Identify natural or manmade disaster

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Question

Identify a natural or manmade disaster that has occurred within the last five years that impacted a given community. Imagine that you are placed in the role of leader of a disaster response team for this event, how would you engage in interagency or interdisciplinary emergency response to address the critical needs of this community?

Introduce and describe the crisis or disaster event and the community that it impacted.

Specify and discuss who would need to be on the team and what each person's role would be.

Identify what issues need to be addressed, the priority of these issues, and which agencies would be in charge of the various interventions and services.

Be sure to include a discussion of how the crisis responders would need to consider the culture of community members to provide culturally competent interventions.

Explore how you as a team leader would ensure effective communication and implementation of services among the various agencies involved.

Finally, provide a personal reflection on what aspects of this emergency response plan would be most difficult for you and why.

Reference no: EM133714598

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