The delay from China to notify WHO of the outbreak significantly impacted the spread of SARS …show more content…
The leaders of China were in a significant position to manage the collective efficacy of their community and could have contained the spread of SARS had they acted sooner on reporting the number of reported cases. Collective efficacy has a direct correlation to the collective reaction of a community to an outbreak similar to SARS. Collective efficacy is an “activated process that seeks to achieve an intended effect” (Fong & Chang, 2011, p. 798). This directly impacts mutual trust and a community’s adherence to guidelines and protocols communicated from those in a leadership role. Without this mutual trust, individuals tend to focus on more what is good for them rather than the community as a …show more content…
The rampant spread of the 2003 SARS outbreak impacted many different areas within affected countries and the rest of the world. One of the initial impacts was seen in the healthcare sections in the infected areas. SARS was spreading quickly throughout hospitals and infecting healthcare providers because effective protocols had not been established. If this was not resolved, it could have resulted in a shortage of healthy providers to care for the sick. In addition to this, having infected healthcare professionals that were not properly isolated and treated could easily spread this disease to larger populations of people such as patients and their