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  • Disaster settings present complex behavioral health challenges.
  • Rapid assessment tools are crucial for effective public health response.
  • Existing tools may lack efficiency or multi-modal applicability.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and validate a brief, structured behavioral health module.
  • To enable rapid assessment of behavioral health needs by public health practitioners in disaster settings.
  • To ensure the module's reliability, validity, and efficiency across different administration modes.

Main Methods:

  • Module development based on psychometric properties (reliability, validity, PCA).
  • Data collection via in-person, telephone, and web-based interviews (N=101) post-Hurricanes Katrina and Sandy.
  • Validation included internal consistency, convergent validity, and test-retest reliability analysis.

Main Results:

  • The 26-question module demonstrated excellent internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha, 0.79-0.92) and convergent validity (r > 0.61).
  • High test-retest reliability was observed across administration modes (ICC, 0.73-1.00).
  • Principal component analysis identified mental health and substance use as key components.

Conclusions:

  • The validated module provides a rapid (5-10 min) and flexible tool for assessing disaster-related behavioral health needs.
  • It supports efficient resource allocation and targeted interventions for community recovery.
  • This tool empowers public health practitioners in disaster-affected areas.