Assume the role of Health department official and address how the health department will prepare the community to respond to a disaster.

For this scenario you will assume the role of:
Health department official
Health department official role during major hurricane.
Actions must be taken as your community rallies and responds after a disaster. When we have notice of a probable disaster, such as an approaching hurricane, response begins before the disaster strikes. This phase involves mobilizing and positioning emergency equipment; confirming location of employees/constituents and getting them out of danger; providing needed food, water, shelter, and medical services; initiating organization continuity actions; and identifying any barriers to bringing damaged services and systems back online.

Points

Discuss Health department official will help prepare the community to respond to this event. Address five of the following:

Assess the needs of the community as events unfold
Assess the need for on-site triage
Identify behavioral responses to stressors
Identify communication channels to ensure accurate disseminate of information to colleagues and the public
Identify strategies for information management related to health status of community members
Identify strategies to prevent and control the spread of disease
Identify an evacuation plan for areas threatened by the event
Identify populations at risk
Identify strategies for the distribution of supplies
Identify plan to restore damaged services and systems
Identify the point of contact for local responders, government agencies, and other impacted private organizations? we coordinate our efforts with community response