Assignment:
Case
Facilitating an integrated response to public health needs in an emergency
Case Assignment
The military has been activated on several occasions to assist with the public health response in disaster relief efforts. After reviewing the background readings, answer the following questions.
• Who requests the deployment of troops in a domestic disaster? (Hint - this can happen at the state or federal level.)
• What laws allow for domestic deployment? Specify who can use these laws to deploy troops.
• Who is in command of the military in a domestic emergency (keeping in mind the difference between the National Guard and active duty military)?
• What are some challenges that exist for emergency management and public health entities with the deployment of troops for a domestic emergency and what are some solutions to these?
Assignment Expectations
Use information from your module readings/articles as well as appropriate research to support your selection.
Length: The Case Assignment should be 3 to 5 pages long (double-spaced).
References: At least three references must be included from academic sources (peer-reviewed journal articles). Required reading is included.
Quoted materials 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. Materials copied verbatim from external sources must be enclosed in quotation marks. In-text citations are required as well as a list of references at the end of the assignment. (APA format is recommended.)
Organization: Subheadings should be used to organize your paper according to the questions.
Format: APA format is recommended for this assignment.
Grammar and Spelling: While no points are deducted for minor errors, assignments are expected to adhere to standard 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:
• Achievement of learning outcomes for the Case Assignment.
• Relevance - All content is connected to the question.
• Precision - Specific question is addressed. Statements, facts, and statistics are specific and accurate.
• Depth of discussion - Points that lead to deeper issues are presented and integrated.
• Breadth - Multiple perspectives and references, and multiple issues/factors are considered.
• Evidence - Points are well supported with facts, statistics, and references.
• Logic - Discussion makes sense; conclusions are logically supported by premises, statements, or factual information.
• Clarity - Writing is concise and understandable, and contains sufficient detail or examples.
• Objectivity - Avoids the use of first person and subjective bias.
SLP
Facilitating an integrated response to public health needs in an emergency
You are a new employee at your county Emergency Management Agency (EMA). Your county suffers a devastating earthquake, knocking out the power grid and causing widespread damage to buildings and infrastructure. It is also at the peak of the regular influenza season. You are assigned as your agency's liaison to the County Public Health Department (PHD). Unfortunately, your county EMA and PHD have a history of "working in silos." However, in this emergency, you are going to need to work together in order to serve the population. As your first task, you are asked to prepare a PowerPoint presentation for the EMA team, to help educate those that have limited knowledge about public health and disasters.
You will create several slides in each module, so by Module 4, you will have a complete presentation.
Your task for Module 2 is to create several slides that identify and review specific laws, policies, and regulations where public health is addressed in terms of disasters, and explain their significance. You should address the following:
• Emergency Support Function
• Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act
• National Health Security Strategy
• National Incident Management System
• DoD Directive 3025.1
• Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act
SLP Assignment Expectations
Prepare a PowerPoint presentation (at least 6 slides) including speaker's notes (you will be penalized if your speaker's notes are not included).
Include a reference list at the end in a concluding slide. Also, provide the necessary citations in your presentation/speaker's notes.
Additional Resources
What are speaker notes?
As you recall, the PowerPoint slides should only give your audience some key points about the topic. You should not try to "cram" your slides full of information. Speaker's notes can help the presenter remember everything that he or she wants to say about a particular slide.
How do I make speaker's notes?
Follow these simple steps to add speaker's notes to your PowerPoint presentation:
1. Open your PowerPoint presentation
2. Go to the "View" menu and select the "Notes" page.
3. The notes page will be small, so you will have to go to the "View" menu again and select "Zoom" in order to make them bigger. Select the percentage of zoom that you want (the higher the percentage, the larger the page will become).
4. Click inside the notes page and begin typing your speaker notes.
5. Continue doing this on each slide until your speaker notes are written.
6. Once you have finished writing your speaker notes, save your presentation and it is ready to be graded.
Required Reading
Born, C. T., Cullison, T. R., Dean, J. A., McSwain, N., Riddles, L. M., & Shimkus, A. J. (2011). Partnered disaster preparedness: Lessons learned from international events. Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. 19(suppl 1) S44-S48. Available at Trident Online Library.
DHHS.(n.d.) National Health Security Strategy.
DHHS (2013) Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act.
FEMA (2016) Emergency Support Function (ESF) #8, National Response Framework.
National Incident Management System (2017), 3rd. Ed., FEMA.
Khan, A.S. & Lurie, N. (2014). Health security in 2014: Building on preparedness knowledge for emerging health threats. The Lancet. 384. Available in the Trident Online Library.
Levy, M., Koch, R.W., &Royne, M.B. (2013) Self-reported needs of emergency responders in disasters requiring military interface. Abstract only.
Journal of Emergency Management 11(2) 143-150.
Library of Congress (2007).Military support to civil authorities: The role of the Department of Defense in support of homeland defense.
Microsoft.(n.d.).Basic tasks for creating a PowerPoint presentation.
Schumacher, L. (2011) Dual status command for no-notice events: Integrating the military response to domestic disasters. Homeland Security Affairs, 7(1).
Recommended Reading
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.(2013). Defense support of civil authorities. (Joint Publication 3-28).
DoD Directive 3025.1, Military Support to Civil Authorities (MSCA), 01/15/1993.
FEMA (2013).Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, Public Law 93-288, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.
Grzybowski, M.J. (2011). Who's in charge: Command and control of military forces during domestic emergencies. (Master's thesis)
Guerica, L.H. (2011) Integration of training civilian and military disaster responders. (Master's thesis) Retrieved from Defense Technical Information Center. (ADA551910).
Hedgepeth, R.A. (2011) DOD information sharing with domestic emergency partners for DSCA missions. (Research paper) Retrieved from Defense
Technical Information Center. (ADA569583).
McKee, J. (2013) U.S. Navy provides life-saving care after disasters: Military, civilian surgeons deploy together to treat patients. AAOS Now. 7(3) 14-15.
Tkacz, S.R. (2006). In Katrina 's wake: Rethinking the military's role in domestic emergencies. William & Mary Bill of Rights Journal, 15(1) 301-334.