Abstract
This study explored the meaning of the 2010 Haiti earthquake on the health of the Haitian people. The findings illuminate how the disruption of a disaster impacts the health of those who have experienced it. Recovery of health requires a holistic, cultural response grounded in the experience of the phenomenon.
Sigma Membership
Iota Xi at-Large
Lead Author Affiliation
Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Florida, USA
Type
Poster
Format Type
Text-based Document
Study Design/Type
N/A
Research Approach
N/A
Keywords:
Disasters, Cultural Humility, Holistic Health
Recommended Citation
Gullett, Diane, "Perceptions of health after the 2010 Haiti earthquake" (2017). Convention. 354.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/convention/2017/posters_2017/354
Conference Name
44th Biennial Convention
Conference Host
Sigma Theta Tau International
Conference Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
Conference Year
2017
Rights Holder
All rights reserved by the author(s) and/or publisher(s) listed in this item record unless relinquished in whole or part by a rights notation or a Creative Commons License present in this item record.
All permission requests should be directed accordingly and not to the Sigma Repository.
All submitting authors or publishers have affirmed that when using material in their work where they do not own copyright, they have obtained permission of the copyright holder prior to submission and the rights holder has been acknowledged as necessary.
Acquisition
Proxy-submission
Perceptions of health after the 2010 Haiti earthquake
Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
This study explored the meaning of the 2010 Haiti earthquake on the health of the Haitian people. The findings illuminate how the disruption of a disaster impacts the health of those who have experienced it. Recovery of health requires a holistic, cultural response grounded in the experience of the phenomenon.
Description
44th Biennial Convention 2017 Theme: Influence Through Action: Advancing Global Health, Nursing, and Midwifery.