CASPERs in Alabama

2015 – Flooding in Baldwin County

Type: Preparedness
Event: Flood
Location: Baldwin County
Purpose: Asses preparedness in an area recently affected by flooding

2014 – Preparedness in Marengo County (x2)

Type: Preparedness
Event: N/A
Location: Marengo County
Purpose: Two preparedness CASPERs conducted in Marengo County

2012 – Two-year follow-up from the Deepwater Horizon (DWH) Gulf Coast Oil Spill

Type: Response
Event: Oil Spill
Location: Baldwin County (coastal portion)
Purpose: Repeat of the previous CASPERs conducted following the DWH oil spill to determine the long-term mental health needs and changes

2012 – Two-year follow-up from the Deepwater Horizon (DWH) Gulf Coast Oil Spill

Type: Response
Event: Oil Spill
Location: Mobile County (coastal portion)
Purpose: Repeat of the previous CASPERs conducted following the DWH oil spill to determine the long-term mental health needs and changes

2011 – One-year follow-up from the Deepwater Horizon (DWH) Gulf Coast Oil Spill

Type: Response
Event: Oil Spill
Location: Baldwin County (coastal portion)
Purpose: Repeat of the previous CASPER conducted following the DWH oil spill to determine the long-term mental health needs and changes.
Publication: Buttke D, Vagi S, Schnall A, Bayleyegn T, Morrison M, Allen M, Wolkin A. Community assessment for public health emergency response (CASPER) one year following the Gulf Coast oil spill: Alabama and Mississippi, 2011. Prehospital and Disaster Medicine 27(6):496-502.
Report: One Page Fact Sheet

2011 – One-year follow-up from the Deepwater Horizon (DWH) Gulf Coast Oil Spill

Type: Response
Event: Oil Spill
Location: Mobile County (coastal portion)
Purpose: Repeat of the previous CASPER conducted following the DWH oil spill to determine the long-term mental health needs and changes.
Publication: Buttke D, Vagi S, Schnall A, Bayleyegn T, Morrison M, Allen M, Wolkin A. Community assessment for public health emergency response (CASPER) one year following the Gulf Coast oil spill: Alabama and Mississippi, 2011. Prehospital and Disaster Medicine 27(6):496-502.

2010 – General and Mental Health Needs after the Deepwater Horizon (DWH) Gulf Coast Oil Spill

Type: Response
Event: Oil Spill
Location: Baldwin County (coastal portion)
Purpose: Determine the general and mental health needs of the community following the DWH oil spill and provide Alabama State and local public health officials with information to guide response and allocation of resources
Report: http://www.adph.org/CEP/assets/CASPER_report.pdf [PDF – 350 KB]

2010 – General and Mental Health Needs after the Deepwater Horizon (DWH) Gulf Coast Oil Spill

Type: Response
Event: Oil Spill
Location: Mobile County (coastal portion)
Purpose: Determine the general and mental health needs of the community following the DWH oil spill and provide Alabama State and local public health officials with information to guide response and allocation of resources
Report: http://www.adph.org/CEP/assets/CASPER_report.pdf [PDF – 350 KB]