Government Operations Consultant III: Reclassification Paper

The role of the major public health personnel, including the public health nurse, is to provide the public with accurate information, and to assure the community, as well as ensure the immediate safety and well-being of the members of the community, while being competent compassionate and accessible. The public health director was contacted by the incident commander to attend the incident briefing due to immediate and long term public health impacts. The fire chief gave report concerning how many people were confirmed dead, what time it occurred and what county(s) were affected. He made the public aware if any hazardous materials had been released and where and whether

Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Denton is a 255-bed hospital featuring more than forty three specialties, the hospital is located adjacent to a major highway which is used to transport hazardous materials, commuters and cargo. Texas Health Presbyterian Denton is a suburb of the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex, which has an estimated population of seven million residents and covers a geographical area of approximately 9,000 square miles. The Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex is the largest metropolitan area in the South and the fourth largest in the United States. The purpose of this paper will be to evaluate the Texas Health Presbyterian Denton’s Emergency Operation’s Plan to determine if it address a comprehensive response to threats, emergencies and disasters while safeguarding the welfare of its citizens.

During 2016-2017 the assessment of the CHD Preparedness Capabilities will improve from a self-reporting methodology to an evidence-based and quantifiable methodology. This methodology requires personnel qualified in data analysis and with experience in local emergency management. The evidence-based methodology has been implemented in Regions 2 and 5, and will expand to all CHDs. The population-based funding will give CHD autonomy to implement different strategies to achieve the Preparedness Expectations. Funding to support epidemiology-related capability and its position is not included.

Not one entity should or can claim sole accountability for the multifaceted range of challenges related with disasters and emergencies like active shooters. Public health nurses team up with other experts, such as laboratory workers environmentalists, physicians, epidemiologists and social workers during times of emergency. In the scenario of an active shooter the public health nurse, is to work together with other emergency workers to improve the emergency response, which include but is not limited to, officers, Federal agents, hospital security and ambulance workers. According to the Department of Homeland Security, every public health nurse should be able to locate and be familiar with the contents of the emergency response plan before an emergency occurs (US Department of Homeland Security, 2006). Chain of command is also important during the times of crisis. “Each public health nurse needs to be familiar with and be able to describe the lines of authority and communication in emergency response, a command chain that is based on the Incident Command System” (OSHA, 2001) Even though public health nurses can work in many competences, they are more likely to be functioning in the role of the “operations section” because they bring

In reviewing the Institute of Medicine crisis standards of care report, “the committee concludes that there is an urgent and clear need for a single national set of guidance protocols for use during generalized crisis events”. Six recommendations were thought to be the basis of the standards developed.

Created to support this document is a self-assessment tool for each Emergency Model of Care. The purpose of the tool is to allow Local Health Districts to assess if a MOC is appropriate for their ED or if an implemented MOC is functioning to its utmost potential. The tool is intended to be used at an ED level in a collaborative approach with all key stakeholders. The Self-Assessment tool rates the effectiveness of each model. Results of the self-assessment are then linked to responses based on the key principles described for each MOC. A robust evaluation of each model can be used to generate an action plan for an ED to improve the functioning of current Models of Care being used, or to consider the implementation of new models.

25% Evaluation of the Public Health and Medical Preparedness Capabilities through the analysis and evaluation of the CHD Preparedness Expectations, programmatic deliverables and other sources of information on CHD and regional preparedness performance; analysis and evaluation of the Healthcare Coalitions contract deliverables and other sources of information; analysis and evaluation of state and local After Action Reports, and the analysis and evaluation of the state and local Health And Medical Response System capabilities. The analysis and evaluation includes determination of the progress on building capabilities,

Public health is an essential aspect of every community. Public health’s goal is to promote health and safety in the community (Nies & McEwen, 2015). There are many members of the public health team. According to the Outbreak at Watersedge activity public health team members consist of epidemiologists, health planners, lab technicians, health educators, public health nurses and doctors, environmental health specialists, and public health information officers (University of Minnesota, 2007). A public health nurse’s main goal is protecting the health in his or her community (Bekemeier, Linderman, Kneipp, Zahner, 2014). The activity discussed that during a disease outbreak, it is important for the nurse in a public

We then map out current processes and procedures to make sure all personnel understand the flow of resources in different departments. This lead to creating a process flow chart from discharge to admission. Then we discuss what reports can be utilize to measure actions taken in real time to look for improvements. We decide to utilize what we call SHP reports along with the casper reports from CMS for measuring the data.

The currently evolving H1N1 influenza and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) emphasize the concerning threat of naturally occurring contagion. The recent experience from hurricanes and extreme weather along with the attacks of September 11th 2001 have confirmed that the United States faces a true threat of mass casualty incidents. These threats have brought to light that U.S. Healthcare organizations must be prepared, resourced and organized to respond to hazard impacts. Hospital administration must ensure that their facilities are prepared to handle hazard impacts, an examination of healthcare system response has shown that when there is a disaster the initial response to any medical need will always be based upon locally available health organizations and that effective healthcare response during a disaster is complex (Emergency Management Principles and Practices for Healthcare Systems, Second Edition, 2010).

Provide leadership, administrative and management support, strategic planning and overall direction to the National Risk Adjustment and Comprehensive Health Assessment Program. Leverage and improve existing models and design new systems to identify gaps that would improve metrics and clinical documentation.

Rising level of dissatisfaction amongst minority and youths has led to increasing use of chemical, biological and radiological agents in order to persuade government and public opinions. Response towards chemical, biological and radiological threats preparedness is very complex task, and it withholds certain challenges towards public health and other health care facility staff.

My findings indicate that the information available is insufficient for accurate and efficient decision-making. For instance, there is no information about agencies who can be requested to assist in addressing surge capacity, suppliers of medical and public health assets, and information concerning how different incidents can be handled. Improving information management will require requesting other agencies and healthcare organizations to offer their assistance through information sharing to boost evidence-based practice. Furthermore, it needs a clear list of possible suppliers of different medical and public health resources during an incident, and a comprehensive database to extract information on the approaches to a particular emergency.

This is a highly responsible position located within the Bureau of Preparedness and Response and assigned to the Evaluation and Analysis Unit. This position is primarily responsible for evaluating, assessing, and analyzing information regarding the Bureau’s programs and the County Health Department (CHDs) preparedness and response systems. In addition, this position also assists on coordinating and managing CHD preparedness and support projects working with CHDs planners, regional preparedness staff and Bureau of Preparedness and Response units. Work may be required beyond normal business hours/days. The duties and responsibilities for this position are:

Healthcare access is currently a hot topic within American media and under great political debate. The current Administration of this country is defunding and restructuring Healthcare and Public Health resouces as a whole. What happens when this critical infrastructure is in jeopardy of functioning as intended for the protection and welfare of this nations people in an emergency or disaster? The country depends on the stability and accessibility of its healthcare system and public health resources, especially during these events.  There is no region in the United States that is immune to the variety of infrastructure catastrophes that can be caused by natural threats, such as