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Building Community Resilience to Large Oil Spills: Findings and Recommendations from a Synthesis of Research on the Mental Health, Economic, and Community Distress Associated with the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
NEW! The 2010 Deepwater Horizon (DWH) oil spill was the largest in U.S. history, releasing an estimated 4.9 million barrels of oil into the Gulf of Mexico. The scale of the disaster motivated diverse stakeholders to examine the human dimensions of the spill and how communities' resilience to similar threats could be improved. This examination is needed because, as long as humans depend on extracting oil and gas for energy, coastal regions are at risk for spills. In this report, the authors explore how communities, government officials, nongovernmental organizations, businesses, and scientists can build community resilience to large oil spills. Researchers found mixed evidence of distress associated with the DWH disaster and a variety of factors that affected the nature and severity of people's experiences.
Database of Literature on Oil Spills and Public Health
A searchable literature review, in spreadsheet format, on the health impacts of oil spills. The objective of the review, first published in 2016 and updated in May 2019, was to identify both what was already known about the effects of oil spills and gaps in our knowledge.
This resource was developed by CRGC partners. 
Database of Potential Sources on Fisheries, Tourism, and Oil Spill Claims
The CRGC developed this database to assist business owners and employers, researchers, community members, and other stakeholders in locating information on the fisheries and tourism sectors, and on oil spill claims, from a wide variety of potential sources.
This resource was developed by CRGC partners.
Database of Research Projects on the Human Impacts of the DWH Oil Spill
A searchable database to help researchers recognize what gaps still exist in the area of research on the DWH oil spill's human impacts, to identify where additional research efforts may be needed. The database lists seven key characteristics of each project, including whom to contact to obtain more information.
This resource was developed by CRGC partners.
Survey of Trauma, Resilience, and Opportunity Among Neighborhoods in the Gulf (STRONG)
The Survey of Trauma, Resilience, and Opportunity Among Neighborhoods in the Gulf (STRONG) assesses the health and well-being of residents in Gulf Coast communities five years after the April 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill (DHOS).
This resource was developed by CRGC partners.
Disaster Survey Literature Search and Database
The CRGC developed the Disaster Survey Literature Search and Database to: 1) better understand the extent of the literature involving population-based survey research on the public health, social, and economic impacts of natural and manmade disasters in the United States; and 2) identify gaps in said body of literature.
This resource was developed by CRGC partners. 
The Consortium for Resilient Gulf Communities: An Overview
CRGC’s research, outreach, and education goals are aimed at helping communities across the Gulf Coast to more effectively understand, withstand, and overcome the multiple stressors brought on by major oil spills.
This resource was developed by CRGC partners.
Preparing Students to Become Leaders and Experts in Community Resilience
CRGC provides graduate and undergraduate students from the Gulf States with hands-on opportunities to work with trans-disciplinary research methods and best practices for addressing community disasters.
Adaptive Systems Approach Overview
The Consortium for Resilient Gulf Communities (CRGC) is taking an adaptive systems approach to community resilience. An adaptive systems approach recognizes that, in some situations, crises can become windows of opportunity for improvement even though they may also produce negative outcomes. This overview provides additional detail and examples.
This resource was developed by CRGC partners.
RAND Gulf States Policy Institute
RAND created the Gulf States Policy Institute in 2005 to support hurricane recovery and long-term economic development in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama. Today, RAND Gulf States provides objective analysis to federal, state, and local leaders in support of evidence-based policymaking and the well-being of individuals throughout the Gulf States region.
RGSPI is a CRGC partner.
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