roles in managing

Question 1

what are roles in managing diseases?

Answer 1

• individual
• communities
• gov
• international org (ngos)

Question 2

individuals

Answer 2

• awareness of disease, conditions that contribute to spread and symptoms
• covid-19, Singapore
• cautions about transmissions
• exercise social responsibility
• refrain from participating in risk-taking behaviours to reduce contracting disease
• get vaccinated and follow travel advisories

Question 3

communities

Answer 3

• social groups that live in a particular area or share a common culture
• strategies need to be implemented to address issues in community
• introduce possible ways to control disease
• deciding when and where measures are implemented and by whom
• engaging health workers to train and monitor members of community
  -people more receptive to advice or info or treatment
• empowers residents to develop their own solutions

Question 4

governments

Answer 4

• carry out precautionary measures to prevent outbreaks
• mitigation measures to reduce impact
• precaution: vaccine
• mitigation: control measures and restrictions, closure of places, providing hc (limitations: do not seek treatment = spread more)

Question 5

international organizations

Answer 5

• have great influence
• who, world bank, unaids, ngos
  -ngos are non-profit groups that may be formed on a local, national, or international level. –> perform variety of services and humanitarian functions
• bring citizen concerns to gov, supporting and monitoring policies