Disaster Epidemiology

Jennifer Horney is a Professor and Founding Director of the Epidemiology Program and Core Faculty at the Disaster Research Center at the University of Delaware. Her research focuses on assessing the health impacts of disasters, including inequitable impacts among physically and socially vulnerable groups. She is currently a member of the Board of Scientific Counselors for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Center for Preparedness and Response, a member of the National Academies of Sciences’ Gulf Research Program’s Enhancing Community Resilience Committee, and a member of the Publications Board of the American Public Health Association. She has provided technical assistance to public health agencies globally around disasters, emerging infectious disease outbreaks, and pandemic influenza planning and response.

An Introduction to Disaster Epidemiology   Josephine Malilay and Jennifer A. Horney 1. History of Disaster Epidemiology: 1960-2015   Jennifer A. Horney 2. Methods: Surveillance   Kahler Stone Vignettes: Veterans Health Affairs, Veterans, and Disasters   Tiffany Radcliff, Aram Dobalian and Karen Chu 3. Applications: Informatics: Using Information Systems to Improve Surveillance During Disasters   Laura Edison, Karl Soetebier and Hope Dishman 4. Applications: Shelter Surveillance   Rebecca Jean Heick Post-Disaster Carbon Monoxide Surveillance   Kanta Sircar and Dorothty Stearns 5. Applications: Mortality Surveillance   Rebecca S. Noe 6. Study Designs in Disaster Epidemiology   Latasha Allen and Jennifer A. Horney 7. Applications: CASPER   Amy Helene Schnall, Amy Wolkin and Tesfaye Mekonnen Bayleyegn Applications: ACE   Maureen F. Orr and Mary Anne Duncan Vignettes from Recent Responses: California Geothermal Gas Vents   Svetlana Smorodinsky, Tracy Barreau and Jason Wilken Vignettes from Recent Responses: California Drought   Jason Wilken, Svetlana Smorodinsky and Tracy Barreau 8. Methods: Questionnaire Development and Interviewing Techniques   Amy Helene Schnall, Amy Wolkin and Nicole Nakata Vignettes from Recent Responses: Foodborne   Marilyn Felkner, Venessa Cantu and Kevin Mcclaran 9. Applications: Social Vulnerablity to Disaster (Hampton and Hertford Counties - Isabel)   Danielle Spurlock 10. Applications: Responder Safety   Renee Funk Vignettes from Recent Responses: Pregnant Women and Ebola   Jonetta Johnson Mpofu and Michelle Dynes 11. Methods: Data Analysis   Ashley Conley 12. Applications: Bioterrorism, Biodefense, and Biotechnology   Koya Allen Vignettes: Natural Disasters and Climate Change   Joel Casey Dietrich Vignettes: Impacts on People with Pre-existing Chronic Medical Conditions   Pamela Allweiss 13. Applications: Disaster Communication and Community Engagement   Jennifer C. Beggs Vignette from Recent Responses: Roseburg Oregon Mass Shooting   Akiko M. Saito 14. Discussion and Conclusion - What Disaster Epidemiology Can Contribute to Resilient Communities   Jennifer A. Horney Appendix: Resources from Disaster Libraries   Suzanne Shurtz Clark