New York Health Care (NYHC) needs to prepare for the current terrorism threats. If the attacks happen as planned and the antiterrorism unit fails to save people, emergency cases might come into the hospital for help. Whether financially capable or not, the hospital should treat the casualties, as a requirement of EMTALA. The hospital should try reaching the community in advance and educating them on the importance of health insurance (United States 2013). The hospitals should consider the planned and in-progress essential public health services, to ensure they are safely done (CDC, 2014).
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Recruiting some American citizens to aid in the terrorist activities.
d. Carjack some essential and public vehicles.
e. Use some recognized airports and other entry points to get into the country.
Relationship of Threat to Selected Public Health Services
1. Monitor health status to identify and solve community health problems (CDC, March 2014).
Public health service
The environment should remain untouched and unpolluted for observation. The individuals under observation should be available for tests and response.
Effect of the threat
The terrorists might bomb some institutions, leading to pollution of the environment through radioactive emissions. The other consequence is loss of some important subjects. People supposed to respond to the tests and questionnaires might die in attacks.
Recommendation
The hospital is under very little control of the issue since it is purely external. However, to avoid loss of very important responses under threat, the hospital can host them in the wards at their will. The operation should freeze until the anti-terrorism unit of the government clear the threats. The strategy might save some of the hospitals resourceful workers as well.
2. Diagnose and investigate health problems and health hazards in the …show more content…
Enforce laws and regulations that protect health and ensure safety (CDC, March 2014).
Public health service
The hospital has some legality that pertain security details. The entrance gate and the exit gate are separate, and security scanning done in the entrance is satisfactory for now. The Hospital, however, is fenced through a simple mesh and there is insufficient CCTV coverage around the perimeter. The lighting system is not well serviced and some places experience a black out throughout the night.
Effect of the threat
The areas could be entrance point to the criminals. The security policy in current use has not met any amendments since the first security teams scripted it. CCTV surveillance was not in place at the time of the document creation. The outdated policies are still in use.
Recommendation
CCTV surveillance should be continuous for twenty four hours, and change of shifts for the security employees three times a day can help increase the work efficiency policy requiring more security personnel close to the fences can also work. The security light servicing should be a routine security department concern.
5. Assure competent public and personal health care workforce (CDC, March 2014).
Public health
New York Health Care (NYHC) is a government entity in New York concerned with individual and community health of US citizens as well as the country’s esteemed …show more content…
Recruiting some American citizens to aid in the terrorist activities.
d. Carjack some essential and public vehicles.
e. Use some recognized airports and other entry points to get into the country.
Relationship of Threat to Selected Public Health Services
1. Monitor health status to identify and solve community health problems (CDC, March 2014).
Public health service
The environment should remain untouched and unpolluted for observation. The individuals under observation should be available for tests and response.
Effect of the threat
The terrorists might bomb some institutions, leading to pollution of the environment through radioactive emissions. The other consequence is loss of some important subjects. People supposed to respond to the tests and questionnaires might die in attacks.
Recommendation
The hospital is under very little control of the issue since it is purely external. However, to avoid loss of very important responses under threat, the hospital can host them in the wards at their will. The operation should freeze until the anti-terrorism unit of the government clear the threats. The strategy might save some of the hospitals resourceful workers as well.
2. Diagnose and investigate health problems and health hazards in the …show more content…
Enforce laws and regulations that protect health and ensure safety (CDC, March 2014).
Public health service
The hospital has some legality that pertain security details. The entrance gate and the exit gate are separate, and security scanning done in the entrance is satisfactory for now. The Hospital, however, is fenced through a simple mesh and there is insufficient CCTV coverage around the perimeter. The lighting system is not well serviced and some places experience a black out throughout the night.
Effect of the threat
The areas could be entrance point to the criminals. The security policy in current use has not met any amendments since the first security teams scripted it. CCTV surveillance was not in place at the time of the document creation. The outdated policies are still in use.
Recommendation
CCTV surveillance should be continuous for twenty four hours, and change of shifts for the security employees three times a day can help increase the work efficiency policy requiring more security personnel close to the fences can also work. The security light servicing should be a routine security department concern.
5. Assure competent public and personal health care workforce (CDC, March 2014).
Public health