Summary: The GSPS was a 12-month (December 2010 to December 2011) telephone survey of adult residents in 25 Gulf coastal counties/parishes of Florida, Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana. Results of the GSPS showed that people living in the coastal counties/parishes were more likely than those living in noncoastal counties/parishes to report decreased income or lost jobs because of the oil spill. However, when comparing coastal and noncoastal counties in the region, the GSPS did not indicate substantial differences in chronic physical or mental health conditions or health behaviors. In addition, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) data collected in the same coastal counties/parishes between 2004 and 2010 were, for the most part, not substantially different from data collected in the year following the spill.
Project Dates: Dec 2010 – Dec 2011
Lead Agency: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Focus Area(s): Health, Stress & Mental Health
State(s): Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi
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