BSBD 641 9041 Biosecurity and Bioterrorism

BSBD 641 9041 Biosecurity and Bioterrorism

BSBD 641 9041 Biosecurity

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The 2013-2015 Ebola epidemics, the largest in history, has caused the United States Department of Health and Human Services to re-evaluate its public health response and emerging/re-emerging/novel disease preparedness.
As the Lead Public Health Analyst at HHS you have been tasked with preparing a high-level emerging threats report. The target audience for this emerging threats report is for both scientific and policy communities. In addition, you have been asked to transform the high-level emerging threats report into a PowerPoint Presentation that will be posted on HHS?s website for the general public. You will work in your assigned groups to conduct the last deliverable.
Scenario: Imagine its 9am and you walk into a meeting at work. You have just been asked to write a report on emerging infectious disease threats for the scientific and policy community. Your management outlines all the various data they would like to see in the report, i.e., a list of emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases and a brief description about each disease, the various policies that exist and a list of entities that work towards fighting this global problem.
You walk back to your desk, thinking ?I got this.? What?s the first thing you do? You look for a template for the report. Guess what?there is none. So I guess it?s just you, your brilliant graduate-level research skills and the various items you jotted down in the meeting that your management would like to see in the report.
This week you will watch a recorded lecture on How to Develop an Emerging Threats Report Presentation.pptx
After watching this lecture, please submit an outline for the ?Emerging Infectious Disease Threat Report for the Scientific and Policy Community.?

Category
Scoring Criteria
Total Points
Score

Part 1: Emerging Threats Report for the Scientific Community

Basic Outline
(11 points) Cover page with appropriate text .50
Table of contents that contains all the prescribed sections of the report 1
Clear and concise executive summary 1
Emerging/Re-emerging Infectious Disease Threat Section contains the following:
? Name of disease
? Pathogen type
? Type of disease
? Case rate
? Mortality rate
? Source of infection
? Treatment options
? Contributing factors
? Signs & Symptoms
? Transmission
? Prevention
? History of pandemics
? Anatomic location
? Country of origin 1
Includes a table titled ?Major factors that underlie disease emergence and re-emergence? containing:
? Microbial Agent
? Human Host
? Human Environment? .50
Includes a table titled ?List of Emerging and Re-Emerging Diseases? containing:

? Group 2 ? Re-emerging pathogens .50

Part 2: Emerging Threats Report for the Policy Community

Contains a section for Description/importance of the topic in terms of policy
.50
Contains a section for Existing policies related to topic with subheadings:
1. U.S. policies and procedures for emerging and re-emerging diseases
2. U.S. policies and procedures for biological agents and toxins
.50
Contains a section for agencies/organizations related to topic and how each entity combats the problem .50
Contains a section for key issues with 2 subheadings:
1. Burden of emerging/re-emerging infectious diseases
2. Threat of emerging/re-emerging infectious diseases
.50
Contains a section for 3 recommendations and implications/possible outcomes of specific courses of action related to recommendations
.50
Contains a section for a conclusion .50
Reference Page .50

Organization/Structure
(4 points) Outline has a clear organizational structure with flow of thought 2
Outline is effective with logical transitions 1
Outline contains a professional format 1
Score Total Points 15