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Essay Instructions: NIMS Medical/Public Health Components and Disaster Responses


Assignment Overview

National Incident Management System (NIMS) (2008). Department of Homeland Security. FEMA: http://www.fema.gov/pdf/emergency/nims/NIMS_core.pdf

Review Appendix B?Incident Command System, specifically references to the Medical Unit and medical services.

Discuss the medical components in terms of:
?Logistics
?Inventory
?Personnel Credentialing
?Emergency Operations Center
?ICS 206, Medical Plan

Read pp 11-12, Foster integrated, scalable health care delivery system, of the National health security strategy for the United States of America (2009).

://www.phe.gov/Preparedness/planning/authority/nhss/strategy/Documents/nhss-final.pdf

What are the implications in conjunction to the NIMS?

Assignment Expectations

Length: This Case Assignment should be at least 3-4 pages not counting the title page and references.

References: At least two references should be included from academic sources (e.g. peer-reviewed journal articles). Required readings are included. Quoted material should not exceed 10% of the total paper (since the focus of these assignments is critical thinking). Use your own words and build on the ideas of others. When material is copied verbatim from external sources, it MUST be enclosed in quotes. The references should be cited within the text and also listed at the end of the assignment in the References section (preferably in APA format).

Organization: Subheadings should be used to organize your paper according to question.

Grammar and Spelling: While no points are deducted, assignments are expected to adhere to standards guidelines of grammar, spelling, punctuation, and sentence syntax. Points may be deducted if grammar and spelling impact clarity.

The following items will be assessed in particular:
?Relevance (e.g. all content is connected to the question)
?Precision (e.g. specific question is addressed. Statements, facts, and statistics are specific and accurate).
?Depth of discussion (e.g. present and integrate points that lead to deeper issues)
?Breadth (e.g. multiple perspectives and references, multiple issues and factors considered)
?Evidence (e.g. points are well-supported with facts, statistics and references)
?Logic (e.g. presented discussion makes sense, conclusions are logically supported by premises, statements, or factual information)
?Clarity (e.g. writing is concise, understandable, and contains sufficient detail or examples)
?Objectivity (e.g. avoid use of first person and subjective bias)

Essay Instructions: The subject in question is for Emergency Management.

The topic will be: Disaster Donation: A Mixture of Blessings and Problems

The following is a criteria of what the professor wants to be addressed in the paper:

Questions to be addressed in the paper include:
? Why is this topic, issue, function, or problem important to the response and recovery phases of disaster?
? What does the research tell us about this subject?
? What evidence (i.e., disaster cases) support the findings and conclusions?
? What remains to be studied?
? How is the information useful for professionals working in the field of emergency management?
? What research would help practitioners improve this area of disaster response/recovery?

The paper needs to be 8 pages in length not including Reference page or title page.

A running Head for the first page will be:
Running Head: DISASTER DONATIONS: A MIXTURE OF BLESSINGS AND PROBLEMS
All other pages the running head will be DISASTER DONATIONS

Don't worry about the cover page, I will add that to the paper.

Please disable any editing bars. I might want to add information to the paper if needed.

Essay Instructions: Learning Team

Disaster Response and Business Continuity Plan

These paper is due MONDAY 05/19/2014 before 8:00 PM
Select an organization with which you are familiar. my organization will be base on USA MILITARY HOSPITALS

Develop a 580-word overview of a disaster response and business continuity plan for your selected organization, from the role of a security or safety administrator.

Address the following key components:

· A business continuity plan that identifies and addresses internal needs, resources, and the requirements to normalize operations immediately following a disaster

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines. Monday 5/19/2014



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Essay Instructions: Term Paper Requirements
As you study the evolution of emergency management you will come across references to real disaster situations and how emergency management and other agencies responded to handle such events. Much can be learned about the discipline through such case studies. As such, I would like you to write a paper (5-15 pages double spaced) on a particular emergency response agency in the United States. The paper will be due at the end of week 14 and should include:

1) A review of current literature on the particular emergency or disaster response agency to include citations from your textbook and a minimum of three other publications,

2) An Introduction that includes the background of the agency,

3) A description of recent emergencies or disaster situations the agency has responded to,

4) Responsibilities of the particular agency, (Your analysis should go beyond just identifying the particulars about the agency and should communicate the role the agency has played in recent disasters, the structure and procedures they use, how they are organized, the value that they have added to disaster response in the United States, etc.)

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