Purpose
This manual and its presentation slides offer comprehensive strategies for addressing psychosocial issues in chronically contaminated communities. Based on Hernandez & Sedler (2003), they are designed to educate diverse professionals on this topic.
Resource information
Two Types of Technological Disaster Slides | Children and Slow-Motion Technological Disasters Manual
Target audiences
- Community leaders
- Physicians
- Public health professionals
- Emergency managers
- Mental health professionals
- Environmental professionals
- Local government
Target situation
Professionals and community leaders use these slides to sensitively address psychosocial issues in communities experiencing chronic environmental contamination.
The slides can be used in conjunction with the manual.
Main objectives
Secondary objectives
- Legitimize Stress
- Communicate Risk
- Community Preparation
- Long-Term Interventions
- Re-traumatization & Chronic Stress
- Community Engagement
- Informal Outreach Mechanisms
Resource type
- Presentation slides
- Manual or guide
Publication year
2003
Case studies
Presentation repeatedly uses the case of asbestos exposure in Libby, Montana, as a case study to demonstrate principles and strategies.
Additional reading
American Journal of Community Psychology: The role of social toxicity in responses to a slowly-evolving environmental disaster: The case of amphibole asbestos exposure in Libby, Montana, USA.