TY - JOUR
T1 - The gulf coast health Alliance
T2 - health risks related to the macondo spill (GC-HARMS) study: Self-reported health effects
AU - Croisant, Sharon A.
AU - Lin, Yu Li
AU - Shearer, Joseph J.
AU - Prochaska, John
AU - Phillips-Savoy, Amanda
AU - Gee, James
AU - Jackson, Daniel
AU - Panettieri, Reynold A.
AU - Howarth, Marilyn
AU - Sullivan, John
AU - Black, Bishop James
AU - Tate, Joi
AU - Nguyen, Dustin
AU - Anthony, Amber
AU - Khan, Asim
AU - Fernando, Harshica
AU - Shakeel Ansari, G. A.
AU - Rowe, Gilbert
AU - Howrey, Bret
AU - Singleton, Chantele
AU - Elferink, Cornelis
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2017 by the authors.
PY - 2017/11
Y1 - 2017/11
N2 - The Deepwater Horizon (DWH) explosion in 2010 is the largest oil spill (Macondo) in U.S. history. We focused on gaining an understanding of the physical health and mental health effects attributable to the Macondo oil spill. This is a report of a cross-sectional cohort study (wave 1) to establish ‘baseline’ findings and meant to provide descriptive information to be used for a multi-wave, longitudinal study. Gulf Coast Health Alliance: health Risks related to the Macondo Spill (GC-HARMS) uses a Community-Based Participatory Research approach, thus including multi-disciplinary, multi-institutional academic partners and representatives of three communities impacted by the spill. Three research sites were selected for human sampling along the Gulf of Mexico coast including two from Mississippi and one from Louisiana, with Galveston, Texas, serving as a comparison site, given that it was not directly impacted by the spill. One hundred participants were selected from each community, representing adults, seniors and children, with approximately equal numbers of males and females in each group. Participants completed initial assessments including completion of a ‘baseline’ survey and, rigorous physical assessments. Results from wave 1 data collection reported herein reveal changes in self-reported physical health and mental health status following the oil spill, disparities in access to healthcare, and associations between mental health and emotional conditions related to displacement/unemployment. Few environmental health studies have been conducted in communities impacted by significant oil spills. Results imply potential prolonged effects on mental health and community vulnerability.
AB - The Deepwater Horizon (DWH) explosion in 2010 is the largest oil spill (Macondo) in U.S. history. We focused on gaining an understanding of the physical health and mental health effects attributable to the Macondo oil spill. This is a report of a cross-sectional cohort study (wave 1) to establish ‘baseline’ findings and meant to provide descriptive information to be used for a multi-wave, longitudinal study. Gulf Coast Health Alliance: health Risks related to the Macondo Spill (GC-HARMS) uses a Community-Based Participatory Research approach, thus including multi-disciplinary, multi-institutional academic partners and representatives of three communities impacted by the spill. Three research sites were selected for human sampling along the Gulf of Mexico coast including two from Mississippi and one from Louisiana, with Galveston, Texas, serving as a comparison site, given that it was not directly impacted by the spill. One hundred participants were selected from each community, representing adults, seniors and children, with approximately equal numbers of males and females in each group. Participants completed initial assessments including completion of a ‘baseline’ survey and, rigorous physical assessments. Results from wave 1 data collection reported herein reveal changes in self-reported physical health and mental health status following the oil spill, disparities in access to healthcare, and associations between mental health and emotional conditions related to displacement/unemployment. Few environmental health studies have been conducted in communities impacted by significant oil spills. Results imply potential prolonged effects on mental health and community vulnerability.
KW - Deepwater Horizon
KW - Environmental health
KW - Gulf Coast
KW - Oil spill
KW - Petrogenic polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs)
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U2 - 10.3390/ijerph14111328
DO - 10.3390/ijerph14111328
M3 - Article
C2 - 29088124
AN - SCOPUS:85032744821
SN - 1661-7827
VL - 14
JO - International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
JF - International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
IS - 11
M1 - 1328
ER -