Currently, NLM is not updating the Disaster Information Management Research Center (DIMRC) website, and is limiting updates to the Disaster Lit database to COVID-19 related data collection tools found in the DR2.
We are no longer adding links to other new disaster-related information. The content of select resources from Disaster Lit will be digitized and made available through Digital Collections and Bookshelf.
Annotation:This web page provides information about multiple Community Assessments for Public Health Emergency Response (CASPERs) that were conducted to assess the general and mentalhealth needs of affected coastal communities in Alabama and Mississippi after the DeepwaterHorizonoilspill in 2010. It explains the assessments' objectives, outcomes, and key results....[See more] [See less]
Annotation:This eight-page report details how the impacts of the DeepwaterHorizonoilspill stretched beyond the Gulf of Mexico’s waters, plants, animals, and habitats, and affected the mentalhealth of some residents along the Gulf Coast. Scientists documented short-term mentalhealth impacts, but the long-term impacts have been harder to identify. Scientists are also developing new ways to determine how exposure to disasters, such as oilspills, impacts the physical and mentalhealth of communities....[See more] [See less]
Annotation:This database provides information that has been compiled on research into the human impacts of the DeepwaterHorizon Gulf Oilspill in 2010. Results can be filtered by selecting a focus area and/or a state, or entering a keyword. Focus areas are Community Resilience, Economic Well-Being, Health, Social Well-Being, and Stress and MentalHealth....[See more] [See less]
Annotation:This 10-page document is a summary of literature regarding disaster mentalhealth issues found following the DeepwaterHorizonOilSpill in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010, and an appendix to the Literature Summary and Review of Disaster MentalHealth. Studies examining the impact of the DeepwaterHorizonOilSpill on mentalhealth in Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana have been important in verifying previous oilspill research, and have led to new insights on the longer term effects that human-generated and long duration events can have on mentalhealth....[See more] [See less]
Annotation:This 28-page document is part of an effort to develop a mentalhealth module for disaster responder trainings that will help build stronger, more resilient communities, particularly in regards to post-disaster mentalhealth, and to address concerns of responder mentalhealth. The overarching goal of this review is to gain an understanding of all aspects of responder mentalhealth in disasters and the programs that are widely used, their pros and cons and applications. The 10-page appendix to this document, MentalHealth Following the DeepwaterHorizonOilSpill, is available at https://tools.niehs.nih.gov/wetp/public/hasl_get_blob.cfm?ID=9959....[See more] [See less]
Annotation:This 70-page document describes the results of data collection efforts conducted by the Substance Abuse and MentalHealth Services Administration (SAMHSA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) related to the behavioral health (mentalhealth and substance use) of residents of the Gulf Coast affected by the DeepwaterHorizonoilspill in April, 2010. The data may be informative to public health officials in determining priorities, and in the planning and administration of mental and behavioral health services in this region....[See more] [See less]
Annotation:This 10-page document is the summary of a May 2011 meeting to evaluate the worker education and training program performed immediately following the DeepwaterHorizonoilspill in April 2010. Observations from that session suggest that worker training can be improved; that to address the mentalhealth impact experienced by workers, an integrated, collaborative effort needs to be undertaken; and that primary care providers must be more knowledgeable in mentalhealth diagnosis and treatment....[See more] [See less]
Annotation:This web page provides information and materials about a health study for individuals who helped with the oilspill response and cleanup, took training, signed up to work, or were sent to the Gulf to help in some way after the DeepwaterHorizon disaster. This resource was identified by the NIH Disaster Research Response Program (DR2) for researchers looking for pre- and post-disaster data collection instruments....[See more] [See less]
Annotation:On April 20, 2010, the DeepwaterHorizon Offshore Drilling Unit exploded in the Gulf of Mexico, resulting in 11 deaths, 17 injuries, and the largest marine petroleum release in history. A few months after the explosion, CDC conducted a Community Assessment for Public Health Emergency Response (CASPER) to assess the general and mentalhealth needs of affected coastal communities in two counties in Alabama. Because mentalhealth needs continue to evolve following man-made disasters and anecdotal reports of mentalhealth needs continued in the communities, the Alabama Departments of Public and MentalHealth requested CDC assistance in conducting a CASPER in two specific Gulf coast counties exactly one year after the first CASPERs. This report provides a summary of the methodology used to conduct the second CASPER and the results, as well as a comparison with results of the first CASPER....[See more] [See less]
Annotation:The 2010 DeepwaterHorizonoilspill and residual oil continues to require follow-up by public health professionals. Following the spill, conflicting reports from various scientific groups and governmental agencies contributed to a lingering concern about the effects of the oil. This 2 hour course addresses fears from possible long-term effects of the oilspill and the examines how the economic impact on fishermen and the tourist industry continues to impact the Gulf Coast, increasing stress and contributing to mentalhealth issues....[See more] [See less]
