Introduction
Vila Health is experiencing problems that should be handled through a disaster recovery plan. I will offer a feasible Vila Health disaster recovery strategy. In this rehabilitation plan, I will go through the following topics:
- Describe the health determinants (cultural, social, and economic).
- Describe the impacts of the proposed recovery plan on health inequities and healthcare access.
- Explain the influence of health and government policies on disaster recovery efforts.
- Present solutions for breaking down communication barriers and improving interprofessional cooperation in disaster recovery operations.
Recovery and Disaster Planning (Mobilize Collaborative Partners)
A disaster is an unusual event that impedes critical procedures. Strategy, performance, and operations must be competent to handle a disaster. The disaster plan emphasizes recovery before, during, and after a disaster. After a disaster, the ability of healthcare institutions to provide essential treatment and manage a rapid influx of victims determines survival rates (Veenema, 2018). In the current situation, the Vila Health community was slow to respond to the train accident disaster. The case scenario study suggests the need for changing the recovery strategy.
MAP-IT Framework
Adopting the HealthyPeople2020 program has proven to be an essential reflection point in integrating the MAP-IT architecture in Vila Health (Healthy People, 2020). The framework helps design and evaluate disaster-recovery public health interventions. It aims to evaluate community needs, mobilize collaborative partners, reduce health disparities, and improve access to quality services. The train accident near Vila Health revealed flaws in the current strategy. The primary purpose is to improve communication and coordination with the community’s emergency services. Promoting community services includes rehabilitating tragedy victims. This will also involve federal and state leaders and current regulations.
Obstacles to Safety, Health, and Recovery Efforts
Social, economic, and environmental issues affect community health. The interaction of these elements, among others like legislation, affects community health outcomes (Healthy People 2020, 2020). Social groupings with a higher risk of health problems may be increasingly vulnerable. In the case of Vila Health, there are old and handicapped individuals. People with preexisting disabilities are more likely to die in a disaster than others. These obstacles are expected to impede disaster-zone escapes. Additionally, community members have diverse religious and cultural backgrounds. These people come from different socioeconomic strata and have different views on death and treatment. Various groups may oppose some recovery plan initiatives.
Resources in the VCR’s Health System
The ambulance is becoming old and has to be serviced. The facility’s infrastructure and equipment are worn and outdated, reducing provider efficiency. According to the facility’s director of supplies, they are also encountering supply issues since supplies were depleted during the disaster response. The city is also going through a financial crisis, which may impact financing owing to approaching bankruptcy and likely layoffs in the fire and police services. The number of nurses may be reduced due to insufficient funds and budget approvals for emergency and hospital services.
Disaster Recovery Plan
The recovery strategy reduces health disparities and improves healthcare access. The rehabilitation plan should include improved medical treatment, within the rehabilitation plan. The strategy will raise hospital and clinical care standards by promoting resource efficiency. To meet the predicted increase in demand, medical practitioners must be trained in disaster response. Based on this paradigm, they must focus on their profession’s legal, ethical, and moral frameworks, including first-response strategy and allocation of limited equipment like ventilators to save lives (Veenema, 2018). To address these new challenges, a disaster command system to centralize resource allocation, standard adherence, and successful adaptation will be implemented.
Rehabilitation (Aligned with Healthy People 2020)
Vila Health’s biggest issue is limited access to healthcare, which affects health outcomes. Rehabilitation can reduce morbidity from debilitating injuries and should be included in response plans. Lack of qualified employees and medical records are systemic flaws in implementing rehabilitative therapies (Abrams & Abbott, 2020). Screening for appropriateness is crucial because of community and living environment needs. This may include an assessment of home care services, housing, transportation, and educational, social, and occupational options. Money is needed to form a multidisciplinary team to help rehabilitate victims. This is a key goal of Healthy People 2020, which includes providing high-quality healthcare services, promoting health outcomes, preventing diseases, alleviating suffering to improve quality of life, and eliminating disparities.
Health and Government Policy on Disaster Recovery Efforts
CMS provides funds to healthcare institutions to help them manage during emergencies and disasters. Hospitals must meet federal and state disaster preparedness criteria for CMS funding. The success of the plan is dependent on sufficient funding, especially from governmental organizations. The administration requires facilities to have well-designed emergency plans, effective communication strategies, well-designed policies, and federal and state-mandated training (Veenema, 2018). Impending disaster requires excellent patient care coordination and the funding may provide needed resources. Furthermore, local governments must evaluate and incorporate disaster risk reduction into their activities, such as development planning and the provision of public infrastructure and services.
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
The DRESS and Stafford Acts give FEMA jurisdiction. Two policies establish FEMA’s disaster response financing and support programs. Based on these regulations, the president can declare a major emergency or disaster, resulting in the transfer of federal assistance to families, people, qualifying non-governmental organizations, and other public agencies to help with disaster response and recovery (Committee on Post-Disaster Recovery, 2015). Individual assistance targeting housing and food needs, hazard mitigation that offers grants to agencies responding to disasters and enhancement of mitigation measures for long-term interventions, and public assistance are the three types of support FEMA can provide.
Overcoming Communication Barriers
First responders, including EMS, fire departments, and police, need better communication. Vila Health staff had trouble communicating with local emergency services, leading to inadequate triage, time, and resource waste. Healthcare volunteers use the disaster response system that helps avoid duplication and conflict. The WHO created a hospital emergency response checklist to help with disasters just like the Villa Health community’s. The checklist includes internal and external communication standards and healthcare provider response practices (WHO, 2020). The checklist includes briefings, roles, and communication reporting structures. This strategy could be used to help Vila Health in cases of disasters efficiently.
Track Community Progress
Actions must be evaluated to ensure that all set goals are effectively met. Community officials and federal funders must communicate effectively. The communication strategies used must consider the possibility of future disasters happening and coverage issues. Future disasters and coverage must be considered in communication strategies. These communication channels and action timelines can reduce resource waste, misunderstanding, and community risk. The hospital’s director of operations must work closely with the CFO to fund interprofessional team recruitment and rehabilitation on time. Mock exercises and training are needed to fully prepare for an emergency response to correct communication and triage failures in Vila Health’s emerging response scenario.
Conclusions
According to the report, developing a disaster plan guarantees that the Vila Health community is better protected in a future crisis. Communication, planning, and collaboration have been highlighted as essential strategic techniques for improving disaster response and recovery operations. As a result, a proper communication channel during emergencies should be developed and implemented to allow associated teams to provide needed help in time. I believe I have addressed essential parts of disaster response and recovery activities by fixing the flaws in Vila Health. Implementing the proposed recovery plan will significantly improve the community’s capabilities in dealing with disasters.
References
Abrams, T., & Abbott, D. (2020). Disability, deadly discourse, and collectivity amid coronavirus (COVID-19). Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research, 22(1).
Abrams, T., & Abbott, D. (2020). Disability, deadly discourse, and collectivity amid coronavirus (COVID-19). Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research, 22(1).
Healthy People 2020: MAP-IT: a guide to using Healthy People 2020 in your community. (2020). Centers for Disease Control. Web.
Veenema, T. G. (Ed.). (2018). Disaster nursing and emergency preparedness. Springer Publishing Company.
World Health Organization (WHO). (2020). Hospital emergency response checklist. Web.
