Emergency Preparedness and Response Protecting the public’s health historically has been a state and local responsibility. However‚ the growing threat of bioterrorism has highlighted the importance of a strong public health infrastructure to the nation’s homeland security and has focused increased attention on the preparedness of the public health system (Frist‚ 2011). Since the 2001 anthrax attacks Congress has passed new legislation to increase the strength of the nation’s public health system
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Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Response Crystal Lusk Walden University Family‚ Community‚ and Population-Based Care 4011-12 March 19‚ 2014 Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Response A disaster is an event that is a natural or man-made occurrence that can disrupt or destroy the lives of those it affects (Stanhope & Lancaster‚ 2014). Management of a disaster includes four phases; prevention‚ preparedness‚ response and recovery (Stanhope & Lancaster‚ 2014). Hawaii’s isolation in the
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Community Emergency Preparedness and Response Emergency preparedness is the ability of individuals‚ organizations‚ and communities to respond to public health emergencies‚ such as natural disasters‚ bad weather‚ bioterrorism‚ outbreak of diseases‚ accidents casualties‚ and chemical or radiation emergencies. The most indigenous role of the federal‚ state or local government is to protect and prevent citizens from injury or potential harm‚ which involves helping people to prepare and respond to emergency
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Community Emergency Preparedness and Response Brittiany Taylor NUR 408 February 19‚ 2012 Felita Patterson Community Emergency Preparedness and Response This paper discusses subjects in newspaper articles and scenarios in the Pearson Health Science Neighborhood in season two‚ episode five in the University of Phoenix student website under the course materials section. A fire began in the Neighborhood community and the residents developed respiratory complications related to the smoke from
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Community Emergency Preparedness and Response Paper University of Phoenix NUR/ 408 Kimberly Oatman Community Emergency Preparedness and Response Paper Risk for disasters is a part of life; emergency situations occur more frequently than many people believe. A wise person plans for the worse‚ and hopes for the best. After a disaster‚ how well a community can recover will depend largely on how well they prepared in advance. Risk management includes identifying any potential risks to a
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IMPROVING FLOOD EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS 1 Improving Flood Emergency Preparedness in League City Abstract This paper explores a vital need to the residents of League City in regards to flood emergency response. Based on online research from the City of League City Mitigation Plan‚ Galveston County Mitigation Plan‚ and The Council for Excellence in Government‚ a local flood preparedness campaign focusing on a coordinated community emergency preparedness educational class
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Community Emergency Preparedness and Response Paper Kimberly Lewis NUR 408 May 7‚ 2012 Theresa White‚ MSN Community Emergency Preparedness and Response Paper Preparing for an emergency and knowing what to do in case of an emergency is an important aspect every community should know. Preparedness can be the difference between life and death in certain situations. This is the case in Season two Episode five of this week’s assignment. A forest fire is raging out of control near the Neighborhood
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An emergency occurs when a urgent situation takes place that can be detrimental to a person’s life. Emergencies are not a common occurrence; however do arise on occasion. The response and outcome of emergencies can be positively amplified with an organized plan or preparedness technique. In “The Neighborhood” community‚ there was an emergency‚ forest fires‚ which left the residents to experience unfortunate residual respiratory effects. The many that suffered include patients and staff in the hospital
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Fire Corps is one of five partner programs under Citizen Corps‚ the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s grassroots strategy to bring together government and community leaders to involve citizens in all-hazards emergency preparedness and resilience. Citizen Corps partner programs share the common goal of helping communities prevent‚ prepare for‚ and respond to emergencies of all kinds. Launched in 2004‚ Fire Corps is managed by the National Volunteer Fire Council and works with various organizations
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incorporating bioterrorism knowledge among nurses and nursing students. Many of us think that this is not going to happen to us‚ or it is not going to happen yet. Therefore‚ many people are not properly prepared for a disaster. We‚ as nurses‚ play an important role‚ not only in educating and preparing people‚ but also in responding when a disaster strikes. A nurses experience and skills are useful and definitely very needed in times of emergencies “Since September 11‚ 2001‚ the United States has recognized
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