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Building A Risk Management Plan

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In order to effectively development a risk management plan that will be effective, it is important to start with discussing the framework for risk management as provided by the Presidential/Congressional Commission. We will review each step as well as dis-cuss how each step will be used in the current context of a recent health concern of current head lice species have become resistant to the most widely used chemical used to treat this condition. There are opposing views on whether the common treatment is not effective or if it is not administered correctly.
The framework six stages are: 1-defining the problem and put into context, the problem in this case is the inability of current methods to treat infestation of head lice; 2-analyze risks associated with problem in context, the risks are the potential for the condition to spread, longer infection periods, requiring higher costs for more advanced treatments; 3-examine options for addressing risk, some of the options are better edu-cating parents on effective over the counter treatment methods, when it is necessary to consult the child’s physician and when should the more costly options be considered, particularly if they have not been found to be more effective, are they worth it?, devel-oping other drugs the bugs are not immune to would also need to be considered; 4-decide which option or options to implement, the quickest and easiest of the afore men-tioned options is better education of parents in the proper methods of

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