N441 - Unit 3

emergency preparedness

the planning process focused on avoiding or ameliorating the risks and hazards resulting from the impact of a disaster in order to optimize population health and safety

disaster management

the integration of the emergency response plans engaged throughout the life cycle of a disaster event

presidentially declared disaster

activation of ARC, FEMA and the Department of Homeland Security

Federal Emergency Management (FEMA)

coordinates after a presidential declaration

National Response Framework

NIMS, training program on “Incident Command” process

strategic national stockpile

large amounts of pharmaceutical and medical supplies

preparedness

proactive planning efforts designed to structure the disaster response prior to its occurence

mitigation

measures taken to reduce harmful effects to limit impact on human health, community function, and economic infrastructure

point of dispensing

a site is set up when the population requires rapid medical treatment, prophylaxis, or vaccination

response

focuses on emergency relief, minimizing and restoring damaged systems, care and basic life requirements to victims

recovery

begins as the disaster event ends; focuses on stabilization, returning the community to pre-impact status, rehabilitation, reconstruction, and epidemiological surveillance

evaluation

analyzes what worked and what didn’t

transportation, electrical power plants, and industry

what are the three largest sources of air pollution in the US?

epidemic

a type of natural disaster in which there is a significant increase in the number of cases than would normally occur

endemic

the usual number of cases of a disease that occur within a popuation

pandemics

epidemics occurring across the globe

antigenic drift

small changes in surface proteins which causes the immune system not to recognize and fight the virus

antigenic shift

abrupt major change in proteins so that animal virus can now infect humans (no immunity)

isolation

separating the sick from the healthy

quarantine

separating and restricting the movement of well people who may have been exposed to see if they come sick

1. heroic

2. honeymoon

3. disillusionment

4. reconstruction

organize the following phases of emotional reaction during a disaster in the correct order: disillusionment, heroic, honeymoon, reconstruction

environmental justice

the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people with respect to the development, implementation, and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations, and policies

build environment

the human-made surroundings created for the daily activities of humans that reflects the range of physical and social elements that make up a community

community environmental health assessment

a means by which public health and environmental health professionals and agencies partner with community members, organizations, and each other to identify, prioritize, and address environmental health issues

exposure risk assessment

the process used by policy makers and other regulators to evaluate the extent to which a population may suffer health effects from an environmental exposure

101-150

at what level is the air quality index (AQI) determined to be unhealthy for sensitive groups?

Phase 1

which phase: no viruses circulating among animals have been reported to cause infection in humans

Phase 2

which phase: an animal influenza virus circulating among domesticated or wild animals is known to have caused infection in humans

Phase 4

which phase: human-to-human transmission of an animal or human-animal influenza reassortant virus able to cause “community-level outbreaks”

Phase 6

which phase: a global pandemic is occurring with community outbreaks in multiple WHO regions