Impact of Man-made Disasters on the Underserved: Lesson Learned from BP Oil Spill

人为灾难对服务不足的人群的影响：英国石油公司漏油事件的教训

• 批准号: 8129967
• 负责人: BETTY P. DENNIS
• 金额: $ 5万
• 依托单位: UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2011
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2011-03-24 至 2013-03-23
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/8129967
• 关键词: Address; Advisory Committees; Alabama; Area; Buffers; Communities; Contingency Fund; Development; Disasters; Economics; Environment; Environmental Health; Environmental Impact; Event; Family; Frequencies; Funding; Funding Mechanisms; Future; Goals; Health; Health Sciences; Human; Hurricane; Institution; International; Lead; Leadership; Learning; Louisiana; Mental Health; Mississippi; Oils; Outcome; Persons; Policies; Population; Public Policy; Regulation; Research; Research Infrastructure; Research Training; Risk; Safety; System; Universities; Vision; Vulnerable Populations; economic impact; follow-up; health disparity; man; meetings; minority health; physical conditioning; policy implication; prevent; response; social capital; socioeconomics; symposium

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The goal of this proposal is to plan and implement an international conference and a follow-up scientific meeting to address the human and environmental impact of man-made disasters, with a focus on vulnerable populations and resultant health disparities. This overarching theme will be approached through the prism of the 2010 BP Oil Spill and the lessons learned from the impact of and the response to this disaster, as well as previous man-made disasters. The specific aims are to bring together regional, national, and international experts and stakeholders to: 1. Address the short- and long-term physical and mental health risks of man-made disasters with special emphasis on the BP Oil Spill ; 2. Address the environmental impact of man-made disasters and discuss the development and enforcement of environmental and safety regulations; 3. Address the community and family impact of the BP Oil Spill in terms of social capital and stability; 4. Address the economic impact of man-made disasters, including the need to provide a rapid-response economic buffer for impacted communities, now and in the future, and a fully funded contingency plan. The conference will be convened by the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Minority Health and Health Disparities Research Center, the Minority Health and Health Disparities Research Center of Dillard University/Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, and Jackson State University in Mississippi. The events will be organized by a four-person organizing committee from the four convening institutions. An eight- person advisory committee of national and international experts will provide scientific leadership and direction. The conference has been planned for January 23-24, 2011 at Dillard University for 100 attendees. It will include plenary sessions on the impact of man-made disasters on human health and the environmental effects and policy implications of man-made disasters, as well as four breakout sessions: human health risks from oil leaks, socioeconomic impacts of oil leaks, environmental impact of oil leaks, and policy perspectives. The follow-up scientific meeting has been planned for March, 2011 in Gulfport/Biloxi, Mississippi, for 20 attendees. Funding will be provided by the UAB Minority Health and Health Disparities Research Center. This meeting will analyze the outcomes of the international conference and will integrate the conclusions from the various themes (health, environment, economics, and public policy) to identify future prospects and challenges. Specifically, it will outline the research agenda, research clusters and facilities, and mechanisms of funding. The ultimate outcome will be a developed strategy to establish a tri-state (AL, MS, LA) infrastructure for research, training, and community engagement to address both the immediate and the long-term impacts of the BP Oil Spill disaster and help prevent or mitigate the effects of future man-made disasters. PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE: Natural and man-made disasters occur with deadly frequency in the tri-state area (AL, LA, MS). The serial devastation of hurricanes Alex, Katrina, Rita, and Gustav, and now the BP Gulf Oil Spill, has exposed a disaster response system that is seriously inadequate. These disasters are the consequence of emerging disparity populations; therefore the focus of the proposed events is on vulnerable populations and resultant health disparities. The proposed events will provide a first opportunity for the three states to develop a comprehensive approach to addressing both the short- and long-term consequences of the BP Oil Spill and other man-made disasters.

描述（由申请人提供）：本提案的目标是计划和实施一次国际会议和后续科学会议，以解决人为灾害对人类和环境的影响，重点关注弱势群体和由此产生的健康差距。将通过2010年英国石油公司漏油事件的棱镜以及从这次灾难的影响和应对措施以及以前的人为灾难中吸取的教训来探讨这一总体主题。 具体目标是汇集区域、国家和国际专家和利益攸关方：1.应对人为灾害造成的短期和长期身心健康风险，特别是BP漏油事件; 2.处理人为灾害对环境的影响，讨论环境和安全法规的制定和执行; 3.从社会资本和稳定的角度解决BP漏油事件对社区和家庭的影响; 4.应对人为灾害的经济影响，包括需要在现在和将来为受影响社区提供快速反应经济缓冲，并制定资金充足的应急计划。 会议将由亚拉巴马大学伯明翰分校（UAB）少数民族健康和健康差异研究中心、迪拉德大学/路易斯安那州立大学健康科学中心少数民族健康和健康差异研究中心以及密西西比的杰克逊州立大学召集。这些活动将由来自四个召集机构的四人组织委员会组织。一个由国内和国际专家组成的八人咨询委员会将提供科学领导和指导。 会议计划于2011年1月23日至24日在迪拉德大学举行，有100名与会者。它将包括关于人为灾害对人类健康的影响以及人为灾害的环境影响和政策影响的全体会议，以及四个分组会议：石油泄漏的人类健康风险，石油泄漏的社会经济影响，石油泄漏的环境影响和政策观点。 后续科学会议计划于2011年3月在密西西比的格尔夫波特/比洛西举行，有20名与会者。资金将由UAB少数民族健康和健康差异研究中心提供。这次会议将分析国际会议的成果，并将综合各种主题（健康，环境，经济和公共政策）的结论，以确定未来的前景和挑战。具体而言，它将概述研究议程、研究组群和设施以及供资机制。 最终的成果将是制定一项战略，建立一个三州（AL，MS，LA）的研究，培训和社区参与基础设施，以解决BP漏油灾难的直接和长期影响，并帮助预防或减轻未来人为灾害的影响。 公共卫生相关性：在三州地区（AL，LA，MS），自然和人为灾害频繁发生。飓风亚历克斯、卡特里娜、丽塔和古斯塔夫的连续破坏，以及现在的英国石油公司海湾漏油事件，暴露了一个严重不足的灾难响应系统。这些灾害是新出现的人口差距的后果;因此，拟议活动的重点是弱势群体和由此产生的健康差距。拟议的活动将为三个州提供第一次机会，制定一个全面的方法来解决BP石油泄漏和其他人为灾害的短期和长期后果。