Mass Vaccination Exercise in Kodiak, AK
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Presenters
Ruth-Anne O'Gorman, PHN RN/BSN, has been the lead Public Health Nurse at the Kodiak Public Health Center for the past six years, following her move to Alaska in 1999. Prior to arriving in Alaska, she was a Nursing Supervisor and field nurse at the Visiting Nurses Association of Cape Code, Massachusetts, and a Community Health Nurse at the Paterson, New Jersey Public Health Department.
Darsha Spalinger, RN/BSN, is a lifetime resident of Alaska and has been a State Public Health Nurse for 15 years. In this role, she provides core nursing functions to the villages of Kodiak Island and the city of Kodiak. She also currently works with the Kodiak Local Emergency Planning Committee, preparing the community for public health emergencies.
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Description
This online, interactive session will describe how a small Public Health Center on a remote Alaskan Island successfully planned and ran a community-wide mass vaccination clinic. The presentation will feature two public health nurses from the Kodiak Public Health Center who will discuss their experiences and lessons learned during the planning and implementation stages of this project.
Learning Objectives
- Describe the planning process for the Kodiak exercise, including the involvement of the borough and state agencies as well as local civic groups.
- Discuss the stations, roles, and functions activated in the Kodiak exercise.
- Discuss the outcome and results of the Kodiak exercise.
Competencies
Council on Linkages, Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals
3. Communication Skills
3B4. Uses a variety of approaches to disseminate public health information
4. Cultural Competency Skills
4B1. Incorporates strategies for interacting with persons from diverse backgrounds
6. Public Health Sciences Skills
6C2. Explains lessons to be learned from prominent events in the history in comparison to the current events of the public health profession
CDC, Public Health Preparedness and Response Core Competency Model
1. Model Leadership
1.3 Facilitate collaboration with internal and external emergency response partners
3. Plan for and Improve Practice
3.2 Contribute expertise to the development of emergency plans
CDC, Public Health Preparedness Capabilities
Capability 7: Mass Care
Function 2: Determine mass care needs of the impacted-population
Capability 9: Medical Material Management and Distribution
Function 5: Distribute medical material
Capability 15: Volunteer Management
Function 1: Coordinate volunteers
Appropriate Audience
- Public Health planners, nurses and staff who are or might be involved in community-level planning and training for public health emergencies
- Community and local emergency planning committee members
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