Running Head: VILA HEALTH DISASTER RECOVERY PLANNING

Vila Health Disaster Recovery Planning

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Vila Health Disaster Recovery Planning

Introduction

Nurses communicate and collaborate with the communities to deliver value according to

the witnessed challenges improving the overall awareness and wellness. However, failure to use

the ideal frameworks and approaches reduces the overall ability to respond to the growing

community's needs. This project is based on the Vila health scenario, where the primary focus

will be on developing a reliable framework for approaching disaster recovery and guaranteeing

better outcomes. Since the disaster happened, numerous changes have been witnessed affecting

the community. Their effects have been influenced by the lack of a reliable framework for

approaching the recovery processes.

Additionally, the disaster led to adverse effects and deaths of many people. The lack of

immediate response made it hard for the community to achieve the desired outcomes since the

majority of them were displaced and distributed across the area. The project develops a reliable

intervention that accounts for the current challenges that the community faces while

recommending the ideal interventions for promoting overall wellness.

Develop a disaster recovery plan for the Vila Health community to lessen health disparities

and improve access to services after a disaster.

Community needs assessment

One of the factors that influence the overall wellness that a community exhibits after a

disaster is aligning the healthcare sector according to the current needs. Many people in the

community face diverse challenges ranging from poor access to health services to segregation

based on their cultural backgrounds. Understanding the community makeup in the scenario given
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above will offer the ideal platform for understanding the current needs and their effects on

wellness. Therefore, one of the areas to address in developing a reliable disaster recovery process

is the community needs assessment. In this process, the report first outlines the community

makeup and its demographical trends.

The community comprises numerous other populations, such as immigrants. The

immigrants have limited mastery of the English language, which is commonly used in the

community. From another dimension, the community has special needs people and populations.

The community boasts 204 residents with complex conditions and needs. Additionally, the

community has recorded 147 physically disabled parties. The homeless shelter for the

community is limited in capacity and may not fully accommodate the total population needed for

help. The city has reported a financial crisis affecting the ability to deliver value to the

community from a health dimension. The community has numerous challenges affecting the

abilities to respond to the disaster and the needs of the affected populations. Therefore, the

community has limited resources for improving the response processes following the disaster.

Resources, personnel, budget, and community makeup

In responding to the current community needs, numerous resources will help the primary

stakeholders promote wellness (Horney et al., 2018). The primary resources are the workforce,

community-based nurses, and finances. The workforce will comprise nurses, doctors, and other

stakeholders who will promote the overall community awareness and wellness. The primary

personnel required are nurses, practitioners, doctors, and the local law enforcement agencies,

federal and state representatives. These stakeholders are internal to the community and provide

the ideal framework for promoting the response processes. Valley City has a population of 8295

people, which is an increase from the 2010 census. The population's average age is 43.6, where
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the majority are from 46 to 64, and the lowest being 14.48% for the group between 18 and 24.

The population comprises largely whites who occupy at least 93%, with Latin Americans,

Blacks, and Indians recording 3, 2, and 1%, respectively. It is expected that the program will take

at least $100000 since it will consider remuneration, community awareness training, bridging the

current health access gaps, and improving continuity.

Accountable people

The primary stakeholders reasonable for implementing the plan are nurses, doctors,

police, and federal representatives. These parties will work towards ensuring smooth community

interactions and collaborations. Their collaboration will form the ideal foundation for

accomplishing the intended goals concerning patient health improvement during the disaster

recovery processes. Furthermore, the actions undertaken align with the Healthy People 2030

initiatives that concern health promotion to reduce infections and counter chronic illnesses. It

will redefine the current community needs and requirements through such alignment, focusing

on disease prevention and chronic illnesses management (Wax, 2019).

Timeline

This project will be completed in the next 12 months. The project will take phases to

complete since the primary focus will first to educate the community, gather the necessary

resources and provide reliable interventions according to the witnessed demands. Then, the

progressive follow-up will occur in intervals of 1 year to ensure maximum health outcomes.

Apply the MAP-IT (Mobilize, Assess, Plan, Implement, Track) framework to guide the

development of your plan

Mobilize partners
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The MAP-IT framework will inform the response process. The primary players, such as

nurses, will follow this framework to deliver the desired services according to the community's

needs and demands. The first process in this framework is mobilizing the respective resources

and partners in responding to the underlying disaster. This stage allows the primary stakeholders

to understand the community's current needs while boosting the overall awareness about the

potential stakeholders to assist in the response process. The collaborative partners include nurses,

doctors, federal representatives, community members, and law enforcement players.

Assess community needs

The demographics data provided in the previous section shows that the community is

diverse. The community is made up of white, primarily with Indians occupying the least

proportion. Their health outcomes depend on the culture, access to resources, and the disaster

that happened years ago. In addition, the community has physically disabled people who may

need financial and emotional support. The homeless require emotional, financial, and social

support to boost their health.

Further, the immigrants need social support since they may not feel welcome or directly

related to the underlying communities because of their nationalities and cultural differences.

These needs will drive the stakeholders into creating the ideal intervention for responding to the

increasing community demands. The healthcare providers are responsible for ensuring equity in

resources allocation. This goal will be achieved through analyzing the community needs and the

individual requirements according to the witnessed disaster. Such a trend will boost the ability to

ensure equity in resources provision. The team should focus on the triage classification to

determine the people who need immediate assistance. This approach will classify the community

and victims according to their respective status from a health dimension such as dead, delayed,
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urgent, and critical. The homeless, displaced, and disabled will be contacted through the

community-based policing frameworks.

Plan to lessen disparities and implementing the plan

The existing disparities will be reduced through awareness creation and resources

provision such as education, finances, and medical assistance. These interventions align with the

Healthy People 2030 goals concerning health promotion. In addition, through collaboration, the

team will focus on community empowerment which will boost the overall wellness according to

the Healthy 2030 initiatives (Hipper et al. 2018).

Track and trace map

After the disaster, the community differed various losses. Some people were displaced

while others passed on. Determining the victims will require a contact tracing framework. The

interventions will allow the team to contact the affected victims reaching out to them to deliver

essential services and interventions. The team will utilize the existing neighborhood groups and

community-based systems to track the affected victims. This intervention will promote the

overall ability to achieve high follow-up rates while ensuring health promotion among the

disaster victims.

Conclusion

The healthcare sector offers the ideal framework for linking the community and the

underlying communities concerning their wellness needs. One of the issues that may undermine

the overall ability to maintain a positive relationship with the community is the inability to

understand the current community needs. Performing a community needs assessment helps

nurses gain insight into the potential challenges that influence society's overall growth and
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development trends from a wellness and well-being dimension. Nurses are essential players in

such a situation since they provide the ideal framework for responding to the growing

community's needs and demands. The effectiveness of their roles is determined by the ability to

understand the underlying community requirements and needs while creating reliable plans for

approaching the witnessed challenges. Through the proposed plan, nurses and the other

stakeholders will foster the recovery process while improving community awareness and

resilience against similar incidents. The allocated budget will support the overall ability to

maintain a working city capable of handling such disasters.

References

Hipper, T. J., Davis, R., Massey, P. M., Turchi, R. M., Lubell, K. M., Pechta, L. E., ... &

Chernak, E. (2018). The disaster information needs of families of children with a special

healthcare need a scoping review. Health security, 16(3), 178-192.

Horney, J., Dwyer, C., Chirra, B., McCarthy, K., Shafer, J., & Smith, G. (2018). Measuring

Successful Disaster Recovery. International Journal of Mass Emergencies &

Disasters, 36(1).

Wax, R. S. (2019). Preparing the intensive care unit for disaster. Critical care clinics, 35(4), 551.