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Mental Health Following the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill: Appendix to Literature Summary and Review of Disaster Mental Health
A summary of literature regarding disaster mental health issues found following the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
Gulf Research Program of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
For 30 years, the Gulf Research Program has worked to enhance oil system safety and the protection of human health and the environment in the Gulf of Mexico and other U.S. outer continental shelf areas by seeking to improve understanding of the region’s interconnecting human, environmental, and energy systems to improve understanding of the region’s interconnecting human, environmental, and energy systems and fostering application of these insights to benefit Gulf communities, ecosystems, and the Nation.
The Gulf Oil Spill
The 2010 Gulf Oil spill was an occupational, environmental, and community health disaster. This review summarizes the contaminants of concern, toxicologic consequences for humans and the ecosystem, lessons for worker safety, and mental health consequences in the community.
Seafood Contamination After the BP Gulf Oil Spill and Risks to Vulnerable Populations: A Critique of the FDA Risk Assessment
The BP oil spill of 2010 resulted in contamination of one of the most productive fisheries in the United States by polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). Researchers evaluated the degree to which the FDA’s risk criteria adequately protect vulnerable Gulf Coast populations from cancer risk associated with PAHs in seafood
Integrating societal perspectives and values for improved stewardship of a coastal ecosystem engineer
Article explores the relationships among how coastal societies (1) perceive and value oyster ecosystem services, (2) recognize and define problems associated with oyster decline, and (3) perceive or support stewardship initiatives. We specifically focused on the social-ecological system of eastern oysters and coastal societies in the northern Gulf of Mexico, a region identified as offering among the last and best opportunities to sustainably balance conservation objectives with a wild fishery.
Assessing the effects of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill on human health: A summary of the June 2010 workshop
Report identifies populations at increased risks for adverse health effects and explores effective communication strategies to convey health information to these at-risk populations. Also discusses the need for appropriate surveillance systems to monitor the spill's potential short- and long-term health effects on affected communities and individuals.
Social vulnerability and migration in the wake of disaster: The case of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita
Article explores the relationship between place-based social vulnerability and post-disaster migration in the U.S. Gulf Coast region following Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Using county-level data from the U.S. Census Bureau, the authors develop a regional index of social vulnerability and examine how its various dimensions are related to migration patterns in the wake of the storms.
Social and ecological resilience: Are they related?
This article examines whether resilience is a useful characteristic for describing the social and economic situation of social groups and explores potential links between social resilience and ecological resilience. The origins of this interdisciplinary study in human ecology, ecological economics and rural sociology are reviewed, and a study of the impacts of ecological change on a resource-dependent community in contemporary coastal Vietnam in terms of the resilience of its institutions is outlined.
Extent and Degree of Shoreline Oiling: Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Gulf of Mexico, USA
Article provides information on the maximum extent and degree of shoreline oiling from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, as well as shoreline oiling conditions at one and two years post-release. This type of information is highly pertinent to oil spill response scientists tasked with contingency planning and responding to future incidents.
Los Angeles County Community Disaster Resilience (LACCDR) Project
LACCDR is collaborative effort that aims to promote community resilience in the face of public health emergencies, such as pandemics and disasters.
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