Publications

At a glance

Below are CDC publications regarding disaster epidemiology and response. Publications are grouped by year.
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Publications

Hanchey A, Jiva S, Bayleyegn T, Schnall A. Mortality Surveillance During Winter Storm Uri, United States – 2021. Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness. 2023;17:e530.

Schnall A, Kieszak S, Heiman H, Bayleyegn T, Daniel J, Hanchey A, Stauber, C. Characterizing Household Emergency Preparedness Levels for Natural Disasters During the COVID-19 Pandemic: United States, 2020-2021. Journal of Emergency Management. 2023;21(7), 51–69.

Schnall A, Kieszak S, Hanchey A, Heiman H, Bayleyegn T, Daniel J, Stauber C. Characterizing Emergency Supply Kit Possession in the United States During the COVID-19 Pandemic: 2020-2021. Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness. 2022; 17;17:e283.

Williams S, Jiva S, Hanchey A, Suárez-Soto RJ, Bayleyegn T, Schnall A. Tracking Hurricane-Related Deaths in the Contiguous United States Using Media Reports From 2012 to 2020. Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness. 2022, 1–6.

Hanchey A, Schnall A, Bayleyegn T, Jiva S, Khan A, Siegel V, Funk R, Svendsen E. Notes from the Field: Deaths Related to Hurricane Ida Reported by Media — Nine States, August 29–September 9, 2021. MMWR. 2021;70:1385–1386.

Schnall A. Take Shelter: Monitoring the Health of Diverse Populations During Disasters. Research Counts. 2021.

Torres-Mendoza Y, Kerr A, Schnall A, Blackmore C, Hartley SD. Community Assessment for Mental and Physical Health Effects After Hurricane Irma — Florida Keys, May 2019. MMWR. 2021;70(26):937–941.

Martinez D, Landon KA, McDermott W, Roth J, Schnall A, Talbert T, Mainzer H. Serial Hurricanes The 2017 Hurricane Public Health Responses: Case Studies Illustrating the Role of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Public Health Emergency Preparedness Program. Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness. 2020;26:1-5.

Schnall A, Hanchey A, Nakata N, Wang A, Jeddy Z, Alva H, Tan C, Boehmer T, Bayleyegn T, Casey-Lockyer M. Disaster-Related Shelter Surveillance During the Hurricane Harvey — Texas, 2017. Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness. 2020;14(1):49-55.

Issa AN, Baker K, Pate D, Law R, Bayleyegn T, Noe RS. Evaluation of Oklahoma's Electronic Death Registration System and Event Fatality Markers for Disaster-Related Mortality Surveillance – Oklahoma USA, May 2013. Prehospital and Disaster Medicine. 2019;34(2):125–131.

Schnall A, Roth J, Ekpo L, Guendel I, Davis M, Ellis EM. Disaster-Related Surveillance Among U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI) Shelters During the Hurricanes Irma and Maria. Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness. 2019;13(1):38-43.

Schnall A, Roth J, Ellis B, Seger K, Davis M, Ellis EM. Addressing Community Needs During the Hurricane Response and Recovery Efforts through Community Assessments for Public Health Emergency Response (CASPERs) – U.S. Virgin Islands, 2017-2018. Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness. 2019;13(1): 53-62.

Schnall A, Wolkin A, Roth J, Ellis E. Community Assessments for Public Health Emergency Response (CASPERs) – U.S. Virgin Islands, 2017-2018. American Journal of Public Health. 2019;109(Suppl 4): S303-S308.

Seger K, Roth J, Schnall A, Ellis B, Ellis EM. Community Assessments for Mosquito Prevention and Control Experiences, Attitudes, and Practices—U.S. Virgin Islands, 2017 and 2018. MMWR. 2019;68(22);500-504.

Wolkin A, Schnall A, Nakata N, Ellis EM. Getting the Message Out: Social Media and Word-of-Mouth as Effective Communication Methods During Emergencies. Prehospital and Disaster Medicine. 2019;34(1):89-94.

Fortenberry GZ, Reynolds P, Burrer SL, Johnson-Lawrence V, Wang A, Schnall A, Pullins P, Kieszak S, Bayleyegn T, Wolkin A. Assessment of Behavioral Health Concerns in the Community Affected by the Flint Water Crisis — Michigan (USA) 2016. Prehospital and Disaster Medicine. 2018;33(3):256-265.

Issa A, Ramadugu K, Mulay P, Hamilton J, Siegel V, Harrison C, Mullarky Campbell C; Blackmore C, Bayleyegn T, Boehmer T. Deaths Related to Hurricane Irma — Florida, Georgia, and North Carolina, September 4–October 10, 2017. MMWR. 2018;67(30):829–832.

Behbod B, Leonardi G, Motreff Y, Beck C, Yzermans J, Lebret E, Muravov O, Bayleyegn T, Wolkin A, Lauriola P, Close R, Crabbe H, Pirard P. An International Comparison of the Instigation and Design of Health Registers in the Epidemiological Response to Major Environmental Health Incidents. Journal of Public Health Management and Practice. 2017;23(1):20-28.

Burrer SL, Fechter-Leggett E, Bayleyegn T, Mark-Carew M, Thomas C, Bixler D, Noe R, Hsu J, Haddy L, Wolkin A. Assessment of Impact and Recovery Needs in Communities Affected by the Elk River Chemical Spill, West Virginia, April 2014. Public Health Reports. 2017;132(2):188-195.

Olayinka O, Bayleyegn T, Noe R, Lewis L, Arrisi V, Wolkin A. Evaluation of Real-Time Mortality Surveillance Based on Media Reports. Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness. 2017;11(4): 460-466.

Rocha L, Fromknecht C, Redman S, Brady J, Hodge S, Noe R. Medicolegal Death Scene Investigations After Natural Disaster- and Weather-Related Events: A Review of the Literature. Academic Forensic Pathology. 2017;7(2):221-239.

Schnall A, Law R, Heinzerling A, Sircar K, Damon S, Yip F, Schier J, Bayleyegn T, Wolkin A. Characterization of Carbon Monoxide Exposure During Hurricane Sandy and Subsequent Nor'easter. Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness. 2017;11(5):562-567.

Schnall A, Nakata N, Talbert T, Bayleyegn T, Martinez D, Wolkin A. Community Assessment for Public Health Emergency Response (CASPER): An Innovative Emergency Management Tool in the United States. American Journal of Public Health. 2017;107(Suppl 2): S186–S192.

Schnall A, Wolkin A, Bayleyegn T. Applications: Community Assessment for Public Health Emergency Response. In Horney J, ed. Disaster Epidemiology: Methods and Applications. 1st Ed. Academic Press; 2017.

Schnall A, Wolkin A, Nakata N. Methods: Questionnaire Development and Interview Techniques. In Horney J, ed. Disaster Epidemiology: Methods and Applications. 1st Ed. Academic Press; 2017.

Wang A, Issa A, Bayleyegn T, Noe R, Mullarkey C, Casani J, Nelson C, Fleischauer A, Clement K, Hamilton J, Harrison C, Edison L, Hobron K, Kurkjian K, Choudhary E, Wolkin A., Hurricane Matthew Incident Management System Team. Notes from the Field. Mortality Associated with Hurricane Matthew — United States, October 2016. MMWR. 2017;66(5):145–146.

Kurkjian K, Winz M, Yang J, Corvese K, Colón A, Levine S, Mullen J, Ruth D, Anson-Dwamena R, Bayleyegn T, Chang D. Assessing Emergency Preparedness and Response Capacity Using Community Assessment for Public Health Emergency Response Methodology: Portsmouth, Virginia, 2013. Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness. 2016;10(2):193-198.

Shumate, A, Yard E, Casey-Lockyer M, Apostolou A, Chan M, Tan C, Noe R, Wolkin A. Effectiveness of Using Cellular Phones to Transit Real-Time Shelter Morbidity Surveillance Data After Hurricane Sandy - New Jersey, October-November, 2012. Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness. 2016;10(3):525-528.

Bayleyegn T, Schnall A, Ballou S, Zane D, Burrer S, Noe R, Wolkin A. Use of Community Assessments for Public Health Emergency Response (CASPERs) to Rapidly Assess Public Health Threats – United States, 2003-2012. Prehospital and Disaster Medicine. 2015;30(4):374-81.

Behbod B, Parker E, Jones E, Bayleyegn T, Guarisco J, Morrison M, McIntyre M, Knight M, Eichold B, Yip F. Community Health Assessment Following Mercaptan Spill: Eight Mile, Mobile County, Alabama, September 2012. Journal of Public Health Management and Practice. 2014;20(6):632-639.

Howland R, Madsen A, Nicaj L, Noe R, Casey-Lockyer M, Begier, E. Assessing Electronic Death Registration and American Red Cross Systems for Mortality Surveillance During Hurricane Sandy, October 29–November 10, 2012, New York City. Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness. 2014;8(6):489-491.

Malilay J, Heumann M, Perrotta D, Wolkin A, Schnall A, Podgornik M, Cruz M, Horney J, Zane D, Roisman R, Greenspan J, Thoroughman D, Anderson H, Wells E, Simms E. The Role of Applied Epidemiology Methods in the Disaster Management Cycle. American Journal of Public Health. 2014;104(11):2092-2102.

Murti M, Bayleyegn T, Stanbury M, Bies S, Flanders WD, Yard E, Nyaku M, Schnall A, Wolkin A. Household Emergency Preparedness by Housing Type from a Community Assessment for Public Health Emergency Response (CASPER), Michigan. Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness. 2014;8(1):12-19.

Nyaku M, Wolkin A, McFadden J, Collins J, Murti M, Schnall A, Bies S, Stanbury M, Beggs J, Bayleyegn T. Assessing Radiation Emergency Preparedness Planning by Using Community Assessment for Public Health Emergency Response (CASPER) Methodology — Oakland County, Michigan USA, 2012. Prehospital and Disaster Medicine. 2014;29(3):262-269.

Pillai S, Noe R, Murphy M, Vaidyanathan A, Young R, Kieszak S, Freymann G, Smith W, Drenzek C, Lewis L, Wolkin A. Heat Illness: Predictors of Hospital Admissions Among Emergency Department Visits—Georgia, 2002-2008. J Community Health. 2014;39(1):90-8.

Buttke D, Vagi S, Bayleyegn T, Schnall A, Morrison M, Allen M, Wolkin A. Communication, Information-Seeking, and Evacuation Plans for a Disaster in the Gulf Coast Counties of Alabama and Mississippi, 2011. Journal of Emergency Management. 2013;11(3):213-223.

Casey-Lockyer M, Heick R, Mertzlufft C, Yard E, Wolkin A, Noe R, Murti M. Deaths Associated with Hurricane Sandy-October-November 2012. MMWR. 2013;62(20):393-397.

Chiu C, Schnall A, Mertzlufft C, Noe R, Wolkin A, Spears J, Casey-Lockyer M, Vagi S. Mortality from a Tornado Outbreak – Alabama, 27 April 2011. American Journal of Public Health. 2013;103(8):e52-e58.

Farag N, Rey A, Noe R, Wood A, Bayleyegn T, Zane D. Evaluation of the American Red Cross Disaster-Related Mortality Surveillance System by Using Hurricane Ike Data - Texas, 2008. Disaster Med Public Health Preparedness. 2013;7(1):13-9.

Fleischer NL, Tiesman H, Sumitani J, Mize T, Amarnaht K, Bayakly A, Murphy M. Public Health Impact of Heat-Related Illness Among Migrant Farmworkers. American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 2013;44(3):199-206.

Fowler DR, Mitchell CS, Brown A, Pollock T, Bratka LA, Paulson J, Noller AC, Mauskapf R, Oscanyan K, Vaidyanathan A, Wolkin A, Taylor EV. Heat-Related Deaths After an Extreme Heat Event—Four States, 2012, and United States 1999–2009. MMWR. 2013;62(22):433–436.

Noe R, Schnall A, Wolkin A, Podgornik M, Wood A, Spears J, Stanley S. Disaster-related Injuries and Illnesses Treated by American Red Cross Disaster Health Services during Hurricanes Gustav and Ike. Southern Medical Journal. 2013;106(1):102-108.

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. Prehosp Disaster Med. 2012;27(6):496-502.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Tornado-Related Fatalities – Five states, Southeastern United States, April 25–28, 2011. MMWR. 2012;61(28):529-533.

Choudhary E, Chen TH, Martin C, Vagi S, Roth J, Keim M, Noe R, Lemusu S, Ponausuia SE, Wolkin A, Bayleyegn T. Public Health Needs Assessments of Tutuila Island, American Samoa, After the 2009 Tsunami. Disaster Med Public Health Preparedness. 2012;6(3):209-216.

Choudhary E, Zane D, Beasley C, Jones R, Rey A, Noe R, Martin C, Wolkin A, Bayleyegn T. Evaluation of Active Mortality Surveillance System Data for Monitoring Hurricane-Related Deaths, Texas, 2008. Prehosp Disaster Medicine 2012;27(4):392-397.

Noe R, Jin J, and Wolkin A. Exposure to Natural Cold and Heat: Hypothermia and Hyperthermia Medicare Claims, United States 2004-2005. American Journal of Public Health. 2012;102(4):e11-e18.