Select one of the following discussion questions below.
Option 1: Navigate to the CDC web page listed here. Watch one of the EPIC Webinars (each are 50-60 minutes), then provide a one paragraph summary of the contents including action items nurses might consider to help the community stay safe. https://emergency.cdc.gov/epic/about.aspLinks to an external site.
Option 2: Professional Nursing Education Essential III is about Population Health. Using your text book, power point slides, and any other helpful .gov resources, explain each of the following to the class. Make sure your explanations are clear enough that a lay person could understand them.
What is disease surveillance
What are the types of Surveillance Systems
What does the investigation entail
How does the public health expert determine appropriate interventions and protection following the investigation