title: Why some ignore public health disaster warnings.
abstract: This article was written as a course requirement in the Masters of Homeland Security Public Health Preparedness curriculum. The authors spell out the many reasons why people have ignored evacuation orders in the face of impending disasters, risking injury and death, and putting first responders and rescuers at greater risk. Public apathy, however does not relieve their leaders of the task of using mass notification and other methods to inform them of risks, employ effective persuasion methods, or responding to emergencies.
authors.affiliation: Mobile Infirmary Medical Center, Mobile, AL, USA.
authors.forename: Chris
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Perry
authors.forename: Wendy
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Pulley
authors.forename: Joshua
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Paugh
authors.forename: Scott
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mignot
authors.forename: Gavin
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: MacGregor-Skinner
mesh_terms: D001294:Attitude to Health; D004190:Disasters; D006801:Humans; D033181:Information Dissemination / Q000379:methods; D011634:Public Health / Q000379:methods*; D012309:Risk-Taking; D012449:Safety