Comm Resp to Disastr Preprdnes

Catalog description

Web-based course that prepares the community health nurse to take a leadership role in community disaster preparedness and disaster management. The nature of disasters, their effect on the health of people and communities, and the implications for public health are appraised in relation to the role that community health nurses have in planning for and responding to natural, man-made and Na-Tech disasters. Particular emphasis is on the identification of vulnerable and at-risk populations, the coordination of resources and agency responses, the management of emergency shelters and community intervention for recovery. Students formulate a community disaster plan in response to a selected natural, man-made or Na-Tech disaster.