Question

In this CEU-eligible simulation, the learner will assume the perspective of various public health professionals responding to a natural disaster. They will make decisions on behalf of a county public health director, a public health nurse, an environmental health specialist, and other public health professionals. By approaching the emerging public health issues from these perspectives, the players gain a deeper understanding of the issues at hand, the decisions that colleagues in other disciplines face, and how those decisions impact his or her area of expertise. It will take approximately 45 minutes to complete this simulation. Objectives In this simulation, the learner will: Identify public health concerns resulting from the simulated natural disaster. Apply risk communication principles to public health concerns associated with the simulated natural disaster. Correlate characters' attributes to roles within the Public Health Incident Command System. Describe the primary roles in an Emergency Operations Center. Choose appropriate actions within the simulated scenario to minimize risk associated with food safety. Describe the roles of public health disciplines within the simulated disaster. Identify at least two individual knowledge gaps associated with the simulated scenario. Integrate learnings about the public health response and recovery of other public health disciplines into future disaster planning.

Answer 1

This simulation mainly focuses on the implementing the concepts of public health response and rehabilitation relevant to the natural disaster, but is not intended to have a sound foundation on the following aspects like

• Order Incident Program

• Disclosing threats

• Food Safety

• The Mental Health Disaster

• Preparedness for Disasters

Apart from these if a Group Facilitator's Guide is available . It will assist in providing instructions for conducting the required group activities where the participants learn from each other along with learning from the online simulation.