Improved Knowledge of Disaster Preparedness in Underrepresented Secondary Students: A Quasi-Experimental Study

Autor/inn/en	White-Lewis, Sharon; Beach, Elaine; Zegers, Carli
Titel	Improved Knowledge of Disaster Preparedness in Underrepresented Secondary Students: A Quasi-Experimental Study
Quelle	In: Journal of School Health, 91 (2021) 6, S.490-498 (9 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (White-Lewis, Sharon)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0022-4391
DOI	10.1111/josh.13023
Schlagwörter	Emergency Programs; Knowledge Level; High School Students; Disproportionate Representation; Intervention; Enrichment Activities; Instructional Effectiveness; Disadvantaged Schools; Missouri (Kansas City) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Hilfsprogramm; Wissensbasis; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Bereicherungsprogramm; Unterrichtserfolg
Abstract	Background: Disasters cause significant human and monetary destruction and society as a whole is underprepared to address them. Disaster preparedness education is not covered extensively enough for health professionals or for the general public. Methods: A disaster preparedness education intervention was performed using a non-randomized controlled trial of a convenience sample with a pre- and post-intervention survey. The adapted Emergency Preparedness Information Questionnaire (EPIQ), a validated survey tool, was utilized. Participants came from a health professions educational enrichment program for students from under-resourced high schools in the Kansas City area. Results: The experimental group shows statistically significant improvement in knowledge of disaster topics post-intervention. Of 18 adapted EPIQ tool questions, 17 show statistically significant improvement in disaster knowledge post-intervention for the experimental group with significance set at p < 0.05 (range of significant p values 0.000-0.017). Conclusions: The education intervention was effective and cost-efficient. Disaster preparedness education should be included in THE secondary school curriculum. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01