assistance

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Behavioral Health Impacts

• Coping with Disasters
• Disaster Distress Helpline
• SAMSHA Disaster Technical Assistance
• Crisis Counseling Assistance and Training Program

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Environmental Health Impacts

• ​CDC Environmental Concerns after a Disaster
• Post-Disaster Renovations and Asbestos
• ​Post-Disaster Renovations and Lead Based Paint

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Environmental Hazards

• Mold
• ​Mosquitoes and Vector-Borne Diseases

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Safety Issues for Response and Recovery Workers

• Response and Recovery Worker Safety

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​Children in Disasters

• Recommendations and Reports
• National Advisory Committee on Children and Disasters
• Children and Youth Task Force in Disasters
• ​Post-Disaster Reunification of Children: A Nationwide Approach
• New York Children’s Issues Task Force Report: Lessons Learned
  

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Social Services Impacts

• ​Disaster Case Management Program (DCM)
• ACF Social Services Block Grants (SSBG) 
• Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)
• ​Head Start Services
• HUD Community Development Block Grant Program (CDBG)

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​Food Safety and Regulated Medical Products

• ​Food Safety and Medical Products in Hurricane Sandy

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​Disaster Assistance

• ​DisasterAssistance.gov
• Guidance on Planning for Integration of Functional Needs Support Services in General Population Shelters
• Disaster Survivor Assistance
• Individual Assistance Program Tools Frequently Asked Questions
• ​Public Assistance: Local, State, Tribal and Non-Profit
• SBA Disaster Loans
  

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​Disaster Recovery Planning for States and Local Governments

• State Disaster Recovery Planning Guide
• Denver UASI All-Hazards Regional Recovery Framework
• ​Arizona Disaster Recovery Framework
• Louisiana Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness. (2013). Procurement Guide: Getting and Keeping Your FEMA Grant Dollars
• Acosta, J.D., Chandra, A., Xenakis, L., et al. (2015). Partnerships for Recovery Across the Sectors (PRACTIS) Toolkit.  RAND Corporation.

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Community Resilience

• FEMA Individual Assistance Program Tools
• FEMA Public Assistance: Policy and Guidance
• ​Community Resilience Fact Sheet
• University of North Carolina, Gillings School of Global Public Health. (2015). Disaster Recovery Tracking Tool: Measuring Recovery through Healthy Community Indicators.

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​At-Risk Individuals

• ​Preparedness, Response and Recovery for Older Adults
• Emergency Preparedness for Older Adults (CDC)
• Children and Youth Task Force in Disasters: Guidelines for Development
• FEMA’s Functional Needs Support Services Guidance
• Preparedness, Response, and Recovery Considerations for Children and Families

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