Communication and Crisis Sherean Hollandsworth HCS 320 September 30, 2013 Debbie Hunt Communication and Crisis In this scenario, I am the director of the regional Emergency Management Office. I am going to make sure that I get a team together that will communicate outside and inside the organization during this crisis situation. I will explain the possible challenges and advantages connected with communicating with the organization, the public, and the private sectors about the water contamination. I will also explain the differences in the communication processes used in this situation. The team and I will make sure that the appropriate technology would be used.
It is important that you understand how to prevent a fire and what to do in the event of a fire. You may be required to be invoived in food preparation in your role as a carer. You will need to have an understanding of the principles of safe food handling. Infection control is about controlling the spread of communicable diseases between service users, staff, and visitor. the service users we care for are often particulary vulnerable to infection, and as such we need to be extra careful, clothes can pick up infection and pass it from one service user to another.
Community Health Nursing Emergency Response 725.8.8 Stefanie Pipia Western Governors University April 18, 2014 Disaster in Franklin County In the event of a disaster there are many people with various roles needed to respond and meet the needs of the community affected. The role of major public health personnel is to assess the incident for immediate health needs, severity of health needs and the potential health risks of the community. The public health personnel have specific roles, responsibilities and functions to carry out during the disaster to identify, manage and minimize aftermath. The public health nurse can assess for immediate health needs related to injury and disability. They can identify and provide health related education to reduce the health risks related to the disaster as well as prevention of secondary conditions.
In the future, they must learn to proactively address critical needs. As the damages of Katrina unfolded, vital issues such as preservation of water supply and food safety were overlooked. This resulted in pollution of the water and even greater health and sanitation issues. Shelters were over-crowded and volunteers even became an issue. All of these flaws in their practices serve as input to their lessons learned and how to better plan for these types of natural disasters.
As a citizen of a town, city, and state, you expect your surroundings to be safe and for your availability. In this case, public water use is the topic in hand, and it is one of the most important. As I stated, there are numerous regulations on public water, more than those for bottled water, but it seems easy for something to slip under the radar and pollute water possibly creating a harmful reaction like the lymphoma epidemic that occurred. The public health in any area should be the number one priority of that particular city or town. That means anything that can potentially harm a citizen is carefully watched, maintained, or if needed to be resolved and fixed it get done immediately.
Introduction Health experts face the challenge of rapid response to disaster, which is becoming very common not only in this country, but also in other parts of the world. Terrorism, natural disasters, major accidents are some of the possible cases that may require rapid response among the health experts as they struggle to save lives and relieve the victims of their pain. Rapid response to disaster is not a responsibility of a specific institution. All the healthcare institutions, both public and private, must come together in order to coordinate closely in responding to such disasters. According to Edberg (2006), regional health information organizations (RHIO) have become the common platforms for sharing relevant data in such cases.
It is important to show sensitivity and compassion to an individual that has experienced a traumatic event such as a disaster. Volunteers also need to wear appropriate clothing and footwear. Disasters typically involve a lot of debris, and damaged buildings may have unsafe areas. The second disaster scene I went on did not occur until near the end of my internship. This disaster was a wildfire in Austin, Texas (Eversley and Rice 2011).
| The COSHH regulation has influence health and social care settings because they now ensure that risk assessments are carried out so that hazardous substances are noticed quicker to minimise the risk of people becoming wounded. Another influence that COSHH has had on health and social care environments is to have a better quality of staff training. Furthermore health surveillance has been influence in health and social care settings to ensure people’s health is protected. Lastly plans have been put into place so that if accidents do occur then they can be dealt with quickly and effectively. | The COSSH regulation promotes the safety of individuals with in a health and social care setting through abiding to the regulations.
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.
Crisis Management may be defined as the process of preparing for and responding to an unpredictable negative event to prevent it from turning into an even bigger problem, or becoming a full-blown, widespread, life-threatening disaster. It involves the execution of well-coordinated actions to control the damage and preserve or restore confidence in the system under crisis. Risk management, on the other hand, is a process for identifying, assessing, and prioritizing risks of different kinds. Once the risks are identified, the risk manager will create a plan to minimize or eliminate the impact of negative events. Common risks include things like accidents in the workplace or fires, tornadoes, earthquakes, and other natural disasters.