Introduction to Emergency Prepardness Flashcards
Define public health preparedness and
understand the scope of events that can lead to
a public health emergency
Public health preparedness: Prevent, Protects against and respond to or recover from emergencies that can overwhelm any routine capabilities
scope of events leading to a public health emergency: a high morbidity and mortality rate, risk of human harm
Identify the difference between homeland
security and national security
Homeland security:Prevention, deterrence, preemption, and
defense against aggression targeted at U.S.
* Prevention of attacks on U.S.
* Minimize damage through appropriate
preparations and rapid recovery
National security:Policies to ensure survival of state
* Safeguard territorial integrity
* Balance of security vs. liberty
Define and understand the evolution of public
health emergency management.
Public health emergency management: Framework within which communities:
– Reduce vulnerability to hazards.
– Cope with disasters.
* All activities necessary to mitigate against,
prepare for, respond to, recover from:
– Threatened or actual natural disasters
– Acts of terrorism
– Man-made disasters
The evolution of public health emergency management is that it after 911 happened more programs and policies started to become more implemented
Understand the role of the public health
professional in emergency preparedness and
response activities.
. The role of the public health professional in emergency preparedness is that helping to minimize injuries and deaths, prevent disease outbreaks, and ensure safe housing and facilities.
.Providing any security instead of the common defense
Response activities
. Health risk assessment
* Incident command system
* Communication with public
* Epidemiologic and laboratory capacity
* Rapid response teams
Medical countermeasures
* Surge capacity
* Maintain workforce, financial resources,
communication systems, and logistics
Be familiar with the types of careers available
to public health professionals in preparedness
Private sector: such as businesses and industry associations develop, validate, exercise, and implement security and business continuity plans to ensure their capability to deliver goods and services.
* State and local government: needs and capabilities of its political subdivisions and then channels state and federal resources to local government, including training and technical assistance, as well as operational support in an emergency.
* Academia: creating a comprehensive school emergency operations plan (EOP), a document that describe the actions students, teachers, and school staff should take before, during, and after emergency events.
* Federal government: supports our citizens and first responders ensuring that as a nation we work together to build, sustain, and improve our capability to prepare for, protect against, respond to, recover from, and mitigate all hazards.
* International organizations: Provides technical support for disaster risk reduction policies and plans, and helps with community-based disaster risk management.
. coordinating large-scale international assistance activities and flows of funds that get going after a disaster.
Define core competencies for public health
preparedness and emergency management.
.Model leadership: 6 competencies and 65KSA
. 1.1 Solve problems under emergency conditions.
1.2 Manage behaviors associated with emotional
responses in self and others.
1.3 Facilitate collaboration with internal and external
emergency response partners.
1.4 Maintain situational awareness.
1.5 Demonstrate respect for all persons and cultures.
1.6 Act within the scope of one’s legal authority.
2 Communicate and Model Information
Communicate and Model information
. 5 competencies and 49KSA
. 2.1 Manage information related
to an emergency.
2.2 Use principles of crisis and
risk communication.
2.3 Report information
potentially relevant to the
identification and control of an
emergency through the chain
of command.
2.4 Collect data according to
protocol.
2.5 Manage the recording
and/or transcription of data
according to protocol.
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Federal government responsibilities
from the preamble to the constitution
we all have a right to safety for all and that making sure that the population is safe helps with the economic impact of American citizens
protect worker and health safety
3 competencies
29 skills and knowledge and abilities
4.1 Maintain
personal/family
emergency preparedness
plans.
4.2 Employ protective
behaviors according to
changing conditions,
personal limitations, and
threats.
4.3 Report unresolved
threats to physical and
mental health through the
chain of command.
Plan for and improve practice
4 competencies
29KSA
3.1 Contribute expertise to a community hazard
vulnerability analysis (HVA).
3.2 Contribute expertise to the development of
emergency plans.
3.3 Participate in improving the organization’s
capacities (including, but not limited to programs,
plans, policies, laws, and workforce training).
3.4 Refer matters outside of one’s scope of legal
authority through the chain of command.
Public health emergencies
.Release of chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear agent
* Natural epidemics or pandemics
* Natural disasters
* Man-made environmental disasters
Multiple Federal Agencies that deal with Emergency Management
Departments of Health and Human Services
– Homeland Security
– State, Defense, Justice, Transportation, Commerce,
Energy, and Treasury
– Environmental Protection Agency
– Intelligence Community
* Coordinated by National Security Council staff of
White House
state and local entities
help with promoting security
. Implement policies
– Build infrastructure
– Interface with local
populations
In addition, state and local departments of
emergency management, agriculture, commerce,
and transportation may also employ public health
the state develops
there own emergency plans due to the geography and demographics
Organizations that support
APHA
– CSTE
– APHL
– ASTHO
– NACCHO
Founding fathers argued
Constitution would protect U.S. citizens against
conflict at home and that geography would protect
the nation from conflict abroad.
