Flint Water Crisis, Michigan – 2016 (CASPER Assessment Fact Sheet)
Flint Water Crisis, Michigan – 2016 (CASPER Assessment Fact Sheet)
Description:
This fact sheet provides a brief overview of the behavioral health-focused CASPER assessment conducted in response to the Flint water crisis. The fact sheet describes Flint’s CASPER assessment, its objectives, key results, and outcomes as well as a link to the CASPER final report.
Target Situation:
Public health and mental health professionals who want to learn how to assess behaviorial health issues during aa local environmental crisis.
Additional Reading:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2016). Community Assessment for Public Health Emergency Response (CASPER) After the Flint Water Crisis: May 17-19, 2016. Final Report: July 2016. https://www.michigan.gov/documents/flintwater/CASPER_Report_540077_7.pdf pdf icon[PDF – 794 KB]external icon
Resource Type:
Fact sheet
Source:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Publication Year:
2018
Target Audience(s):
Public health professionals, mental health professionals
3 Keys Framework
Main objective:
Prepare, Partner
Secondary objective:
Community Preparation, Long-Term Interventions, Community Engagement