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Table 1 P30 Core Center Capacity to Conduct DR2

From: Assessing the national capacity for disaster research response (DR2) within the NIEHS Environmental Health Sciences Core Centers

Center has …a

Yes

No

In development or under considerationb

% (n)

% (n)

% (n)

Participated in DR2

56% (9)

19% (3)

25% (4)

Developed a data collection protocol to answer disaster-specific research questions

12% (2)

50% (8)

38% (6)

Developed concept of operations plan to conduct disaster research within its state/region

19% (3)

56% (9)

25% (4)

Developed a deployment plan for researchers who go into the field outside of the CC’s geographic area to conduct disaster response research

19% (3)

69% (11)

12% (2)

Prepared to repurpose funding to support disaster response research

56% (9)

13% (2)

31% (5)

Developed a process for fast-tracking IRB of disaster response research (n = 15)

27% (4)

40% (6)

33% (5)

Participated in an exercise to test its capacity to conduct disaster response research

19% (3)

81% (13)

N/A

Partnered with another Center or University to conduct disaster response research

31% (5)

69% (11)

N/A

Maintained memoranda of understanding/agreement with a state, local, or community-based partner(s)

31% (5)

50% (8)

19 (3)

  1. aMissing responses (i.e., item nonresponse) were excluded at the question level, and summary statistics were calculated using only the actual responses for each individual survey question. For any question where less than all 16 participating CCs responded, the total number of item-level responses is provided in the first column
  2. bN/A indicates that “In development or under consideration” was not a response option