DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
KA ʻOIHANA OLAKINO
JOSH GREEN, M.D.
GOVERNOR
KE KIA‘ĀINA
KENNETH S. FINK, MD, MGA, MPH
DIRECTOR
KA LUNA HO‘OKELE
KAUAʻI DISTRICT HEALTH OFFICE RELEASES REPORT OF ISLAND-WIDE EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS SURVEY
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 18, 2024 24-083
HONOLULU —The Department of Health (DOH) Kauaʻi District Health Office (KDHO) has released its report of the 2024 Community Assessment for Public Health Emergency Response (CASPER) survey. KDHO conducted door-to-door surveys June 3-7, 2024, at randomly selected households islandwide. Over the course of five days, survey teams completed a total of 177 interviews, collecting valuable data about Kauaʻi residents’ health and well-being, their preparedness for emergencies, and their concerns about climate change impacts.
The CASPER survey is a validated needs assessment methodology developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to rapidly obtain population-based estimates about the health and resource needs of a community pre- and post-disaster. This is the seventh CASPER survey conducted on Kauaʻi since 2017. “KDHO makes this report available for partners and the public, both as information about our community and as a tool to inform outreach, education, programs and policies. We strive to improve life on Kauaʻi and our community preparedness,”said Kauaʻi District Health Officer Dr. Janet Berreman.
The 2024 Kauaʻi CASPER survey asked Kauaʻi residents about their basic household demographics, emergency evacuation plans, concerns about climate change impacts, fire prevention measures, infectious disease concerns, and general health and well-being, including challenges they face in daily life.
Survey results show that Kauaʻi households remain familiar with emergency preparedness recommendations and their evacuation plans have not changed significantly from prior CASPER surveys.
CASPER surveys have been an enormous capacity-building exercise for DOH and partner agencies, allowing collaboration across programs while increasing community awareness of agencies and services available to the community. More than100 DOH staff from Kauaʻi and Oʻahu and community volunteers have been trained in conducting a CASPER survey.
The 2024 Kauaʻi CASPER Report is available here: https://health.hawaii.gov/kauai/files/2024/06/Kauai-2024-CASPER-Final-Report.pdf
Previous CASPER Reports are available here: https://health.hawaii.gov/kauai/Casper/
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