Overview
In this Assessment, you will analyze how healthcare administrators respond to global health issues such as infections, disease, and medical tourism.
Instructions
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- Be sure to adhere to the indicated assignment length.
- Download the APA course paper template available here.
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- Performance Task Scenario: Tuberculosis Outbreak
- Communicable and Other Infectious Diseases Reportable in Massachusetts by Healthcare Providers
- Tuberculosis Outbreak Line List
- Demographic Characteristics of Worcester, MA
- Tuberculosis Epidemic Curve
National Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Healthcare (CLAS) Standards…https://minorityhealth.hhs.gov/omh/browse.aspx?lvl=2&lvlid=53
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This assessment has three parts. Click each of the items below for more information on this Assessment.
Part 1: Presenting a Crisis Action Plan
Read the document, “Performance Task Scenario: Tuberculosis Outbreak,†and the supporting documents including:
- Communicable and Other Infectious Diseases Reportable in Massachusetts by Healthcare Providers
- Tuberculosis Outbreak Line List
- Demographic Characteristics of Worcester, MA
- Tuberculosis Epidemic Curve
You are a healthcare administrator at Worcester General Hospital (WGH). Create an 18–21 slide presentation, with presenter notes. The presentation will be shown to the board of directors of WGH. It should describe your proposed plan, step-by-step, for containing this potential tuberculosis (TB) outbreak in partnership with federal, state, and local entities, including the local health department and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Your slide presentation should:
- First, describe the healthcare system in El Salvador, where the patient originated before arrival in Massachusetts.
- Explain the connection between global health issues and local healthcare management, and which Millennium Development Goals and Healthy People 2030 Goals apply to this scenario.
- Explain how infectious diseases are identified and tracked, including an explanation of how the hospital and local health department (LHD) worked together to create the line list, and which locations in the community merit further investigation.
- Explain at least eight action steps to manage this potential health threat. Describe the collaborative approach between the Massachusetts state and local health department and the hospital to investigate and contain the outbreak.
- Describe at least three responsibilities of the Massachusetts state and local health department in this specific outbreak scenario.
- Explain the role of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in responding to an outbreak like the one in the scenario.
- Explain the role of the World Health Organization (WHO) in responding to an outbreak like the one in the scenario. Include a description of at least three specific programs or initiatives that illustrate the role of the WHO in public health.