1. Impacts of the 2010 Haitian Earthquake in the Diaspora: Findings from Little Haiti, Miami, FL.
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Kobetz, Erin, Menard, Janelle, Kish, Jonathan, Bishop, Ian, Hazan, Gabrielle, and Nicolas, Guerda
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COMPETENCY assessment (Law) ,ACTION research ,PSYCHOLOGICAL adaptation ,ANALYSIS of covariance ,CONFIDENCE intervals ,MENTAL depression ,EPIDEMIOLOGY ,PSYCHOLOGY of immigrants ,NATURAL disasters ,SCALES (Weighing instruments) ,SEX distribution ,LOGISTIC regression analysis ,DATA analysis ,DATA analysis software ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics - Abstract
In January 2010, a massive earthquake struck Haiti resulting in unprecedented damage. Little attention, however, has focused on the earthquake's mental health impact in the Haitian diaspora community. As part of an established community-based participatory research initiative in Little Haiti, the predominately Haitian neighborhood in Miami, FL, USA, community health workers conducted surveys with neighborhood residents about earthquake-related losses, coping strategies, and depressive/traumatic symptomology. Findings reveal the earthquake strongly impacted the diaspora community and highlights prominent coping strategies. Following the earthquake, only a small percentage of participants self-reported engaging in any negative health behaviors. Instead, a majority relied on their social networks for support. This study contributes to the discourse on designing culturally-responsive mental health initiatives for the Haitian diaspora and the ability of existing community-academic partnerships to rapidly adapt to community needs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2013
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