Community Emergency Preparedness

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Community Emergency Preparedness and Response Paper Natessa Satterfield University of Phoenix Epidemiology: Global and Public Health NUR 408 Linnette Nolte October 14, 2013 Community Emergency Preparedness and Response Paper According to the World Health Organization a community emergency consists of any type of disaster that causes a serious disruption in the functioning of a community or society. A disaster that causes widespread human, material, economic or environmental losses and exceeds the ability of the affected community or society to cope using its own resources is what classifies these community disruptions as an emergency situation. When this occurs it is crucial that communities and community members are prepared for emergent situations and understand their roles and responsibilities as active officials. This paper will examine and summarize the way the fictional characters in the “Neighborhood Community” handled their personal crisis during the community emergency. It will assess the emergency disaster plan that was in place and how it affected the decisions of the “Neighborhood Community” members overall. The Neighborhood Community is located near a forest along the banks of a river where the weather is beautiful year round. The population consists of 64,200 people, of which 63% of the population had identified themselves as a white, non-Hispanic race. In season 2, episode 5 of the Neighborhood newspaper, a forest fire broke out five days prior the publish date. The fire increased throughout various areas daily, which caused the fire to maintain a steady pace that resulted in the destruction of countless acres of land. This fire was could not be contained due to the high winds the area had been experiencing during that time. The Neighborhood Community had already taken precautionary steps towards creating an emergency plan in the event
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