Emergency Preparedness Plan
Emergency Preparedness Plan
· Emergency health disasters can occur when least expected. As evidenced by the readings, it is important to anticipate and prepare for such events.
· Develop an Emergency Operations Plan, outlining disaster preparedness for Saudi Arabia to deal with flooding. Review flooding in the Jeddah region for a better understanding of the seriousness and causes of the situation.
Below are some websites to help you begin your research:
· Jeddah Flooding, 2009, video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bvCgCJCHwD4
· Saudi Arabia: Top 10 Natural Disasters http://unpan1.un.org/intradoc/groups/public/documents/APCITY/UNPAN009417.pdf
· Saudi Arabia: Disaster & Risk Profile https://www.preventionweb.net/countries/sau/data/
In your plan, be sure to address answers to problems regarding organizing, training, equipping, and correcting efforts to provide effective collaboration.
Your plan should meet the following structural requirements:
· 5 pages in length, not including the cover and reference pages;
· Include the following headings:
. Scope and Purpose
. Participation Roles
. Resources Required
. Priorities for Action
. Communication and Dissemination
· Formatted according to APA writing standards; and
· Provide support for your statements with in-text citations from a minimum of four scholarly articles. Two of these sources may be from the class readings, textbook, or lectures, but two must be external.
