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International Journal of Emergency Management

International Journal of Emergency Management (IJEM)

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International Journal of Emergency Management (2 papers in press)

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  • Perceived effectiveness of crisis management: the role of strategy and public participation   Order a copy of this article
    by Omid Mahdieh 
    Abstract: In this research, the role of strategy and public participation in the perceived effectiveness of crisis management was investigated. Data were collected from a convenience sample of 310 participants with an online questionnaire and analyzed using structural equation modeling. Crisis management strategy (CMS) and public participation (PP) had statistically significant associations with perceived effectiveness of crisis management (PECM). However, CMS had a considerably stronger association with the PECM than did PP. The findings indicate that not having a proper strategy is associated, in the participants’ view, with ineffectiveness in managing crises, and citizens were not satisfied with the government’s actions in managing crises. The results of this study suggest that governments need to match their crisis strategies and actions not only with crisis-ridden situations but also with citizens' expectations if they want to be effective in managing crises and mitigating hazards.
    Keywords: crisis management; crisis strategy; proactive strategy; reactive strategy; public participation; perceived effectiveness of crisis management; post-crisis effectiveness; pre-crisis effectiveness.
    DOI: 10.1504/IJEM.2025.10070438
     
  • Mortality tracking during a tornado outbreak in the Southeastern USA: December 2021   Order a copy of this article
    by Sumera Jiva, Arianna Hanchey, Linda Kuhlenschmidt, Mary Casey-Lockyer, Tesfaye Bayleyegn, Amy Schnall 
    Abstract: On December 10, 2021, tornadoes tore through six Southeastern states causing injuries, deaths, and property damage. To understand the disaster-related causes and circumstances of death, CDCs Disaster Epidemiology and Response Team (DERT) activated media-based mortality surveillance. CDC/DERT cross-checked the data collected via media-based mortality with Red Cross mortality surveillance forms received for Kentucky. We used Epi Info to analyse mortality surveillance forms from the Red Cross for Kentucky deaths and cross-checked this data source with deaths collected through media mortality surveillance. Kentucky deaths between 1023 December, 2021, 92 tornado-related deaths were reported from five states. Most decedents (83.7%) were reported from Kentucky. Blunt force trauma (68.5%) was the most common cause of death. Media-based mortality surveillance is a tool to assess the impacts of a disaster. It provides timely data which can be used for an all-hazards response and help inform overall response preparedness planning efforts.
    Keywords: disaster; epidemiology; emergency management; tornado; preparedness.
    DOI: 10.1504/IJEM.2025.10072068
     

 

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