Problem:
Disasters can strike quickly and without warning. Reflect on natural disasters such as Hurricane Katrina (2005), the Japan tsunami (2011), and the Philippine typhoon (2013). When major events such as these occur, various health practitioners from around the world work together to support local health workers and meet the needs of the affected communities.
Health is a multidisciplinary field and practitioners from different fields of health can approach the same situation in numerous ways.
Description of how practitioners of the Environmental Health and Emergency Management fields might approach the situation. Then, compare and contrast the practitioners' approaches to the Japan tsunami.
Offer an additional approach for practitioners to respond to natural disasters.