Question

• Discuss 1 leadership approach using ethical decision-making models that a health care leader would use to implement the Health Organization Disaster Planning and Response Strategy.

Answer 1

Introduction
Disaster Management in Health Care Organisation:

Concept

Disaster preparedness or Management:
Disaster can be defined as any activity which leads to destruction, damage and loss.
Disaster planning and response strategy is thus an initiative started by the organizations in order to handle any such situation that may arise and to keep all the facities available to control the consequences and ensure minimum loss.

Thus in health Care organisations, Such as Hospitals, clinics , dispensaries , etc , the disaster planning and response strategy is a proactive approach by health organisations to ensure efficient management of resources , protection to lives , minimum possible losses, and availability of effective facities in case of any destructive activity takes place.
This is ensured through making available the efficient staff, physicians and doctors to attend the inflicted patients, to coordinate the activities so that no patient remains unattended , keeping rescue teams at place , and various operational tools, equipments etc.

Response strategy:
It is a strategy that is implemented after the disaster takes place in order to assure a normal healthy life through controlling the repercussions of such disaster.
The various types of threats faced by people after a disaster has occurredike diseases, epidemics, etc is addressed by a response strategy to ensure healthy survival.

Health Organization Disaster Planning and Response Strategy

In case disasters take place there are much chances of outbreaks, infections, diseases. And the resources will also be affected by harmful contamination, consequences of climatic changes and hazards making life difficult for people.
Disaster can be anything , a flood, a storm or an attack.

In order to combat these threats , and challenges , health care organisations have been encouraged to initiate a proactive response and to make available emergency facilities in order to mitigate the risks , and ensure rapid recovery through efficient response strategy