How a Hazard Vulnerability Analysis is used in developing an emergency management program
INTRODUCTION
You have read about and actually written HVAs – or more currently “THIRAs” – in other classes. Let’s spend the week really going into detail about how such an analysis impacts the hospital.
Weekly Objectives:
Demonstrate how a Hazard Vulnerability Analysis is completed by completing a HVA for their individual home/business.
Describe how a Hazard Vulnerability Analysis is used in developing an emergency management program.
Examine different HVA tools. Many hospitals use the Kaiser Permanente tool, but it does have drawbacks.
Assess the KP tool and discuss. Refer to: Copy of kaiser_model(1).xls
– READINGS
Campbell, P., Trockman, S. J., & Walker, A. R. (2011). Strengthening Hazard Vulnerability Analysis: Results Of Recent Research In Maine. Public Health Reports, 126(2), 290–293.
Strengthening Hazard Vulnerability Analysis.pdf
Fares, S., Femino, M., Sayah, A., Weiner, D. L., Yim, E. S., Douthwright, S., & … Ciottone, G. (2014). Health care system hazard vulnerability analysis: an assessment of all public hospitals in Abu Dhabi. Disasters, 38(2), 420-433. doi:10.1111/disa.12047
Health care system hazard vulnerability.pdf
DISCUSSION BOARD
* Based on your readings and experience, comment on the effectiveness of HVAs. Are they too subjective? How would you approach developing an HVA?
* Develop an HVA for a hospital in your community. Provide details on the hospital (bed numbers, location, ect.). List the top 5 hazards. Defend your answers.
* APA Style.
health_care_system_hazard_vulnerability copy_of_kaiser_model_1_ strengthening_hazard_vulnerability_analysis
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