Applying Community Engagement to Disaster Planning: Developing the Vision and Design for the Los Angeles County Community Disaster Resilience Initiative

作者：Wells Kenneth B^*; Tang Jennifer; Lizaola Elizabeth; Jones Felica; Brown Arleen; Stayton Alix; Williams Malcolm; Chandra Anita; Eisenman David; Fogleman Stella; Plough Alonzo

来源：American Journal of Public Health, 2013, 103(7): 1172-1180.

DOI：10.2105/AJPH.2013.301407

Community resilience (CR) is a priority for preparedness, but few models exist. A steering council used community-partnered participatory research to support workgroups in developing CR action plans and hosted forums for input to design a pilot demonstration of implementing CR versus enhanced individual preparedness toolkits. Qualitative data describe how stakeholders viewed CR, how toolkits were developed, and demonstration design evolution.
Stakeholders viewed community engagement as facilitating partnerships to implement CR programs when appropriately supported by policy and CR resources. Community engagement exercises clarified motivations and informed action plans (e.g., including vulnerable populations). Community input identified barriers (e.g., trust in government) and CR-building strategies. A CR toolkit and demonstration comparing its implementation with individual preparedness were codeveloped.
Community-partnered participatory research was a useful framework to plan a CR initiative through knowledge exchange.

• 出版日期2013-7