Preparing for or responding to natural disasters.

Consider the role of epidemiologic methods in preparing for or responding to natural disasters. Focus on global health initiatives, effects of natural disasters on health outcomes, and global health inequities and how they are magnified by natural disasters. Select a recent (within past 10 years) natural disaster. You may choose an event that occurred in the U.S. or internationally. Explore the current literature and identify the specific leadership roles that nurses have in mitigating negative health outcomes following disasters. By Day 3 of Week 11 Briefly describe your selected recent natural disaster. Discuss the health consequences of the disaster at the population level. Explain how the concepts of population health and epidemiology discussed in this course were or could have been used to assess health outcomes after this disaster. Explain how the concepts of population health and epidemiology discussed in this course were or could have been used to mitigate negative health effects following this disaster. Describe the specific leadership roles that nurses have in mitigating negative health outcomes following disasters.