Population Health and Disaster Management

NUR 436: Comm and Population Health; Dr Batton; MCUSON

what is any natural or human-made incident that causes disruption, destruction and/or devastation requiring external assistance

disaster

list the 3 disaster trends

• number of natural and human made disasters are increasing worldwide

• number of lives lost have declined

• cost of disaster recovery is increasing

all healthcare facilities are required to have a _____ _____ _____

Disaster Preparedness Plan

***There should be several considerations with the Disaster Preparedness Plan. The plan should consider all disasters that the facility is at risk for. (Example if a major interstate runs through the community near the hospital there should be a plan for chemical spill or a major car crashes)

Disaster Preparedness Plans should be what 3 things

1. flexible

2. realistic

3. easy to implement

list the 4 Disaster Criteria for the Center for Research on Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED)

1. more than 10 deaths

2. more than 100 people affected

3. declaration of a state of emergency

4. call for international assistance

what is a sudden and massive disruption in health care service because of hostile elements of any kind requiring survival resources be brought into action in the shortest possible time

health care disasters

for a hospital or clinic, health care disasters does not necessarily mean numerous injured or dead. it means the resources are not or will be _____

exhausted

***Types of Disasters - natural disasters and bioterrorism often have more casualties because victims have little time to make evacuation plans

list some natural types of disasters

• tornadoes

• hurricanes

• earthquakes

• blizzards

• epidemics

• floods (most dangerous result is unreliable drinking water)

list some man-made types of disasters

• fires

• explosions

• nuclear accidents

• bombings

• biological

• chemical

• radiation

• war

list some national disaster planning and response

• Homeland Security Act of 2002

• US Department of Homeland Security

• Presidential Policy Directive 8 (PPD-8)

• National Preparedness Guidelines (NPG)

• National Prevention Framework (NPR)

• National Response Plan (NRP)

• National Response Framework (NRF)

list the 3 processes for getting assistance for national disaster planning and response

1. local authority asks state for assistance

2. state governor declares an emergency

3. federal government with approval of the US President declares an emergency

***this allows regions to access funds and other support from state and federal agencies

list the 5 components of the national response framework model

• prevention

• protection

• mitigation

• response

• recovery

***Emergency Support Function 8: Public Health and Medical National Incident Management System (NIMS)

list the documents guiding national preparedness response and recovery in national disaster planning and response

Homeland Security Presidential Directive (HSPD)21:

• Health and Medical Preparedness

• National Health Security Strategy (NHSS)

• Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act

• National Planning 

• Begins with each individual and their own personal preparedness.

according to the Red Cross video for national disaster planning and response, what 3 components should be considered

• geta kit

• make a plan

• get informed

***consider where these kits may be stored

what are the 4 components of the disaster management cycle

1. mitigation

2. preparedness

3. response

4. recovery

what prevents future emergencies or minimizing their effects