Publications

Center faculty and staff, participating faculty, and affiliates have published a number of abstracts, articles, and letters to the editor on the topics of disasters and emergency public health.

Kano M, Bourque LB. Emergency and disaster preparedness among California’s public schools. Presented at the American Public Health Association 134th Annual Meeting; November 4-8, 2006; Boston, MA.

Shoaf, KI, Rottman, SJ, Seligson, HA. Hazard risk assessment from a public health perspective. Presented at the American Public Health Association 134th Annual Meeting; November 4-8, 2006; Boston, MA.

Bourque LB. Symposium on "Are Hispanic Americans at greater risk for PTSD?" Presented at the 22nd Annual Meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS); November 4-7, 2006; Hollywood, California.

Mittler E, Bourque LB, Wood M, Taylor C. How Communities Implement Successful Mitigation Programs: Insight from the Multihazard Mitigation Council (MMC) community study. Multihazard Hazard Issues in the Central United States. Presented at the American Society of Civil Engineers Symposium; October 18, 2006; Chicago, Illinois.

Gonzales RM, Glik DC, Prelip M, Bourque LB, Yuen J, Ang A, Jones MC. Risk Perceptions and Behavioral Intentions for Hepatitis B: How do young adults fare? Health Education Research. 2006 October; 21(5):654-661.

Glik D, Blevins J, Drury A, Tan P. Formative research for multi-cultural disaster supply kit campaign. Presented at the Best Practices for Risk Communication Summit; September 25-26, 2006; Sacramento, CA.

Bourque LB. Earthquake social science data archive. Presented at the California Seismic Safety Commission; September 14, 2006; Los Angeles, CA.

Kano M, Bourque LB. Use of the Standardized Emergency Management System among public schools in California, U.S.A. Presented at the International Disaster Reduction Conference; August 2006; Davos, Switzerland.

Porter K, Shoaf KI, Seligson HA. Value of injuries in the Northridge Earthquake. Earthquake Spectra. 2006;May 22(2).

Seligson HA, Shoaf KI, Kano M. Development of casualty models for non-ductile concrete frame structures for use in PEER’s performance-based earthquake engineering framework. Presented at the 100th Anniversary Earthquake Conference Commemorating the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake/8th U.S. National Conference on Earthquake Engineering; April 18-22, 2006; San Francisco, CA.

Ganderton PT, Bourque L, Dash N, Eguchi R, Godschalk D, Heider C, Mittler E, Porter K, Rose A, Tobin LT, Taylor C. Mitigation Generates Savings of Four to One and Enhances Community Resilence: MMC releases independent study on savings from natural hazard mitigation. An invited comment. Natural Hazards Observer. 2006;March 1-3.

Bourque LB, Siegel JM, Kano M, Wood MM. Morbidity and mortality associated with disasters. In H Rodriguez, R Dynes, E Quarantelli, Editors, Handbook of Disaster Research. Springer; 2006.

Reismann D, Schreiber M, et al. The Virtual Network Supporting the Front Lines: Addressing emerging behavioral health problems following the Tsunami 2004. Military Medicine. 2006;171: S40-S43.

Nguyen LH, Shen H, Ershoff D, Afifi AA, Bourque LB. Exploring the causal relationship between exposure to the 1994 Northridge Earthquake and pre- and post-earthquake preparedness activities. Earthquake Spectra. 2006;22:569-587.

Bourque LB, Siegel JM, Kano M, Wood MM. Weathering the Storm: The impact of hurricanes on physical and mental health. ANNALS, American Academy of Political and Social Sciences. 2006; 604:129-151.

Thienkrua W, Lopes Cardozo B, Chakkraband MLS, Guadamuz TE, Pengjuntr W, Tantipiwatanaskul P, Sakornsatian S, Ekassawin S, Panyayong B, Varangrat A, Tappero JW, Schreiber M, van Griensven F. Tsunami-related post-traumatic stress disorder and depression among children in southern Thailand. JAMA. 2006;296:549-559.

Alexander J, Rottman S, Shoaf K. Bioterrorism and Disaster Preparedness for Health Professions Students: An interdisciplinary approach. Presented at the American Public Health Association 133rd Annual Meeting; December 10-14, 2005; Philadelphia, PA.

Cuomo J, Shoaf K, Dorian A, Kuljian S, Rottman S. Emergency Exercise Evaluation: A system for public health planners. Presented at the American Public Health Association 133rd Annual Meeting; December 10-14, 2005; Philadelphia, PA.

Glik D, Drury A, Cavanaugh C. What Not To Say: Crafting bioterrorism risk communications messages for botulism. Presented at the American Public Health Association 133rd Annual Meeting; December 10-14, 2005; Philadelphia, PA.

Kuljian S, Shoaf K, Dorian A, Rottman S. Evaluating disaster preparedness training activities. Presented at the American Public Health Association 133rd Annual Meeting; December 10-14, 2005; Philadelphia, PA.

Rottman SJ, Shoaf KI, Dorian A. Development of a training curriculum for public health preparedness. J Public Health Manag Pract. 2005;November; Supplement.

Ramirez M, Kano M, Bourque LB, Shoaf KI. Child and household factors associated with fatal and non-fatal pediatric injury during the 1999 Kocaeli Earthquake. International Journal of Mass Emergencies and Disasters. 2005 August.

Glik D. Social marketing and disaster preparedness. Presented at the 30th Annual Hazards Research and Applications Workshop; July 10–12, 2005; Boulder, Colorado.

Kano M, Siegel JM, Bourque LB. First aid training and capabilities of the lay public: a potential alternative source of emergency medical assistance following natural disasters. Disasters. 2005 March.

Kano M, Ramirez M, Ybarra WJ, Frias G, Bourque LB. Assessment of school emergency preparedness and SEMS compliance in three Los Angeles County, California, school districts. Presented at the 1st International Conference on Urban Disaster Reduction; January 18-20, 2005; Kobe, Japan.

Multihazard Mitigation Council and Applied Technology Council. Research Team (RT Eguchi, Project Director, E Mittler, C Taylor, AZ Rose, K Porter, TR McLane, C Barber, J Bouabid, LB Bourque, S Chang, N Dash, J Delahay, C Huyck, C Jones, M Kano, K Kappler, L Lam, RC Quinn, C Rojahn, AM Sharma, K Strzepek, J Whitehead, MM Wood, K Woodell, B Yang). Natural Hazard Mitigation Saves: An independent study to assess the future savings from mitigation activities. Volume 1. Findings, Conclusions, and Recommendations. Volume 2. Study Documentation. National Institute of Building Sciences, 2005, Washington, D.C. Available at: http://www.nibs.org/MMC/mmchome.html.

Bourque LB. The methodological think tank. Presented at the Conference on Innovations in Trauma Research Methods; November 17-18, 2004; New Orleans, LA.

Glik D, Davoudi M, Harrison K, Riopelle D, Drury A, Imershein D. Designing and testing components of a bioterrorism emergency risk communication system. Presented at the American Public Health Association 132nd Annual Meeting; November 6-10, 2004; Washington, DC.

Glik D, Davoudi M, Riopelle D. Disasters in the Media: A content analysis of disaster depictions in movies and prime-time television. Presented at the American Public Health Association 132nd Annual Meeting; November 6-10, 2004; Washington, DC.

Kano M, Ramirez M, Bourque L, Shoaf KI. Child and household factors associated with fatal and non-fatal pediatric injury during the 1999 Kocaeli Earthquake. Presented at the American Public Health Association 132nd Annual Meeting; November 6-10, 2004; Washington, DC.

Kano M, Ramirez M, Shoaf K. Individual, household, and structural characteristics associated with pediatric injuries in the 1999 Kocaeli, Turkey Earthquake. Presented at the American Public Health Association 132nd Annual Meeting; November 6-10, 2004; Washington, DC.

Shoaf K, Namkung P, Tehrani K, Teja T. Public Health Ready in California: A unique agency/university experience. Presented at the American Public Health Association 132nd Annual Meeting; November 6-10, 2004; Washington, DC.

Shoaf KI, Sauter CA, Bourque LB, Giangreco C, Weiss B. Suicides in Los Angeles County in relation to the Northridge Earthquake. Prehosp Disast Med. 2004 Oct-Dec; 19(4):307-310.

Glik D, Wray R, Mitchell B. CDC Terrorism Crisis Communications: Message development research. Presented at the NPHIC Annual Conference; October 6, 2004; Boston, MA.

Kuba M, Dorian A, Kuljian S, Shoaf K. Elderly Populations in Disasters: Recounting evacuation processes from two skilled care facilities in central Florida. Quick Response Report. Natural Hazards Center; August, 2004; Boulder, Colorado.

Shoaf KI. (Discussant). Public health, bioterrorism, and national security. Presented at the 29th Annual Workshop on Hazards Research and Applications; July 11-14, 2004; Boulder, CO.

Bourque LB, Eguchi R, Mittler E, Tobbin T, Rose A. Panel on benefits and costs of mitigation. Presented at the 29th Annual Workshop on Hazards Research and Applications; July 11-14, 2004; Boulder, CO.

Bourque LB. The Disaster-Public Health Nexus. Public Health Risk of Disasters: Building capacity to respond. Co-Sponsored by: The Disasters Roundtable and The Roundtable on Environmental Health Sciences, Research and Medicine, The National Academies; June 22, 2004; Washington, DC.

Glik D. Public Communications Concerns and Bioterrorism Threats: Findings from formative research. Presented at the SLU Media Training Conference; June 17, 2004; St Louis, MO.

Bourque LB, Ramirez M. Emergency preparedness in Los Angeles County schools. Presented at the 7th World Conference on Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion; June 6-9, 2004; Vienna, Austria.

Bourque LB, Oliver-Smith A, Palm R. The Role, Importance, and Need for Multidisciplinary Research in Disaster Field: Challenges and opportunities. Presented at Disaster Research and the Social Sciences: Lessons Learned and Future Trajectories; April 30-May 1, 2004; University of Delaware.

Glik, D. First Responders and the Smallpox Vaccine Initiative in the US: Lessons learned in bioterrorism preparedness and risk communication. Presented at the International Union of Health Promotion and Education; April 27, 2004; Melbourne, Australia.

Shoaf KI. Disaster Research Boot Camp 102: Advanced research. Presented at the National Disaster Medical System Conference; April 17-21, 2004; Dallas, TX.

Shoaf KI, Riopelle D. Disaster Research Boot Camp 101: Basic research. Presented at the National Disaster Medical System Conference; April 17-21, 2004; Dallas, TX.

Riopelle D, Sauter C, Brzeski N, Shoaf KI, Rottman SJ. Emergency preparedness and planning for Head Start programs. Presented at the American Public Health Association 131st Annual Meeting; November 15-19, 2003; San Francisco, CA.

Rottman S, Shoaf KI. From anthrax to volcanoes. Presented at the American Public Health Association 131st Annual Meeting; November 15-19, 2003; San Francisco, CA.

Shoaf KI. (Discussant). Protecting the Public Health – challenges for collaboration. Presented at the 28th Annual Hazards Research and Applications Workshop; July 2003; Boulder, CO.

Nguyen LH, Ershoff D, Afifi AA, Bourque LB. Do pre-quake preparedness activities reduce physical, emotional and financial injuries? Presented at CDC Safety in Numbers; April 28-29, 2003; Atlanta, GA.

Shoaf KI. Disaster Research Boot Camp 101: Basic research. Presented at the National Disaster Medical System Conference Conference; March 8-12, 2003; Reno, NV.

Shoaf, KI with Argothy V, Boruff B, Cubbin, L, Miller, J. Societal impacts. Earthquake Spectra. 2003;Jan:19(supp A):155-65.

Rottman SJ. Disaster Medicine. David E. Hogan and Jonathan L. Burstein (eds). Book review. N Eng J Med. 2003;349:199-201.

Bourque LB, Fielder EP. How to Conduct Telephone Surveys, 2nd edition, Thousand Oaks, California: Sage Publications; 2003.

Bourque LB, Fielder EP. How to Conduct Self-Administered Mail Surveys, 2nd edition, Thousand Oaks, California: Sage Publications; 2003.

Seligson HA, Shoaf KI. Human Impacts of Earthquakes. In W. Chen and C. Scawthorn (eds), Earthquake Engineering Handbook. Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press; 2003.

Siegel JM, Shoaf KI, Afifi AA, Bourque LB. Surviving Two Disasters: Does the reaction to the first predict response to the second? Environment and Behavior. 2003;35(5):637-654.

Peek-Asa C, Ramirez M, Seligson HA, Shoaf KI. Seismic, structural, and individual factors associated with earthquake-related injury. Inj Prev. 2003;9:62-66.

2002

Sauter CA, Shoaf KI, Hayashi H, Tatsuki S. Effect of building damage on mortality and morbidity in the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake of 1995. Presented at the American Public Health Association 130th Annual Meeting; November 9-13, 2002; Philadelphia, PA.

Siegel JM, Shoaf KI, Bourque LB. Surviving Two Disasters: Psychological reaction and preparedness. Presented at the American Public Health Association 130th Annual Meeting; November 9-13, 2002; Philadelphia, PA.

Shoaf KI. The Role of Public Health in Disasters: A-CPHP activities. Presented at the ASPH Environmental Health Conference; September 2002; Pittsburgh, PA.

Shoaf KI. Hazard Risk Assessment for Public Health Consequences. Dealing With Disasters: The health impacts. Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction; September 2002; Ontario, Canada.

Shoaf KI. The application of public health lessons from natural and technological disasters to bioterrorism planning and response. Natural Hazards Workshop; July 2002; Boulder, CO.

Shoaf KI. Tools for the Tasks Ahead - Planning for Human Impacts of Disasters: Lessons learned from recent events. National Disaster Medical System Conference; April 13-17, 2002; Atlanta, GA.

Shoaf KI. Planning for Human Impacts of Disasters: Lessons learned from recent events. National Disaster Medical System Conference; April 13-17, 2002; Atlanta, GA.

Shoaf KI, Seligson HA, Peek-Asa C, Mahue-Giangreco M. Advancing the Science of Casualty Estimation: A standardized classification scheme. Presented at the 7th National Conference for Earthquake Engineering; 2002; Boston, MA.

Seligson HA, Shoaf KI, Peek-Asa C, Mahue-Giangreco M. Engineering-Based Earthquake Casualty Modeling: Past, present and future. Presented at the 7th National Conference for Earthquake Engineering; 2002; Boston, MA.

Bourque LB, Siegel JM, Shoaf KI. Psychological distress following urban earthquakes in California. Prehosp Disast Med. 2002;17:81-90.

Rottman SJ, Shoaf KI. Health effects of natural disasters. In L. Breslow (Ed). Encyclopedia of Public Health. New York: MacMillan Reference USA; 2002.