Question

Decide on the natural or man made event that you will focus on for your project and at least 4 vulnerable populations that will need particular care during and after the event. You may choose a local or national event that has actually occurred OR you may create your own event.

Write details of the event history – what happened, when, other circumstances of the event that are important.

Identify four vulnerable groups – be specific about what groups (must include at least women/infants/children, and any of the following: migrants, immigrants, rural poor, elderly, economically disadvantaged, ethnic/racial minorities) why chosen, and any issues that you know now that could affect the individuals.

Discuss the following questions:

How are vulnerable populations affected by disaster events?

What services are provided to assist vulnerable populations in such events?

What roles in the public health service are available for helping vulnerable populations in a disaster event?

What is the chain of communication during an event?

What long term issues will affect vulnerable populations after an event?

Answer 1

(1) Disasters can lead vulnearble populations to suffer permanent injury which my reduce their capabilities , and even decrease the ability to work to live independently and care for themselves . The "vulnerability" perspective in disasters, which is rapidly emerging as a dominant view in the field , assumes that a real disaster occurs when it strikes an underprivileged population . vulnearability is formally defined as " the characteristics of a person or group and their situation that influences their capacity to anticipate , cope with , resist , and recover from the impact of a natural hazard .

(2) Given the variability complexities, and available resources for local vulnerable populations . It is cear that preparing effectively for catastrophic events can't be accomplished with a single, simple template . Vulnerable populations almost certainly include some one because of unique needs , standard emergency resouraces my not be available . We must take extra steps to reduce tee likeli hood that vulnerable populations will suffer injury , disease or even death.

(4) Communication in life is key - especially when planning events . In fact, if you think about it, you can always trace a glitch in an otherwise seamless event back to some sort of lapse in communication . So we've gathered some top reasons why communication with your event saff is essential . communication establieshes a chain of command, staff updates and no shows won'd be a surprise emergency and safety issues are addressed immediately , event staff need to access routine documents.