Cultural, Social and Economic Barriers that Impact Safety, Health and Disaster Recovery Efforts NURS FPX 4060 Assessment 3 Disaster Recovery Plan

Proposed Disaster Recovery Plan

The proposed disaster recovery plan focuses on optimal response, mitigating, and minimizing the impact of disasters on the community. The plan outlines its goals and objectives, resources, timelines, stakeholders, and recovery sustainability interventions that will be utilized in addressing disasters. The plan recognizes the need for active inter-professional collaboration in disaster response and recovery efforts. It also has in place the defined roles of the different stakeholders that will be involved in disaster management interventions. The plan also provides clear outline of the chain of communication, resource mobilization and utilization, and strategies for strengthening the capacity of the affected communities to cope with the disaster.

The proposed plan lessens health disparities and improves access to community services in a number of ways. Firstly, it encourages an impartial approach in responding to disasters. It does not take into consideration the backgrounds of the populations affected by the disasters. The plan also utilizes best practices in responding to disasters. The use of best practices ensures efficiency in the disaster management processes, hence, optimum outcomes for the diverse populations. The plan also strengthens the need for community empowerment and resilience. It prioritizes the implementation of strategies that will ensure that the community adopts the desired skills for its coping with the effects of the disaster (Lozupone, 2017). Through it, sustainability of disaster management interventions is achieved, hence, safety and improvement in the overall health of the community.

Impact of Health and Government Policy on Disaster Recovery Efforts

Health and government policies have an effect on disaster recovery efforts. Firstly, health and government policies influence resource allocation and utilization in disaster recovery. The policies guide the frameworks that will be used in determining the need and use of resources in facilitating recovery and resilience in the affected populations. Health and government policies also influence the inter-professional interventions utilized for disaster recovery. For example, the policies guide on the stakeholders that are needed in guiding the implementation of disaster recovery efforts. In this case, the policies differentiate the roles and responsibilities that each stakeholder will play in the disaster recovery efforts in a community. Lastly, government and health policies ensure ethics in disaster recovery efforts. The policies ensure that the stakeholders involved prioritize the needs and rights of the affected populations in the disaster management process. Therefore, health and government policies provide frameworks for disaster recovery efforts.

Strategies to Overcome Communication Barriers

Several strategies can be used to overcome communication barriers to enhance inter-professional collaboration during disaster recovery efforts. One of the strategies is the use of language boards. Language boards are effective in cases where the affected populations have problems such as severe trauma, chronic speech problems and inadequate command for English language. Interpreters can also be used to overcome communication barriers. Interpreters increase the understanding of the inter-professional teams about the needs of the affected populations and ways of addressing them. The other intervention is establishing a clear chain of command. There should be a clear understanding of the professionals that are tasked with coordinating the entire disaster management efforts to minimize confusion and role duplication. Lastly, healthcare providers can be trained on the cultural aspects of their communities. They should be trained on issues such as language use, cultural values, beliefs and symbols that influence the health of the locals (Uekusa, 2019). The training will enhance their understanding of the language needs of the population, hence, reducing communication barriers.

Conclusion

Overall, disasters have a negative effect on the health, safety and wellbeing of communities. The development of effective disaster recovery plan is important to ensure efficiency in management interventions and community resilience. Community needs should be prioritized in the efforts aiming at disaster management. Therefore, the developed disaster recovery plan should consider the appropriateness of the adopted interventions to the needs of the community and efficiency in coordination of the recovery interventions.

References

Berwick, D. M. (2020). The Moral Determinants of Health. JAMA, 324(3), 225–226. https://doi.org/10.1001/jama