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Teaching Emergency Preparedness to Restricted‐Budget Families
Author(s) -
Mack Shan E.,
Spotts Daniel,
Hayes Atraya,
Warner Joanne Rains
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
public health nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.471
H-Index - 55
eISSN - 1525-1446
pISSN - 0737-1209
DOI - 10.1111/j.1525-1446.2006.00572.x
Subject(s) - preparedness , curriculum , resource (disambiguation) , public health , intervention (counseling) , plan (archaeology) , nursing , medical education , promotion (chess) , emergency management , medicine , psychology , public relations , political science , pedagogy , computer network , archaeology , politics , computer science , law , history
Objectives: To fulfill the health teaching and promotion responsibilities of public health nurses, a teaching intervention was devised to prepare low‐income, low‐resource families to survive a worst‐case disaster scenario. The purpose of this study is to introduce that plan. Design: Teaching sessions were held to increase awareness about disaster preparedness and to provide the resources necessary for preparing disaster kits on a restricted budget. Sample: This project focused on families enrolled at the Children's Relief Nursery in Portland, Oregon's St. Johns District. Measurements: Posttest assessments and client follow‐up at 3, 6, and 12 months were used to assess the effectiveness of the curriculum and follow‐through on kit preparation. Results: A replicable teaching tool was successfully developed, and the interest and commitment of community partners dedicated to assisting restricted‐budget families was secured. Conclusions: States' disaster plans hinge on individuals' implementation of their own survival plans, and it is vital that these individuals be made aware of their responsibility. It is truly a matter of life and death that families possess the skills, knowledge, and resources to carry out a disaster survival plan successfully, and it is the ethical responsibility of the public health nurse to intervene.