CASPERs in Texas

Type: Response
Event: Memorial Day Weekend Flood
Location: Hays County (Wimberly, San Marcos)
Purpose: Modified CASPER to assess community needs after flooding

Type: Preparedness
Event: Wildfire
Location: Bastrop County
Purpose: Recovery and preparedness assessment after the 2011 Bastrop Wildfires

Type: Other
Location: McLennan County (Waco)
Purpose: Public health assessment

Type: Preparedness
Location: Fort Bend (Sugarland)
Purpose: Preparedness assessment

Type: Preparedness
Location: Harris County (Cypress)
Purpose: Preparedness assessment

Type: Preparedness
Location: Tigua Nation
Purpose: Preparedness of Tigua Nation

Type: Preparedness
Location: Fort Bend (Rosenburg)
Purpose: Preparedness assessment in Fort Bend

Type: Response
Event: Halloween flood
Location: Travis County (Austin – Onion Creek Area)
Purpose: Community needs after flooding

Type: Other
Event: H1N1
Location: Willacy County
Purpose: H1N1 influenza assessment

Type: Response
Event: Wildfire
Location: Bastrop County (blocks touching fire perimeter)
Purpose: Needs assessment after wildfire
Report: Public Health Emergency Response to a Massive Wildfire in Texas (2011), TPHJ 2012; 64(4): 6-10

Type: Other
Event: Public Health Assessment
Location: San Saba County
Purpose: Applied Public Health Team (APHT) exercise as a public health assessment in San Saba County

Type: Other
Event: H1N1
Location: Willacy County
Purpose: H1N1 Influenza assessment

Type: Response
Event: Hurricane Ike
Location: Galveston County
Purpose: Gauge the prevalence of injuries and health complaints, determine immediate needs for health-care and medical supplies, and provide assessment information to those responsible for post disaster response management and intervention.
Report: Hurricane Ike rapid needs assessment - Houston, Texas, September 2008. MMWR. 2009;58(38):1066-71. Available from http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5838a3.htm OR Community assessment for public health emergency response following Hurricane Ike--Texas, 25-30 September 2008, Prehosp Disaster Med. 2010 Nov-Dec;25(6):503-10.

Type: Response
Event: Hurricane Ike
Location: Liberty County
Purpose: Gauge the prevalence of injuries and health complaints, determine immediate needs for health-care and medical supplies, and provide assessment information to those responsible for post disaster response management and intervention.
Report: Hurricane Ike rapid needs assessment - Houston, Texas, September 2008. MMWR. 2009;58(38):1066-71. Available from http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5838a3.htm OR Community assessment for public health emergency response following Hurricane Ike--Texas, 25-30 September 2008, Prehosp Disaster Med. 2010 Nov-Dec;25(6):503-10.

Type: Response
Event: Hurricane Ike
Location: Brazoria County
Purpose: Gauge the prevalence of injuries and health complaints, determine immediate needs for health-care and medical supplies, and provide assessment information to those responsible for post disaster response management and intervention.
Report: Hurricane Ike rapid needs assessment - Houston, Texas, September 2008. MMWR. 2009;58(38):1066-71. Available from http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5838a3.htm OR Community assessment for public health emergency response following Hurricane Ike--Texas, 25-30 September 2008, Prehosp Disaster Med. 2010 Nov-Dec;25(6):503-10.

Type: Response
Event: Hurricane Rita
Location: Polk County (Indian Springs Estate)
Purpose: Community needs after Hurricane Rita

Type: Response
Event: Tropical Storm Allison
Location: Houston
Purpose: Evaluate affected community’s immediate public health needs
Report: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Tropical Storm Allison rapid needs assessment--Houston, Texas, June 2001. MMWR. 2002;51(17):365-9. Available from http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5117a1.htm