HSC 300 SU Public & Community Health Surveillance & Disaster Epidemiology Discussion
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Task 7
Public and Community Health Surveillance & Disaster Epidemiology
Read and Review CDC Disaster Epidemiology (If you have completed HCA402 this will only take a brief review)
Watch
Play Videoundefined
Review the CDCs MMWR
Based on what you have learned, look up the US government response to the Haiti earthquake. Describe how disaster epidemiology was used at the national and local levels in Haiti to reduce suffering and prevent further damage and disease.
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Lesson 7
Activity 1: Case Study: Katrinas Troubled Waters: A Rescue Workers Dilemma
Download and complete the case study.
Project Assignment: (for the final project; do not submit this part; this is just to keep you moving forward with the project)
Continue to develop the plan of action in the event of an outbreak or emergency (natural, bioterrorism, chemicals, radiation, etc) either from within the country or from a global source. Develop a communication plan for the community. What resources will you use? Think about possible resources such as social media, word of mouth, public service announcements. You will also need to address information to specific populations, either vulnerable populations or those who are most at risk for the type of emergency or outbreak. For example, in the Ebola outbreak, healthcare workers who were caring for exposed patients in the hospital were most at risk.
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Task 8
[insert Task to be completed out of class]
Review Community Health Worker information
Examine Community Health Certifications
Not all states require CHWs to be certified, but this certification is designed to cover requirements of most states. Virginia is moving toward requiring liscensure.
Investigate the move in VA to require certification
Community Health Visit make a visit to a community health service agency. This could be a Community Health Clinic, Free Clinic, Senior Center, Public Health Department, etc. Make an appointment first to speak with an administrator and other health care worker. Learn about what they do and how they serve the health of the community. Write up a report on where you went, who you spoke with, and what you learned.
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Lesson 8
Activity 1: Share community health visits what do you find in common? Different? What credentials were needed by personnel working in the center?
Activity 2: Ethics in Community/Public Health work
Work through the public health ethics workbook. Work with a partner or small team to find answers to each slide.
Activity 3: By now you should have compiled much of the completed Project. This week you will work on completing the project.
Project Assignment: Time to put it all together
Complete the plan of action in the event of an outbreak or emergency (natural, bioterrorism, chemicals, radiation, etc) either from within the country or from a global source. What special training programs need to be put into place? Who will do this training? Who should attend? How can you be sure that the information will continue to be relevant and current and that the required individuals are educated?
https://emergency.cdc.gov/planning/
Complete the final draft with your team.
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