Research Catalog

Title

Opportunities for the gulf research program : community resilience and health : summary of a workshop / Gulf Research Program ; LeighAnne Olsen and Steve Olsen, rapporteurs ; National Academy of Sciences ; National Academy of Engineering ; Institute of Medicine ; National Research Council of the National Academies.

Author

Community Resilience and Health Opportunity Analysis Workshop (2014 : New Orleans, La.), author. http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut

Publication

• Washington, D.C. : The National Academies Press, [2015]
• © 2015

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Additional Authors

• Olsen, LeighAnne
• Olsen, Steve
• Gulf Research Program, issuing body. http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/isb
• National Academy of Engineering, issuing body. http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/isb
• Institute of Medicine (U.S.), issuing body. http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/isb
• National Academy of Sciences (U.S.), issuing body. http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/isb
• National Research Council (U.S.), issuing body. http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/isb

Description

xiii, 75 pages : illustrations; 28 cm

Summary

"There are many connections between human communities and their surrounding environments that influence community resilience and health in the Gulf of Mexico. The impacts of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill on Gulf communities and ecosystems - coupled with the region's preexisting health challenges and environmental stressors - illustrate the need to better understand these connections. In the future, natural and man-made disasters, climate change impacts, and other environmental stressors will present complex challenges to the physical, mental, and social well-being of communities in the Gulf. Understanding the interrelationships among health, ecological, and economic impacts of disasters and other environmental stressors will be crucial to addressing these challenges. Opportunities for the Gulf Research Program: Community Resilience and Health summarizes a Gulf Research Program workshop held on September 22-23, 2014, in New Orleans, Louisiana. The workshop examined opportunities to improve the health, well-being, and resilience of communities in the Gulf region through discussions with about 50 participants with diverse expertise and experience. These discussions identified perceived needs, challenges, and opportunities that align with the Gulf Research Program's mission and goals - particularly its goal to improve understanding of the connections between human health and the environment to support the development of health and resilient Gulf communities. This workshop is expected to lead to the development of additional Program activities and opportunities for the research community."--Publisher's description.

Alternative Title

Community resilience and health : summary of a workshop

Subject

• Human ecology > Mexico, Gulf of
• Resilience (Personality trait) > Mexico, Gulf of
• Medical care > Mexico, Gulf of
• Public health > Mexico, Gulf of

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (pages 56-58).

Contents

Human Health, Public Health Practice, and Community Resilience -- Perspectives on Resilient Communities -- Reducing Risk and Improving Disaster Recovery -- Building Resilience in the Gulf Region -- Capacity to Address Environmental Health Risks -- Long-term Opportunities -- Lasting Benefit -- References -- Workshop Agenda -- Statement of Task -- Speaker Biographies -- Workshop Attendees -- Related Funding Programs

ISBN

• 0309368529
• 9780309368520

OCLC

• ocn906655819
• 906655819
• SCSB-5804650

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries