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LSU Examines the Role of Social Ties after Deepwater Horizon

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Dr. Ariane Rung, associate professor of epidemiology at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-New Orleans, School of Public Health, is the lead author of an article published online ahead of print in Social Science and Medicine.  The article,  “Untangling the disaster-depression knot: The role of social ties after Deepwater Horizon”, discusses whether social capital and social support mediate the effects of exposure to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill on depression among women.

Data for the analysis come from the first wave of data collection for the Women and Their Children’s Health Study, a longitudinal study of the health effects of women exposed to the oil spill in southern Louisiana, USA. Women were interviewed about their exposure to the oil spill, depression symptoms, structural social capital (neighborhood organization participation), cognitive social capital (sense of community and informal social control), and social support. Structural equation models indicated that structural social capital was associated with increased levels of cognitive social capital, which were associated with higher levels of social support, which in turn were associated with lower levels of depression. Physical exposure to the oil spill was associated with greater economic exposure, which in turn was associated with higher levels of depression. When all variables were taken into account, economic exposure was no longer associated with depression, and social support and cognitive social capital mediated the effect of economic exposure on depression, explaining 67% of the effect. Findings support an extension of the deterioration model of social support to include the additional coping resource of social capital. Social capital and social support were found to be beneficial for depression post-oil spill; however, they were themselves negatively impacted by the oil spill, explaining the overall negative effect of the oil spill on depression. A better understanding of the pathways between the social context and depression could lead to interventions for improved mental health in the aftermath of a disaster.

Co-authors of the study include Drs. Symielle Gaston, Edward Trapido, Edward Peters and William Robinson.

To read more about the study go to: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0277953617300485

WaTCH Study Results & Publications

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Physical Health

Immediately following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, many of you reported feeling a variety of acute physical symptoms.  Excessive fatigue (23% of you reported this), stuffy/runny nose (19%), watery/burning/itchy eyes (19%), severe headaches (18%), and cough (17%) were the most common symptoms reported (see Figure 1). Those of you who reported more of these symptoms were more likely to have been exposed to the oil spill.

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Peres LC, Trapido E, Rung AL, Harrington DJ, Oral E, Fang Z, Fontham E, Peters ES. The Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Physical Health among Adult Women in Southern Louisiana: The Women and Their Children’s Health (WaTCH) Study. Environmental Health Perspectives 2016;124(8):1208-12-13.

Mental Health

Over a quarter of you (28%) reported feeling depressed in the past week, and 13% of you reported symptoms of severe mental distress (see Figure 2). Domestic conflict was another issue of concern. 16% of you with partners reported an increase in the number of fights with your partner, and 11% reported an increase in their intensity. All of these conditions were related to both economic and physical exposure to the oil spill.

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Rung AL, Gaston S, Oral E, Robinson WT, Fontham E, Harrington DJ, Trapido E, Peters ES. Depression, Mental Distress and Domestic Conflict among Louisiana Women Exposed to the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill in the Women and Their Children’s Health Study. Environmental Health Perspectives 2016;124(9):1429-1435.

Depression and Social Capital and Social Support

Social capital has to do with how you interact with others in your community. We found that those of you who participated more in neighborhood organizations (what we call “structural social capital”) tended to feel more of a sense of community and cohesion (what we call “cognitive social capital”), which led to feelings of greater social support. All of these things tend to lead to less depression. But the oil spill, specifically the economic consequences of it, negatively affected those feelings of community and social support, leading to higher levels of depression.

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Rung AL, Gaston S, Robinson WT, Trapido EJ, Peters ES. Untangling the Disaster-Depression Knot: The Role of Social Ties After Deepwater Horizon. Social Science & Medicine 2017 dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2017.01.041.


Wives of Workers Study

This study enrolled 252 wives or female partners of men who participated in the GuLF STUDY. These women lived in coastal Louisiana parishes between 2011 and 2013. 31% of them reported symptoms of depression, 33% reported increases in domestic fights, 31% reported memory loss post-spill, and 39% reported an inability to concentrate post-spill. All of these conditions were associated with greater total exposure and greater physical exposure to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Domestic fights with partner and memory loss post-spill were also both related to greater economic exposure to the oil spill.

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Rung AL, Oral E, Fontham E, Harrington DJ, Trapido EJ, Peters ES. Mental health impact of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill among wives of clean-up workers. Epidemiology 2015;26(4):e44-e46.


Depression Methods

We explored other ways to analyze the questions related to depression by using a method called latent profile analysis to try to better understand patterns of responses. We found that women fell into three groups: those with no depression, those with occasional depressive symptoms, and those with severe depressive symptoms. These results supported the conventional use of the depression screening tool. We also found that women with the most severe depressive symptoms tended to not have completed high school, have a lower household income, and have less social support. They also tended to report more damage to areas they fished commercially, to have experienced more economic consequences from the oil spill, and to have smelled the oil more often than women who reported fewer depressive symptoms.

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Gaston S, Nugent N, Peters ES, Ferguson TF, Trapido EJ, Robinson WT, Rung AL. Exploring Heterogeneity and Correlates of Depressive Symptoms in the Women and Their Children’s Health (WaTCH) Study. Journal of Affective Disorders 2016;205:190-199.

Neighborhoods and Obesity

Those of you who reported living in more unfavorable neighborhoods (e.g., dirtier, noisier, more visible trash and graffiti, poor condition of streets, abandoned cars or buildings) were more likely to have a higher body mass index (BMI, a measure of obesity).

To read more, click here:
Sullivan SM, Peters ES, Trapido EJ, Oral E, Scribner RA, Rung AL. Assessing mediation of behavioral and stress pathways in the association between neighborhood environments and obesity outcomes. Preventive Medicine Reports 2016;4:248-255.


Resilience

The Resilience Working Group of the Gulf Coast Research Consortium developed a conceptual framework to serve as the basis for testing how access to social resources, such as formal and informal social support and assistance, can promote positive adaptation or reduced psychopathology among individuals and communities exposed to the acute collective stressor of a technological disaster such as the 2010 Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill.

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Abramson D, Grattan L, Mayer B, Colten C, Arosemena F, Bedimo-Rung A, Lichtveld M. The Resilience Activation Framework: a Conceptual Model of How Access to Social Resources Promotes Adaptation and Rapid Recovery in Post-disaster Settings. Journal of Behavioral Health Services & Research 2015;42(1):42-57.

Delta Omega

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Alpha Psi Chapter

Delta Omega is the honorary society for graduate studies in public health. The society was founded in 1924 at Johns Hopkins University, School of Public Health. There are currently 48 chapters throughout the United States and Puerto Rico.

Delta Omega is governed by a Delta Omega constitution, by-laws and a governance manual. The governing body is the National Council of elected officers and representatives of each chapter. The council meets annually, usually in conjunction with the Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association.

Since Delta Omega’s establishment in 1924, the meaning and scope of public health has broadened tremendously. While it is still seriously concerned with problems of environmental sanitation and communicable disease control, public health action has come to embrace all aspects of health and disease in populations. These include the planning, organization, and support of health promotion, disease prevention, and medical care. Basic to modern public health are the social sciences as well as the natural sciences–both in the United States and internationally.

Membership

Each year at the School of Public Health annual award ceremony, induction of new members is conducted.  The chapter may elect new members from four groups according to national standards:

  1. Students who are candidates for a graduate degree in public health: Up to 10% of the graduating student body, who must be in the upper 25% academically. This is across the whole year: summer, winter, and spring
  2. Faculty members at the school of public health: Either five members or 3% of the full-time faculty, whichever is less
  3. Alumni actively engaged in public health work, and a maximum of ten graduates of the local school of public health whose work in the practice of public health would serve as a model for future graduates of the school, and
  4. Honorary members possessing exceptional qualifications: This membership shall be limited to one every year conferred only upon persons possessing exceptional qualifications, who have attained meritorious distinction in the field of public health.

Election from all groups is based on outstanding performance—student scholarship, faculty in teaching and research, and alumni in public health practice.  Election to membership in Delta Omega is intended, not only to recognize merit, but also to encourage further excellence in, and devotion to, public health work.

Election to membership in Delta Omega is intended, not only to recognize merit, but also, to encourage further excellence in, and devotion to, public health work. Membership in Delta Omega reflects the dedication of an individual to quality in the field of public health and to protection and advancement of the health of all people.

Election from all four groups is based on outstanding performance–scholarship in students, teaching and research in faculty members, and community service in alumni.

Call for Nominations

The Alpha Psi Chapter will accept nominations in the alumni category from anyone.  To submit a LSUH-NO School of Public Health alumnus for consideration, send:

  1. Nomination letter summarizing the individual’s accomplishments relevant to public health — maximum of two pages
  2. Biographical sketch

Email the nomination to deltaomega@lsuhsc.edu

Nominations are due by February 1 of each year.

Seminars

The Gun Violence Policy Lab: Research and Evaluation to Inform Strategic Gun Violence Prevention Interventions
Amanda Hammack, PhD, MSW (September 15th, 2022):
https://mediasite-ent.lsuhsc.edu/Mediasite/Play/139940bdd81d423e8ab27a6626634f911d

The intersection of Public Policy and Behavioral Health
Karen Stubbs Church, J.D. (September 29th 2022):
https://mediasite-ent.lsuhsc.edu/Mediasite/Play/5d2ece7d4cc94b768dc37789c24bbabb1d

2024 SPH and Delta Omega Honors Day Poster Session

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Awards

All Delta Omega awards are judged by the active membership of the Alpha Psi Chapter:

  • Honors Day posters
  • Doctoral Award – for outstanding work while pursuing the doctorate degree. Award is judged on the entire body of work including publications, presentations, and service in addition to the dissertation.  One each year.

For more information, contact us at deltaomega@lsuhsc.edu

2022 Awards

Student Inductees:

Olivia Sugarman
Kaylin Beiter
Lisa Kam
Michael Stocker
Mirandy Li

Faculty inductee:  Michael Celestin
Alumnus inductee:  Amanda Hammack

Poster Session Awards:

Mirandy Li
Minority Stress among LGBTQ Smokers in the Deep South: A Mixed Methods Study
Co-authors:  Holly Mayeaux, Jackson Fritz, Gabrielle Gonzalez, Stephen Phillippi, Qingzhao Yu, Edward Trapido, Michael Celestin, Tung Sung Tseng

Thomas Luke
Adolescent Reproductive Health Education during COVID-19: Evaluation of a Model for Virtual Reproductive Health Intervention in New Orleans
Co-authors:  Carey MA, Dunn R, Chau KN, Mehdizadeh R , Greene S, Mecklosky J, Pasternak RH

In third place and winner of the practice category is:

Kelly Chau
The Role of Minority Stress Processes on Smoking Behaviors among LGBTQ Individuals: A Systematic Review
Co-authors:  Mirandy Li, Tung Sung Tseng

Doctoral Award:
Olivia Sugarman, Community Health Sciences.  Dissertation:  HIV Outcomes after Release from State Corrections:  Examining the Impact of Two Pre-release Interventions

Women and Their Children’s Health Study (WaTCH)

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The Women and Their Children’s Health (WaTCH) study is a collaboration between the LSU Health Sciences Center and the University of Nebraska Medical Center. We are researching the short- and long-term physical, mental, and community health effects of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill on women and children. 2600 women and 600 children from Southeastern Louisiana are participating in this study. Up to now, very little research has been done to study the long-term health effects of oil spills, and currently, no other local organization is studying the physical and mental health of such a large group of women and their children in Louisiana.

The WaTCH study wants to know:

  • What makes people and communities resilient (able to bounce back from hardships)
  • Ways to improve communities’ ability to recover from disasters in the future
  • Mechanisms of exposure to oil spills
  • Physical and emotional health effects (like problems with breathing, rashes, headaches, depression, etc.)
  • Effects of the oil spill on children’s development and well-being, and how parents and the community can help children cope

Deepwater Horizon Research Consortium

The WaTCH study is a member of the Deepwater Horizon Research Consortium. The Consortium identify personal and community health effects from the DWH oil spill and help identify ways to improve communities’ ability to recover from future disasters. Each of these partnerships focuses on a different aspect of the Gulf oil spill, such as the effects of the spill on the mental and physical health of mothers and children, or its impact on those who fish for a living or consume large amounts of seafood.

For information about the study, contact us:

Study Line (Toll Free): 833-814-1800.

WaTCH RESEARCHERS

Edward S. Peters, DMD, SM, ScD.
Department Chair and Professor, Epidemiology
University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Public Health
epeters@unmc.edu, 402-559-4248
Edward J. Trapido, ScD, FACE
Interim Dean and Professor, Epidemiology
LSUHSC School of Public Health
Nicole Nugent, PhD
Associate Professor, Psychiatry and Human Behavior
Alpert Brown Medical School
Alicia K. Smith, PhD
Professor, Gynecology and Obstetrics
Emory University School of Medicine