the Cost of an Outbreak of a High-Risk Disease (Presentation)

Competency

Apply major organizational perspectives and theories to real problems facing health services organizations.

Instructions

Those working in the healthcare field are faced with a multitude of challenges and risks on a daily basis. Some of those challenges and risks are not visible to the human eye and can have a major impact on healthcare staff and communities.

You have been chosen to be part of a new task force created by the Mayor Venues Fusion of Gotham City. The task force is looking at budgetary shortfalls and city-wide preparedness of disasters for the coming fiscal year. You have been assigned to explore the cost of an outbreak of an easily spreadable high-risk disease.

For this assignment, you will focus on exploring how best to create a presentation to present to the mayor addressing the outbreak of a disease in Gotham City, a poverty-stricken city. You may pick a disease of your choice.

To complete your assigned duties for the task force you will need to create a PowerPoint presentation of at least 13 slides:

• Introduction Slides (3 to 4 slides) - The introduction should cover the following:

  • Explain in broad terms the possible disease that is affecting the city.
  • Discuss social-economic details of the community affected by the outbreak.

Plan of Action (8 to 10 slides) - Address the outbreak's effect on and use of resources including manpower, money, and medicine.

Conclusion (2 to 3 slides) - Present the best course of action to treat and contain the outbreak. Highlight the use of resources and overall impact on the community suffering from the outbreak.

NOTE - APA formatting for the references slide and proper grammar, punctuation, and form are required. APA help is available from this link - APA

If you are new to creating a PowerPoint presentation, visit the following free tutorial websites:

• Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2013 Tutorial
• PowerPoint 2013

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