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To prepare:

  • Consider the role of epidemiologic methods in preparing for or responding to natural disasters.
  • Focus on global health initiatives, effects of natural disasters on health outcomes, and global health inequities and how they are magnified by natural disasters.
  • Select a recent (within past 10 years) natural disaster. You may choose an event that occurred in the U.S. or internationally.
  • Explore the current literature and identify the specific leadership roles that nurses have in mitigating negative health outcomes following disasters.
By Day 3 of Week 11
  • Briefly describe your selected recent natural disaster.
  • Discuss the health consequences of the disaster at the population level.
  • Explain how the concepts of population health and epidemiology discussed in this course were or could have been used to assess health outcomes after this disaster.
  • Explain how the concepts of population health and epidemiology discussed in this course were or could have been used to mitigate negative health effects following this disaster.
  • Describe the specific leadership roles that nurses have in mitigating negative health outcomes following disasters. 

Learning Resources

Required Readings (click to expand/reduce)

Curley, A. L. C. (Ed.). (2020). Population-based nursing: Concepts and competencies for advanced practice (3rd ed.). Springer.

  • Chapter 12, “Implications of Global Health in Population-Based Nursing”

Maness, L. R. (2019). The effect of hurricanes on pathogenic diseases. Journal of Environmental Health, 81(6), 16–20.

Mavrouli, M., Mavroulis, S., Lekkas, E., & Tsakris, A. (2021). Respiratory infections following earthquake-induced tsunamis: Transmission risk factors and lessons learned for disaster risk management. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(9), Article 4952. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18094952

Nuzzo, J. B., Meyer, D., Snyder, M., Ravi, S. J., Lapascu, A., Souleles, J., Andrada, C. I., & Bishai, D. (2019). What makes health systems resilient against infectious disease outbreaks and natural hazards? Results from a scoping review. BMC Public Health, 19(1), Article 1310. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-019-7707-z

World Health Organization. (2018, February 22). Health inequities and their causes [Multimedia]. https://www.who.int/news-room/facts-in-pictures/detail/health-inequities-and-their-causes

Required Media (click to expand/reduce)

Global Epidemiology and Population Health

Time Estimate: 2 minutes

Transcript – Global Epidemiology and Population Health [PDF]

Walden University, LLC. (2021). Monitoring and controlling pandemics [Interactive media]. Walden University Blackboard. https://class.waldenu.edu

Walden University. (2021, October 26). Talks for good: Racial inequalities in healthcare [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vS1ziY0loMw

 

Note: The approximate length of this media piece 60 minutes.

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