Assignment: Ways To Manage A Pandemic
A pandemic is a worldwide epidemic that, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), has to meet three conditions:
1. The microbe infects and causes serious illness in humans.
2. Humans do not have immunity against the virus.
3. The virus spreads easily from person to person and survives within humans.
By connecting physicians, epidemiologists, and surveillance communities, you have a chance to produce an unprecedented worldwide organization to monitor the health of the world. The Global Public Health Information Network (GPHIN) has already produced the evidence that the Web can alert the world to a nascent threat. Now, you need to take this evidence and build a program to harness the power of social media for public health concerns.
Information systems and the Internet, through integration with clinical information systems and EMRs, can improve biosurveillance outcomes globally.
Using the module readings, Argosy University online library resources, and the Internet, research ways to manage a global pandemic. Then respond to the following:
• What would be the most effective, efficient, timely, and cost-effective way to plan for and manage a global pandemic? Why? Support your rationale with scholarly references.
• Comment on the functionality of the GPHIN and explain how information systems can improve biosurveillance outcomes.
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
1. The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also Include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.