Public Health Nurses: Community Recovery
Public Health Nurses are known to bring his/her leadership and management expertise to the community for a better recovery after catastrophic events. According to Stanley et al., “public health nurses are leaders in policy and planning to ensure that the communities they serve received prioritized and actionable solutions to their health and social problems.” The long-term environmental effects of catastrophic event are healthcare infrastructure loss such as damage of hospitals, clinics, pharmacies, medicals records, and staff to provide care or services to individuals. PHN can play a key role in restoring the health of the community and offer psychological recovery (mental health activities and services, etc.). The ability of the community to recover from the physical damage and economic impairment from a disaster is vital during recovery. Successful and effective recovery will require a community to function as a
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whole.
The community must coordinate and collaborate with community members and partners to plan and advocate for the rebuilding of public health and medical infrastructure that is critical for public health
services.
A successful disaster response requires a clear communication, debriefing, and collaboration to assist survivors, mitigate damage, and help communities rebuild. Information must be clearly distributed and owned by different organizations among community members and agencies (I.E. local fire and police department, EMS, and etc.). Careful planning is important to provide ongoing healthcare and support services to individuals who were affected by catastrophic events. “During short- and intermediate-term recovery, the health care sector should identify both patient and system gaps that occurred during the response that could be improved upon should another disaster occur. During long-term recovery, identified patient and system gaps should be addressed and goals set for an improved healthy community” (National Center for Biotechnology Information, 2015).
whole.
The community must coordinate and collaborate with community members and partners to plan and advocate for the rebuilding of public health and medical infrastructure that is critical for public health
services.
A successful disaster response requires a clear communication, debriefing, and collaboration to assist survivors, mitigate damage, and help communities rebuild. Information must be clearly distributed and owned by different organizations among community members and agencies (I.E. local fire and police department, EMS, and etc.). Careful planning is important to provide ongoing healthcare and support services to individuals who were affected by catastrophic events. “During short- and intermediate-term recovery, the health care sector should identify both patient and system gaps that occurred during the response that could be improved upon should another disaster occur. During long-term recovery, identified patient and system gaps should be addressed and goals set for an improved healthy community” (National Center for Biotechnology Information, 2015).