public health as they relate to disaster management
The course description (taken from the syllabus Ive sent you before): The purpose of this course is to develop an understanding of the concepts of public health as they relate to disaster management. The student will apply Nojis five phases of a disaster to actual public health disaster events during the last 25 years. The course will focus on what preparedness actions are necessary to safeguard the health of citizens and emergency personnel during a disaster event, as well as public health disaster response and investigation. Public health issues in disaster management that are covered include water and food supply disruption and contamination, waste disposal, environmental pollution and infectious disease outbreaks. The basic principles of epidemiology and health surveillance will also be reviewed. Statistical epidemiology will not be covered in this course due to the limited time allotted to give a taste of material which, in its full form does fill an entire masters of its own.
The required Textbooks for this course (please see the syllabus): Required: Textbooks: 1. Ciottone, Gregory Disaster Medicine, (2015) ISBN available on line through library. 2. Landesman, Linda Public Health Management of Disasters The Practice Guide, 3rd Edition (2012) ISBN #0-87553-004-4 3. Wisner, B and Adams, J. Environmental Health in Emergencies and Disasters A Practical Guide, (2003) World Health Organization ISBN #9789241545419 4. Koenig and SchultzDisaster Medicine: Comprehensive Principles and Practice, (2011) Cambridge University Press
The topic of this week, Wk 10: Epidemiological Investigation
THE RESOURCES (Reading Assignments) OF THIS WEEK: (PLEASE USE SOME OF THEM WHEN DOING THE ASSIGNMENT OF THIS WEEK):
Required reading
1. Criminal and Epidemiological Investigations (Read at least the Public Health section). CrimEpiHandbook200 (I WILL ATTACH IT AS FILE 1 Wk 10 AND NOTE YOU WILL BE USING THIS FILE TO ANSWER THE ASSIGNMENT OF THIS WEEK)
2. Powerpoint from USDA on an actual infectious food-borne illness outbreak investigation. USDA
The assignment of this week, Week 10, has only one question, which is:
Summarize any one chapter of the handbook on epidemiological investigation (you may not use the Introductory portion of the handbook) and provide one example of a US or international public health emergency in which this science was used or likely used. Post your choice early so that you do not duplicate someone elses work.
(NOTE: YOU WILL FIND AN ATTACHMENT OF Epidemiological Investigation that has been named (FILE 1 as an attachment), so please find this attachment, which is the main file of this assignment that has been mentioned in the question. Please follow ALL the previous instructions and take care of this assignment regardless of number of pages. Please also use the number of references appropriate for this assignment questions but if it is possible and the nature of questions allows, 3 references and do use some of the references mentioned in the reading assignments of this week, as the professor mentioned.
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Jermaine Byrant
Nicole Johnson



