Household Food and Water Emergency Preparedness Practices Across the United States

Richards, R (通讯作者),Brigham Young Univ, Dept Nutr Dietet & Food Sci, Provo, UT 84602 USA.
2022-6
Objective: To evaluate food and water storage practices in the United States, including the extent that government emergency preparedness guidelines were followed. Methods: Qualtrics panelists (n = 572) completed a 142-item online survey in August 2014. Cognitive interviews (n = 5) and pilot data (n = 14) informed survey development. Descriptive statistics were used to analyze quantitative data. Open-ended responses related to water storage preparation were classified into 5 categories. Results: Many respondents reported being somewhat or well prepared to provide food and water for their households during a large-scale disaster or emergency. Only 53% met Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) guidelines to have water last at least 3 days. Based on respondents' self-report, it appeared that those who prepared personally-filled containers for water did not carefully follow FEMA instructions. Most respondents had non-perishable foods available, with 96% meeting the FEMA guidelines of at least 3 days of storage. Conclusion: Households were generally prepared to provide food and, to a lesser extent, water in emergency situations, but were not consistently following FEMA guidelines. Additional easy-to-follow, evidence-based information may better help citizens accurately implement food and water storage emergency preparedness guidelines.
DISASTER MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH PREPAREDNESS
卷号:16|期号:3|页码:1029-1037
ISSN:1935-7893|收录类别:SCIE
语种
英语
来源机构
Brigham Young University; Brigham Young University
资助机构
Religious Studies Center at Brigham Young University
资助信息
This research project was funded by the Religious Studies Center at Brigham Young University.
被引频次(WOS)
5
被引频次(其他)
5
180天使用计数
2
2013以来使用计数
5
EISSN
1938-744X
出版年
2022-6
DOI
10.1017/dmp.2020.480
WOS学科分类
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
学科领域
循证公共卫生
关键词
emergency preparedness food storage water disaster