Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Exposures and Long-term Self-rated Health Effects Among Parents in Coastal Louisiana Learn More
Parental Education and Child Physical Health Following the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Purpose: To assess whether trajectories of children’s physical health problems differ by parental college degree attainment in Louisiana areas highly impacted by the 2010 BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill (BP-DHOS). Design: Three waves of panel data (2014, 2016, and 2018) from the Gulf Coast Population Impact / Resilient Children, Youth, and Communities studies. Setting: BP-DHOS-impacted … Continue reading “Parental Education and Child Physical Health Following the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill” Learn More
Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Exposure, Industry Sector, and Child Health The historic 2010 BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill (DHOS) led to public distress regarding potential impacts on children in nearby Gulf Coast communities. Using a community-based South Louisiana panel study of households with children, we examined the effect of fishing industry employment on changes in a subjective measure of general child health and whether economic … Continue reading “Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Exposure, Industry Sector, and Child Health” Learn More
Disparate effects of BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill exposure on psychological resilience A growing body of research has demonstrated links between exposure to the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill (DHOS) and negative consequences for well-being in the impacted region. We contribute to this literature by investigating the relationship between exposure to the DHOS (i.e., physical and economic) and subsequent perceptions of the ability to cope with adverse … Continue reading “Disparate effects of BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill exposure on psychological resilience” Learn More
Family Resilience Following the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill: Theory and Evidence Family resilience raises the question of how family units adapt to external shocks. One notable form of such shocks are disasters. Research shows that disasters are occurring with greater frequency and severity throughout the world. Natural and human-made hazards pose an ongoing threat to positive family functioning everywhere, making it difficult to ignore the importance … Continue reading “Family Resilience Following the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill: Theory and Evidence” Learn More
Building Community and Family Resilience Family Resilience Following the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill: Theory and Evidence. Chapter 3 Learn More
Family Resilience Following the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill: Theory and Evidence Family resilience raises the question of how family units adapt to external shocks. One notable form of such shocks are disasters. Research shows that disasters are occurring with greater frequency and severity throughout the world. Natural and human-made hazards pose an ongoing threat to positive family functioning everywhere, making it difficult to ignore the importance … Continue reading “Family Resilience Following the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill: Theory and Evidence” Learn More
Deepwater Horizon oil spill exposure and child health: a longitudinal analysis The BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill (DHOS) created widespread concern about threats to health among residents of the Louisiana Gulf Coast. This study uses data from the Resilient Children, Youth, and Communities study—a longitudinal cohort survey of households with children in DHOS-affected areas of South Louisiana—to consider the effect of DHOS exposure on health trajectories … Continue reading “Deepwater Horizon oil spill exposure and child health: a longitudinal analysis” Learn More
Understanding resilience attributes for children, youth, and communities in the wake of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill study, Wave 2, southeast Louisiana, 2016 Learn More
Understanding resilience attributes for children, youth, and communities in the wake of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill study, Wave 3, southeast Louisiana, 2018 Learn More
A Philanthropic Approach to Supporting Emergent Disaster Response and Recovery In August 2017, Hurricane Harvey struck the US Gulf Coast and caused more than US $125 billion in damages in Texas. The loss of lives and the economic damages resulted in an outpouring of support for the recovery efforts in the form of federal assistance and private donations. The latter has supported more creative approaches … Continue reading “A Philanthropic Approach to Supporting Emergent Disaster Response and Recovery” Learn More
