Recognize the roles of a variety of public officials in a large-scale communicable disease or bioterrorism incident.

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DISCUSSION #1

· Recognize the roles of a variety of public officials in a large-scale communicable disease or bioterrorism incident.

· Identify gaps in local preparedness and ability to coordinate.

· Recommend improvements to the training of public health professionals

Reviewing Case Study 9 in “Public Health: What It Is and How It Works” by Turnock.

DISCUSSION #2

· Evaluate the public health system connections of a health topic and objective related to Healthy People 2020.

· Illustrate analytical planning methods used to reach public health decisions.

· Critique the possible alignment of evidence-based decisions to an organization’s mission, vision, and values.

References For Discussion #2

Review additional guidance in the following resources:

Here are some resources to help you understand strategic leadership and systems thinking:

· CDC’s Public Health Workforce Strategic Roadmap (example of strategic leadership with the objective/goal alignments; example of systems thinking through the content of each area)

· CDC HIV Strategic Plan through 2020 (note the alignment of planning features with the mission, vision and values)

· World Health Organization (WHO) information on strategic thinking (identify selected passages as needed)

Sources:

National public health workforce strategic roadmap: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Retrieved from http://www.cdc.gov/ophss/csels/dsepd/ documents/ph-workforce-strategic-roadmap.pdf

Strategic plan through 2020: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Retrieved from http://www.cdc.gov/nchhstp/docs/NCHHSTP-Strategic-Plan-through-2020-508.pdf

Strategic thinking: World Health Organization. Retrieved from http://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/10665/44204/1/ 9789241563895_eng.pdf?ua=1