Development of a mutual-assistance capability training program to safeguard the health of local residents in evacuation shelters after a disaster.
The purpose of this study is to create and evaluate a program to enhance the mutual-assistance capability of community members to safeguard their health during time spent in evacuation shelters after a disaster. In previous research, "Supporting people in need of assistance after a disaster, " the participants' awareness of the need for mutual assistance was low and their relevant knowledge and skills were insufficient. Accordingly, this became a priority in the developed program. Twenty-eight people at six different facilities participated in the program. We collected data using a questionnaire survey and group interview with the participants. After conducting the program, the participants' mean scores of mutual-assistance capability were higher than the mean pre-study scores for 25 out of 26 items. The results of group interview implied that the participants acquired [Realization of issues], and not only shared a [Sense of crisis among participants] but also felt a [Sense of responsibility for mutual assistance in the community]. We considered that our mutual-assistance training program at the time of a disaster is effective for developing mutual assistance for safeguarding health where local residents are unprepared to support those in evacuation shelters requiring assistance after a disaster.
Major in Health Sciences, Graduate School of Health Sciences, the University of Tokushima.
Michiko
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Takeda
Toshiko
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Tada
D000368:Aged; D019058:Community Networks / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003625:Data Collection; D004190:Disasters; D004493:Education / Q000379:methods*; D004522:Educational Status; D060447:Emergency Shelter; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D007564:Japan; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016730:Program Development / Q000379:methods*; D011634:Public Health; D012941:Social Responsibility; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013997:Time Factors