Journal of Education and Health Promotion

Intervention strategies for improvement of disasters risk perception: Family‑centered approach

. Hesam Seyedin; . Ezat Samadipour; . Ibrahim Salmani

Volume 9, Issue 3 , March 2019, , Pages 1-12

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Introduction: Today, the role of people in crisis management plans is of particular importance dueto the prepared community approach. It is difficult or impossible to attract public ... Read More Introduction: Today, the role of people in crisis management plans is of particular importance dueto the prepared community approach. It is difficult or impossible to attract public involvement dueto the low level of public perception of risk. Therefore, it is necessary to discover the status of riskperception and its affecting factors. This study was conducted to investigate factors affecting thestrategies of disaster risk perception improvement.Materials and Methods: This systematic review study was conducted in 2017 using extensiveelectronic and library literature searches in the Web of Science, Scopus, and PubMed electronicdatabases. The preliminary findings included 1030 studies. Out of 941 retrieved references, 925references were excluded because they did not meet the objectives of this review or did not focusdirectly on general population. Finally, 16 articles were selected for further investigation.Results: The extracted variables were divided into four general domains: personal, psychological,socioeconomic, and cultural factors. Personal characteristics included sex, age, marriage, level ofeducation, personal knowledge, and disaster personal experience. Psychological factors comprisedemotions (fear and insecurity), mental images (beliefs, attitudes), and internal and external control.Cultural factors such as, belief, values, norms, faith, religious, and protective spirit were effective ingeneral perception of disasters risk. Socioeconomic factors such as, income, livelihood, insurancecoverage, trust, and fair access to land and resources were also influential. The strategies to improvepublic disaster risk perception were educational, participatory, incentive, confidence building,supportive, managerial and cultural ones. A family‑centered approach is recommended for the betterimplementation of strategies.Conclusion: The improvement of risk perception requires government planning in different fieldssuch as education, research, health, and culture, with an emphasis on social groups especially family.

The characteristic features of emergency food in national level natural disaster response programs: A qualitative study

. Soheyla Ainehvand; . Pouran Raeissi; . Hamid Ravaghi; . Mohammadreza Maleki

Volume 9, Issue 3 , March 2019, , Pages 1-8

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: One of the most important responsibilities of governments and relief agencies aftereach natural disaster is to provide the victims with emergency food items. This is an ... Read More

Natural disasters and challenges toward achieving food security response in Iran

. Soheyla Ainehvand; . Pouran Raeissi; . Hamid Ravaghi; . Mohammadreza Maleki

Volume 9, Issue 3 , March 2019, , Pages 1-9

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: The consequences induced by the natural disasters such as damage to foodsystems and destruction of livelihood‑related infrastructure can threaten the food security of ... Read More

Strategies for disaster risk reduction education: A systematic review

. Nahid Aghaei; . Hesam Seyedin; . Hormoz Sanaeinasab

Volume 8, Issue 8 , August 2018, , Pages 1-8

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INTRODUCTION: For many years, numerous researches and risk reduction activists haveemphasized the importance of public awareness and education for disaster risk reduction (DRR).These ... Read More

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Keywords = Disaster management

Intervention strategies for improvement of disasters risk perception: Family‑centered approach

Abstract

The characteristic features of emergency food in national level natural disaster response programs: A qualitative study

Abstract

Natural disasters and challenges toward achieving food security response in Iran

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Strategies for disaster risk reduction education: A systematic review

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