Week Ten Flashcards
What is Personal Preparedness?
Potential exists for natural disasters (like flu, power outages, snowfalls)
What is Professional Preparedness?
CHNs may be asked to respond to a disaster
What is Community Preparedness?
Disaster workers work together during disaster
Disaster Management Stage 1
Disaster Prevention and Mitigation
Activities to minimize or remove risks before occur
Disaster Management Stage 2
Disaster Preparedness
Readiness to respond to situation and consequences
Disaster Management Stage 3
Disaster Response
Activities carried out by the teams (police, firefighters, med personnel)
Disaster Management Stage 4
Disaster Recover
Rebuilding to pre-disaster so reoccurrence is reduced
What are environmental relation to DoH?
- Asthma
- Diesel to respiratory health
- Agricultural affects groundwater
- Contaminated drinking water
- Salmonella
- Mercury
- Injuries in workplaces
CHN role in promoting health living environment?
- Community Involvement
- Risk Assessment
- Risk Communication
- Epidemiological investigation
- Policy development