Hiatt Erin, Belliard Carla, Lloyd Call Michelle A, Jefferies Laura K, Kener Madalyn, Eggett Dennis L, Richards Rickelle
Department of Nutrition, Dietetics, and Food Science, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT, USA.
Department of Statistics, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT, USA.
Disaster Med Public Health Prep. 2022 Jun;16(3):1029-1037. doi: 10.1017/dmp.2020.480. Epub 2021 Apr 6.
To evaluate food and water storage practices in the United States, including the extent that government emergency preparedness guidelines were followed.
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.
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.
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.
评估美国的食物和水储存做法，包括遵循政府应急准备指南的程度。
2014年8月，Qualtrics调查小组成员（n = 572）完成了一项包含142个项目的在线调查。认知访谈（n = 5）和试点数据（n = 14）为调查开发提供了信息。使用描述性统计分析定量数据。与储水准备相关的开放式回答被分为5类。
许多受访者表示在大规模灾难或紧急情况期间，在一定程度上或很好地为家庭储备了食物和水。只有53%的人符合联邦紧急事务管理局（FEMA）的指导方针，即储备的水至少能维持3天。根据受访者的自我报告，那些准备个人装水容器的人似乎没有严格遵循FEMA的指示。大多数受访者备有不易腐烂的食物，96%的人符合FEMA至少储存3天的指导方针。
家庭在紧急情况下通常准备好提供食物，在较小程度上也准备好提供水，但并未始终遵循FEMA的指导方针。更多易于遵循的、基于证据的信息可能会更好地帮助公民准确实施食物和水储存应急准备指南。
