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Mental Health consequences of terrorism and disasters in federal disaster workers study |
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Welcome Members of the national disaster medical system to the mental health survey Your participation is key in helping every one of us |
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Thank you for agreeing to participate in this mental health survey. This study is intended to ascertain the mental health consequences of exposure to traumatic events such as terror attacks and natural disasters in federal disaster workers. Your responses to the questions should help us understand how exposure to terror attacks and disasters may influence the psychological well being of our unique organization. Your responses will aid in determining if there are differences between terrorism and natural disaster exposures; if repeated exposures have any association; and finally how do we cope with these events. I realize that the questionnaire turned out to be longer than we expected, but I hope that your patience will be rewarded in knowing that the information you provide will directly affect this important aspect of health among our nation’s disaster responders. The findings of this study may be used to guide the planning and implementation of programs designed to mitigate these consequences. Your responses will be kept strictly confidential. This study project is being overseen by the Columbia University Institutional Review Board. |
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George T. Loo, MPA, MPH, EMT-D Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health 722 West 168th Street, 7th floor New York , New York 10032 |
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To contact us: |
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Phone: 212-304-6080 Fax: 212-544-1944 E-mail: GTL4@columbia.edu |
