Section: Module 6: Lesson 2: Public Health Responses to COVID-19 | COVID-19 Orientation for Frontline Healthcare Providers in the Acute Care Setting | NextGenU.org
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Learning objectives
- Understand conceptual aspects of different public health responses and its implications for healthcare systems.
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Required Learning Resources and Activities
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Recognize the main differences in the response to COVID-19 among regions -
Click on the graph and read about different policy responses for COVID-19 around the world. Then read the rest of the document to learn about how experts evaluate the UK's response to COVID-19.
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In your reading for this lesson you read about different countries' approaches to address this health crisis. You will now create a discussion post to demonstrate your evaluation of the resource. Here is a link to the article should you need to review it again.
Step 1: Read the article carefully and take notes about the following aspects:
- Response/Timing
- Results
- Greatest advantages/disadvantages
- The aspect of their response that you value most
Step 2: Create a matrix to compare and contrast the information from each country including the four points stated in step 1. (Click here if you need assistance in creating a compare/contrast matrix: https://mathematicstrategies.weebly.com/comparecontrast-matrix-graphic-organizer.html
Step 3: As there is not a single approach to address this crisis, what kind of response would be better for your country? Write a 150 words paragraph based on the suggestions stated in the article's conclusion.
OPTIONAL Step 4: Interact (10 minutes)
If you would like to, you can reply to your peers' posts in a respectful and professional manner. Ensure that your post engages your peers' ideas by including a reflection on their comments, sharing ideas of other potential difficulties and parties involved, or asking thought-provoking questions. If a peer comments on your posting, please reply. To post a reply, click “Reply” on a particular discussion, write your feedback and then click on “Post to forum.”
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Describe how to use IHME's projections website to get info for your country -
Select the countries of your interest and explore the projections based on mandates easing and universal masks use.
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Recognize how to use WHO's guidance for COVID-19 -
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To access the quiz, click on the name of the quiz provided above. On the following screen, click the "Preview quiz now" button to respond to the questions.
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Additional Resources for Optional Learning
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Anyone who would like to reach out to colleagues working in the pandemic or with COVID patients is welcome to discuss here. Please keep all posts professionally appropriate and respectful.
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This resource provides COVID-19 information for government leaders, health workers, and the public in general in Arabic, English, French, Hindi, Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese.
- Understand conceptual aspects of different public health responses and its implications for healthcare systems.