Reference no: EM133585197
Recall a recent disaster in your area such as a fire, tornado, flood, earthquake, or other disaster. Using your library's newspaper databases and/or online news services, locate articles covering this disaster.
Read the articles with a focus on the extent of the disaster, the people affected by the disaster, and the response to the disaster by the community, public health, law enforcement, and other emergency services organizations.
Make a list of the community, public health, law enforcement, and other emergency services organizations that responded to the disaster.
1. Identify services that were provided by the organizations.
2. Determine how long the services were needed.
3. Identify the organizations that provided health-related services.
4. Look for evidence of preparedness by these organizations to provide coordinated services.
Include the following points in the summary
1. Describe the disaster and the people affected by the disaster.
2. Identify the organizations that responded and what services (including health-related services) were provided.
3. Discuss the effectiveness of the preparedness to respond to this particular disaster.