Master of Public Health ProgramPU680 AlternateAssignmentUpdated 8/19/2020PU680: PRACTICAL SKILLS IN PUBLIC HEALTH IThis document will detail the alternateassignmentfor students withouta preceptor, i.e. field experience waiver students and no field sitedue to COVID-19 restrictionsstudents.The primary objectiveof this assignment is to demonstrate your knowledge and understanding of public health practiceas it applies to disaster management efforts. This comprehensive assignment is intended to replace a 100-hour field experience and should receive appropriate attentionto earn the available 310points.Note:This assignment meets only the requirements for the “field experience” points and does not replace any of the other required course activities, including weekly discussion and Dropbox assignments. Project information and requirements:▪Complete a 12-to 15-page paper, excluding title and reference pages,in APA format (12 pt. Times New Roman, double-spaced, 1-inch margins).▪Address the following assignment requirements.▪Choose a specificnatural-or human-causeddisaster eventfrom recenthistory (Ex: tornadoes, hurricanes, wildfires, floods, infectious disease outbreaks, etc.) ▪Review current literature (publications within the past 10 years)regarding the event and its associated disaster management initiatives. Address the following:▪Mitigation: Evaluate actions and programs implemented before the emergency event that were designed to reduce the deaths and damages to community infrastructure.▪Preparedness: Evaluate actions implemented before the emergency event that helped responder readiness and helped guide response.▪Response: Evaluate actions taken during the emergency event to help protect and save lives and property.▪Recovery: Evaluate actions taken after the emergency event to restore normalcy and routine operations.▪Conclude the paper with a set of 3 (three) feasible recommendations for public health professionals and advocates to improve future disaster management initiatives.▪Incorporate a minimum of 10 (ten) current, credible, scholarly resourcesto support theassignment and paraphraseinformation to demonstrate your own understandingof the disaster management and recovery processin the context of public health practice.▪By the end of the course, submit the alternate assignmentto the “Unit 10 Alternate Assignment
