At a glance
This page includes information about CASPERs that took place in Alabama. Each section includes the year, type, event, location, publication and report (if applicable), and the purpose of the CASPER.
2015
Flooding in Baldwin County
Type: Preparedness
Event: Flood
Location: Baldwin County
Purpose: Assess preparedness in an area recently affected by flooding.
2014
Preparedness in Marengo County
Type: Preparedness
Event: N/A
Location: Marengo County
Purpose: Two preparedness CASPERs conducted in Marengo County.
2012
Two-year follow-up from the Deepwater Horizon Gulf Coast oil spill
Type: Response
Event: Oil spill
Location: Baldwin County (coastal portion)
Purpose: Repeat of the previous CASPERs conducted following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill to determine the long-term mental health needs and changes.
Two-year follow-up from the Deepwater Horizon Gulf Coast oil spill
Type: Response
Event: Oil spill
Location: Mobile County (coastal portion)
Purpose: Repeat of the previous CASPERs conducted following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill to determine the long-term mental health needs and changes.
2011
One-year follow-up from the Deepwater Horizon Gulf Coast oil spill
Type: Response
Event: Oil spill
Location: Baldwin County (coastal portion)
Purpose: Repeat of the previous CASPER conducted following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill to determine the long-term mental health needs and changes.
Publication: Buttke D, Vagi S, Schnall A, Bayleyegn T, Morrison M, Allen M, Wolkin A. Community assessment for public health emergency response (CASPER) one year following the Gulf Coast oil spill: Alabama and Mississippi, 2011. Prehospital and Disaster Medicine 27(6):496-502.
Report: Deepwater Horizon (DWH) Oil Spill
One-year follow-up from the Deepwater Horizon Gulf Coast oil spill
Type: Response
Event: Oil spill
Location: Mobile County (coastal portion)
Purpose: Repeat of the previous CASPER conducted following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill to determine the long-term mental health needs and changes.
Publication: Buttke D, Vagi S, Schnall A, Bayleyegn T, Morrison M, Allen M, Wolkin A. Community assessment for public health emergency response (CASPER) one year following the Gulf Coast oil spill: Alabama and Mississippi, 2011. Prehospital and Disaster Medicine 27(6):496-502.
2010
General and mental health needs after the Deepwater Horizon Gulf Coast oil spill
Type: Response
Event: Oil spill
Location: Baldwin County (coastal portion)
Purpose: Determine the general and mental health needs of the community following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill and provide Alabama public health officials with information to guide response and allocation of resources.
Report: CASPER after the Gulf Coast oil spill: Alabama, 2010.
General and mental health needs after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill
Type: Response
Event: Oil spill
Location: Mobile County (coastal portion)
Purpose: Determine the general and mental health needs of the community following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill and provide Alabama public health officials with information to guide response and allocation of resources.
Report: CASPER after the Gulf Coast oil spill: Alabama, 2010.