Abramson David M. author Columbia University. Sociomedical Sciences Redlener Irwin E. author Columbia University. Population and Family Health Columbia University. National Center for Disaster Preparedness Columbia University. Pediatrics Stehling-Ariza Nicole A. author Columbia University. National Center for Disaster Preparedness Sury Jonathan author Columbia University. National Center for Disaster Preparedness Banister Akilah N. author Columbia University. National Center for Disaster Preparedness Park Yoon Soo author Columbia University. National Center for Disaster Preparedness Columbia University. National Center for Disaster Preparedness originator contributor text Reports New York National Center for Disaster Preparedness 2010 English Although the ruptured Deepwater Horizon oil well was capped on July 15, 2010, an estimated 3 to 5 million barrels of oil spilled in to the Gulf of Mexico over a three-month period. Several surveys prior to the capping of the well documented the concerns and immediate effects of the oil spill on coastal residents. One report by a team of LSU sociologists highlighted the anxiety caused by the oil spill — nearly 60% of the 925 coastal Louisiana residents interviewed said they were almost constantly worried by the oil spill. As the "acute phase" of the oil spill transitions to a longer-term "chronic phase," researchers at Columbia University's National Center for Disaster Preparedness, in collaboration with the Children's Health Fund and The Marist Poll, interviewed over 1,200 coastal residents in Louisiana and Mississippi, with a particular focus on the short- and potential long-term impact of the disaster on children. This study was informed by work the researchers have done post-Katrina as part of the Gulf Coast Child & Family Health Study, which has documented the enduring effects on impacted populations in the two states, particularly children. Public health Individual and family studies 2010-08 http://hdl.handle.net/10022/AC:P:9416 NNC NNC 2010-08-10 09:32:49 -0400 2012-02-06 16:57:56 -0500 1927 eng