COVID-19 TESTING AND VACCINATION
COVID-19 TESTING AND VACCINATION
Discussion Question
Think about disasters your community has or could potentially face. Now, think about how your community is helping its members prepare. Explore your community and find an advertisement that represents helping community members be prepared for a disaster.
COVID 19 TESTING AND VACCINATION
Examples could be a billboard, poster at a bus stop, marquee sign, flyer, yard sign and more. Example: Sign advertising ‘free’ flu vaccinations at a local pharmacy. Upload that picture into the discussion. To have it display in your post: Click the embed image (looks like a picture of a mountain), Choose upload image from the drop down arrow, Click on the Upload Image (rocket ship) icon, Click on the image you want to display, Choose Open, Click Submit.
Describe the message the advertisement is conveying. Describe how the message impacts preparedness. If you cannot find any advertisement in your community, describe a type of advertisement for disaster preparedness you think would be most beneficial to your community and how it would be best conveyed.
Next, identify one community setting that is impacted by the disaster advertisement you shared. Settings: Correctional facilities, Home health, Schools, Forensic areas, Hospice, Faith communities, Occupational health. Analyze at least one nursing role (refer to Week 6 lesson) related to disaster preparedness in that setting. Example: In the school setting, what actions and interventions would be involved with the nurse as coordinator of disaster preparedness?
Identify at least one key stakeholder related to the setting that a Community Health Nurse could collaborate with regarding disaster preparedness. Include why this collaboration is important. Your discussion post should look like: Uploaded picture, Paragraph one: Describe the message the advertisement is conveying and how the message impacts preparedness. Paragraph two: Identify one community setting that is impacted by the disaster advertisement you shared. Analyze at least one nursing role related to disaster preparedness in that setting. Paragraph three: Identify at least one key stakeholder related to the setting that a Community Health Nurse could collaborate with regarding disaster preparedness. Include why this collaboration is important.
Resources: Where did you find your data?
References
American Nurses Association. (2020). The role of the nurse in disaster preparedness and response. This publication outlines the critical functions of nurses in disaster situations, emphasizing their role in planning and community health. https://www.nursingworld.org/~4ab4a2/globalassets/docs/ana/ethics/disaster-preparedness-and-response.pdf
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2021). Preparing for disasters. This resource provides information on how communities can prepare for disasters, highlighting the importance of communication and public health readiness. https://www.cdc.gov/nceh/hsb/disaster/preparedness.htm
World Health Organization. (2021). Health emergency and disaster risk management: A WHO framework. This document details strategies for disaster risk management, including the roles of health professionals in preparedness. https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/health-emergency-and-disaster-risk-management
Meyer, R., & Zafar, S. (2020). Community health nurses and disaster preparedness: A systematic review of the literature. Public Health Nursing, 37(1), 26-36. This systematic review discusses the contributions of community health nurses in disaster preparedness efforts. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/phn.12645
National Association of County and City Health Officials. (2019). Public health preparedness: A focus on nursing. This report discusses the role of public health in emergency preparedness and the specific contributions of nurses in these situations.
