What laws allow for domestic deployment?
Facilitating an Integrated Response to Public Health Needs in an Emergency
Case Assignment
The military has been activated on several occasions to assist with the public health response in disaster relief efforts. After reviewing the background readings, answer the following questions.
Who requests the deployment of troops in a domestic disaster? (Hint – this can happen at the state or federal level.)
What laws allow for domestic deployment? Specify who can use these laws to deploy troops.
Who is in command of the military in a domestic emergency (keeping in mind the difference between the National Guard and active duty military)?
What are some challenges that exist for emergency management and public health entities with the deployment of troops for a domestic emergency and what are some solutions to these?
write an essay (suggested length of 3–4 pages) in which you do the following:?
A. Explain the role of the major public health personnel, including the public health nurse, involved in the disaster.
B. Describe the chain of command that was used in the simulation for the community health nurse.
C. Discuss the resources available to the community health nurse to deal with situations outside the nurse’s scope of practice.
D. Describe actions taken by the community health nurse when encountered with possible emergency situations during the door-to-door interviews.
E. Describe actions taken by the community health nurse to help the people who were interviewed cope with the situations after the flooding.
1. Discuss techniques that were used or could have been used to calm the fears of the people interviewed.
F. Discuss how other nursing personnel could be prepared to help in responding to a similar emergency with a much larger affected area (e.g., the effect of Hurricane Katrina).
Using the Web Resources provided this week*, identify a current epidemiological concern either at the local, national, or global level. Address the following questions:
• What is the epidemiological concern?
• What population is it affecting?
• What potential population may be affected if this concern is not addressed?
• What are the risk factors associated with the epidemiological concern?
• What public health recommendation can you make to alleviate your identified epidemiological concern?
