NURS 8310: Week 11 – Discussion

Instructions:

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.