Abstract Purpose of Review We review recent community interventions to promote mental
health and social equity. We define community interventions as those that involve multi …

An emerging approach to public health emergency preparedness and response, community
resilience encompasses individual preparedness as well as establishing a supportive social …

Community resilience (CR)—ability to withstand and recover from a disaster—is a national
policy expectation that challenges health departments to merge disaster preparedness and …

ObjectivePolicy-makers and practitioners have a need to assess community resilience in
disasters. Prior efforts conflated resilience with community functioning, combined resistance …

The frequency and severity of disasters over the last few decades have presented
unprecedented challenges for communities across the United States. In 2005, Hurricane …

Background: This year has seen the emergence of two major crises, a significant increase in
the frequency and severity of hurricanes and the COVID-19 pandemic. However, little is …

As the frequency and intensity of natural hazards continue to rise due to climate change and
other factors, it becomes imperative to address the human element in disaster risk …

Objectives. To determine how community-based organizations (CBOs) define priorities for
bolstering community resilience, challenges in addressing these priorities, and strategies to …

FEMA provides hundreds of millions of dollars for hazard mitigation projects annually
through their Hazard Mitigation Assistance (HMA) grant programs. HMA funding is most …

There is compelling evidence of the potential negative effects of disasters on children's
adjustment and functioning. Although there is an increasing base of evidence supporting the …