Research Lead The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill coastalhazardscenter.org 1 Measuring Community Recovery: Developing Healthy Community Recovery Indicators 5 th Annual Meeting Presentation Jennifer Horney, PhD, MPH, CPH Phil Berke, PhD Gavin Smith, PhD Research Lead The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill coastalhazardscenter.org 2 Project Overview Research Lead The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill coastalhazardscenter.org 3 Phase 1 Literature review (Dec 2012 February 2013) Indicators checklist draft (March 2013 May 2013) Quantify and validate indicators with 2 community case study (June 2013 August 2013) Research Lead The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill coastalhazardscenter.org 4 Phase 2 Phase 2 Milestones* Revised indicators, including data requirements and with input from key informants and other stakeholders. Crosswalk of indicator interdependencies Practitioner report documenting post-disaster recovery in a broader set of communities (multi-state, multi-hazard). *Subject to FY14 Funding Availability Research Lead The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill coastalhazardscenter.org 5 Phase 3 Phase 3 Milestones* Collect primary data collected on each indicator in real time during the post-disaster recovery period Develop final, validated list of indicators in eight Core Capabilities, including: Recommended and validated metrics Crosswalk of interdependence between indicators Proposed weighting or ranking to be used in calculating the quality of recovery in communities *Subject to FY14 Funding Availability Research Lead The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill coastalhazardscenter.org 6 Project Relevance Recovery a key capability Develop measurable recovery indicators Link good recovery to future resiliency Research Lead The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill coastalhazardscenter.org 7 Project Outcomes / Products Phase 1 Literature review report Indicators checklist Case study Research Lead The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill coastalhazardscenter.org 8 Closing Comments