Question

You are the Community Health Nurse caring for the vulnerable population discussed utilizing information from Disaster preparedness and the steps in the disaster Process:

Answer 1

  The vulnerable population who need special care like children, pregnant women, elders, people with disabilities, ethnic minorities, language barrier people. the community-based organization faces difficulty to address preparedness for people due to under available resources. Inditufy their risk factors and focus on community health that supports with first-aid, fulfilling their mental health, educational requirement, and mobile care during and after the disaster with an action plan. Equity in emergency preparedness should focus on the functional approach to address community people's needs. vulnerable population in the community ethic minority people, chronic disease and family, and infant needs educational program. CDC and public health service and collaborative groups help to reach vulnerable populations to protect them from an emergency event.
collaborative approach and organizational policies protect vulnerable populations. lack of support from the state, federal, local, private governments cause barriers in disaster readiness initiatives. CDC and state public health have taken initiatives for emergency preparedness planning. it provides training and education programs for staff. inadequate preparedness for the vulnerable people cause death, physical and mental injury and they suffer from permanent injuries and can not live their independent life. three phases of emergency preparedness initiative include preparedness, response, and recovery.
As a community nurse in the preparedness phase educates the people with disaster preparedness. it will be an effective measure the improve vulnerable people's knowledge and identify their needs. The response phase include activity to protect people with food, shelter, cloth, and safety. it deals with individual emergency issues and provide service and improve the process with an action plan. It needs evaluation and coordination among every health service, community leadership with concern. REcovery as post-disaster phase as an economic recovery plan, it assesses vulnerable population physics, environmental, economy, and social stability. it addresses the serious impact of illness and fulfill their needs with new resources and provide access for long term economic recovery, it should ensure public safety that enhance recovery.