NR 360 Unit 3 Discussion: Healthcare Technology; Local, National, & Global Considerations
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Imagine that you are a public health nurse, and you and your colleagues have determined that the threat of a deadly new strain of influenza indicates a need for a mass inoculation program in your community. What public health data … to determine the need for such a program? Where would you locate public health data? What data will … collected to determine the success of such a program? How might you communicate this to other communities or internationally?
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Good day Class,
Public health data such as the Center for Disease and Control would be used to determine the need for this kind of epidemic. When constructing a mass inoculation program for the community, public health data can be gathered using Public Health Informatics, or PHI (McGonigle & Mastrian, 2015). It is a scary feeling knowing that there is a new strain and we may not have a vaccine for it. You can locate public health data through numerous resources. First off, the CDC is the best place to obtain such information regarding any diseases that are life threatening. You can also find pamphlets are you doctor’s office as well as attending workshops that focus on the issue at hand. In this case, it would be the threat of a deadly new strain of influenza. The need for supplemental clinical health services as well as public health and laboratory services are also important to be analyzed (Hopkins, 2012). The data I feel would be collected to determine the success of such a program is by surveying individuals for the success of the vaccinations if one is provided. This would show that such immunizations are working. Like I said above, in order to communicate this to other communities or internationally one would utilize the Center for Disease Control which would have all the updated information regarding all and any new deadly diseases that may cause a pandemic if not caught at an early stage. Something that stood out to me in our lesson was, “Planning starts with the understanding of the involved community, the population density, age and gender distribution, socioeconomic status, available transportation, and languages spoken. This will be important to a successful immunization project, and these variables are included in public health databases.” Communication is key and I believe that everyone should know if there is a new threat to society.
Hopkins, R. S. (2012). Syndromic Surveillance. In DHHR. Retrieved 2015, from http://www.dhhr.wv.gov/oeps/Documents/2012%20Symposium%20Slides/WV%20Syndromic.pdf
McGonigle, D., & Mastrian, K. (2015). Nursing informatics and the foundation of knowledge (3rd ed.). Burlington, MA: Jones & Bartlett.
Hi!
Great post on Public Health Information. I have to agree with you that, "Public health data may also be retrieved through the Center for Disease Control and Prevention because they conduct and support health promotion, prevention, and preparedness activities (Rouse, 2017)." They are the best way to find any information regarding a disease that can become a threat pandemically. However, I've always believed that disease's all of a sudden come up to distract us from something. Whether it's the government trying to hide something from us or maybe I'm just paranoid. There has always been some glitch in the system that can cause information to be let out. The most common threats a corporate network faces from the outside world are hackers, malicious codes (spyware, viruses, worms, Trojan horses), and the malicious insider. Spyware is normally controlled by limiting functions of the browser used to surf the Internet (McGonigle & Mastrain, 2015). With that being said, I think that everyone works together to either keep the disease a secret until it's widely spread or someone "leaks" it to the public to cause some sort of panic. Overall, good job on your post.
McGonigle, D., & Mastrian, K. (2015). Nursing informatics and the foundation of knowledge (3rd ed.). Burlington, MA: Jones & Bartlett.
Rouse, M. (2017, March 28). What is Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)? - Definition from WhatIs.com. Retrieved September 14, 2017, from http://searchhealthit.techtarget.com/definition/Centers-for-Disease-Control-and-Prevention-CDC [Show Less]