Section: Module 2: Lesson 2: Pandemic Preparedness and Response | Pandemic Etiology, Preparedness, and Response

Required Learning Resources and Activities

International Cooperative Responses to Pandemic Threats - A Critical Analysis URL

Read the content under the heading "3. The Economics of Infectious Disease and Pandemics". (5 minutes)

ResearchGate

Influence of Community and Culture in the Ethical Allocation of Scarce Medical Resources in a Pandemic Situation: Deliberative Democracy Study URL

Read the content in the Introduction under the heading "Legal and Ethical Preparedness for an Influenza Pandemic." (2 minutes)

Journal of Medical Internet Research

Challenges of the Pandemic Response in Primary Care during Pre-Vaccination Period: A Qualitative Study URL

Read the content under the headings "Background" and "Discussion." (21 minutes)

BMC

Perceived barriers to the practice of preventive measures for COVID-19 pandemic among health professionals in public health facilities of the Gamo zone, southern Ethiopia: a phenomenological study URL

Read the content under the headings "Discussion", and "Conclusions." (7 minutes)

SpringerNature

Health Systems' Resilience: COVID-19 Response in Trinidad and Tobago URL

Read all the content from the heading "Leadership and Governance" to the end of the article. (8 minutes)

The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Lack of Solidarity Hampered Europe's Coronavirus Response, Research Finds URL

Read the entire article. (11 minutes)

European Commission

Sub-Saharan Africa Preparedness and Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Perspective of Early Career African Scientists URL

Read the content under the headings "Sub-Saharan Africa preparedness for COVID-19" and "Sub-Saharan Africa response to COVID-19" including "Table 1." (13 minutes)

NCBI

Managing Epidemics - Key Facts About Major Deadily Diseases URL

Read the content on pages 25-27. (8 minutes)

WHO-2018

Pandemic resilience and health systems preparedness: lessons from COVID-19 for the twenty-first century URL

Read the content from the heading "Adequately designed primary health care" up to "Conclusion." (22 minutes)

SpringerNature

Reflective Essay 1 (180 mins) Forum

In this activity, you will identify and compare different regions which had a successful/unsuccessful response to current or past infectious disease pandemic/epidemic.

Instructions

Select and compare a current or past infectious disease pandemic/epidemic and identify one country which had a successful response and one country/region which had a failed/unsuccessful response. One of the countries must be the country you selected for module 1 activity.
In 1000 - 1200 words, write a reflective essay that:

Breaks down the major weaknesses of the failed response
Explains which action items from the successful response can potentially be applied to improve the failed response

OR

Which action items are unsuitable/unfeasible for that country.

You must cite and reference at least three credible sources. All references should follow the 7th Edition APA formatting. For further instructions, see the resource on the Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library: APA citation resource (N.B. references are excluded from word counts).
The paper should be written in Times New Roman, point 12, and double spaced. Submit the paper along with a cover page and reference.
To submit your work, click on the “Add a new discussion topic” button under this post and paste your work in the “message” box.
Evaluate and categorize the work from one of your peers based on items A - F of this rubric. Provide a rationale for the grade you have provided, as well as comments or suggestions for improvement. To post a reply, click “Reply” on a particular discussion, write your feedback and then click on “Post to forum.” You can use the list below as an example:

Item A is .…. because…. My suggestions for improvement are….
Item B is .…. because…. My suggestions for improvement are….
Item C is .…. because…. My suggestions for improvement are….
Item D is .…. because…. My suggestions for improvement are….
Item E is .…. because…. My suggestions for improvement are….
Item F is .…. because…. My suggestions for improvement are….

Quiz: Module 2

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Recommended Additional Readings

SARS-CoV-2 Outbreak on the Caribbean Islands of the Dutch Kingdom: A Unique Challenge URL

Read the content under the heading "Challenges and Recommendations for SIDs." (15 minutes)

Pan American Journal of Public Health-2020

Enablers and Barriers to Community Engagement in Public Health Emergency Preparedness: A Literature Review URL

Read the entire article. (25 minutes)

SpringerNature

Attitudes, Motivators, and Barriers to Emergency Preparedness Using the 2016 Styles Survey URL

Read the entire article. (26 minutes)

Sage Journals

Prioritizing knowledge translation in low- and middle-income countries to support pandemic response and preparedness URL

Read the entire article. (11 minutes)

SpringerNature

A strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats analysis of public health in India in the context of COVID-19 pandemic URL

Read the entire webpage. (12 minutes)

Indian Journal of Community Medicine

COVID-19 Global Response – Strengths, Weaknesses, Success and Failure URL

Read the content under the headings "South Korea's Successful Three-Phased Response to COVID-19" and "Why the U.S. and U.K. Failed to Tackle the COVID-19 Pandemic?". (7 minutes)

ICU Management Journal Library

What is a resilient health system? Lessons from Ebola URL

Read the entire webpage. (15 minutes)

The Lancet Journal

A Checklist for COVID-2019 Pandemic Risk and Impact Management URL

Read the content on pages 4-15. (20 minutes)

PAHO

Pandemic Influenza Framework URL

Read the sections "Planning and Preparedness," "Response," and "Pandemic Specific Response Arrangements" on pages 9-17. (20 minutes)

London Resilience Partnership

The Neglected Dimension of Global Security: A Framework to Counter Infectious Disease Crises- Chapter 3 Strengthening Public Health as the Foundation of the Health System and First Line of Defense URL

Read the entire document up until the heading "National Governments' Responsibility to Protect their own People and Play their Part in Protecting Humankind by Implementing the International Health Regulations". (34 minutes)

The National Academies Press

Building a coherent response for a sustainable post-COVID-19 recovery URL

Read the content under the heading "Towards a policy coherence roadmap for a sustainable and inclusive recovery". (60 minutes)

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

Introduction

Course Registration

Peer Corner

Pre-Test

Module 1: Lesson 1: Lessons from Previous and Current Pandemics

A Guide to Coronavirus-Related Words

Coronavirus Glossary: Key Terms About the Pandemic Explained

WHO Pandemics Descriptions and Main Actions by Page

The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic: A syndemic perspective

Environments, Behaviors, and Inequalities: Reflecting on the Impacts of the Influenza and Coronavirus Pandemics in the United States

Large, delayed outbreaks of endemic diseases possible following COVID-19 controls

One Health Basics

Discussion Forum 1 (150 mins)

5 reasons why pandemics like COVID-19 are becoming more likely

Managing Epidemics - Key Facts About Major Deadily Diseases

A Deep Look into the Biology and Evolution of COVID-19

Syndemics: health in context

Caribbean Resilience and Prosperity through One Health

One Health Strategic Framework 2017-2023

One health approach and COVID-19: A perspective

Module 2: Lesson 1: Public Health Systems and Agencies

Building resilience to the COVID-19 pandemic: the role of centres of government

The 10 Essential Public Health Services: An Overview

Ensuring Health Equity During the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Role of Public Health Infrastructure

International Health Care System Profiles

The Role of Primary Care in a Pandemic: Reflections During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Canada

Pan American Health Organization Response to COVID-19 in the Americas.

Public health awareness: knowledge, attitude and behaviour of the general public on health risks during the H1N1 influenza pandemic

Jamaica's Effort in Improving Universal Access Within Fiscal Constraints

Caribbean countries boost the capacities of nurses in critical care during COVID-19

Primary health care and health emergencies

Role of primary care providers in a pandemic – conflicting views and future opportunities

International Cooperative Responses to Pandemic Threats - A Critical Analysis

COVID-19 in the Caribbean: Lessons Learned from the Ongoing International Medical and Scientific Cooperation

Emerge, detect, contain: the critical role of public health in a pandemic

Module 2: Lesson 2: Pandemic Preparedness and Response

International Cooperative Responses to Pandemic Threats - A Critical Analysis

Influence of Community and Culture in the Ethical Allocation of Scarce Medical Resources in a Pandemic Situation: Deliberative Democracy Study

Challenges of the Pandemic Response in Primary Care during Pre-Vaccination Period: A Qualitative Study

Perceived barriers to the practice of preventive measures for COVID-19 pandemic among health professionals in public health facilities of the Gamo zone, southern Ethiopia: a phenomenological study

Health Systems' Resilience: COVID-19 Response in Trinidad and Tobago

Lack of Solidarity Hampered Europe's Coronavirus Response, Research Finds

Sub-Saharan Africa Preparedness and Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Perspective of Early Career African Scientists

Managing Epidemics - Key Facts About Major Deadily Diseases

Pandemic resilience and health systems preparedness: lessons from COVID-19 for the twenty-first century

Reflective Essay 1 (180 mins)

SARS-CoV-2 Outbreak on the Caribbean Islands of the Dutch Kingdom: A Unique Challenge

Enablers and Barriers to Community Engagement in Public Health Emergency Preparedness: A Literature Review

Attitudes, Motivators, and Barriers to Emergency Preparedness Using the 2016 Styles Survey

Prioritizing knowledge translation in low- and middle-income countries to support pandemic response and preparedness

A strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats analysis of public health in India in the context of COVID-19 pandemic

COVID-19 Global Response – Strengths, Weaknesses, Success and Failure

What is a resilient health system? Lessons from Ebola

A Checklist for COVID-2019 Pandemic Risk and Impact Management

Pandemic Influenza Framework

The Neglected Dimension of Global Security: A Framework to Counter Infectious Disease Crises- Chapter 3 Strengthening Public Health as the Foundation of the Health System and First Line of Defense

Building a coherent response for a sustainable post-COVID-19 recovery

Module 3: Lesson 1: Viral Mutation in Pandemics

How the Flu Virus Can Change: "Drift" and "Shift"

Could Environment Affect the Mutation of H1N1 Influenza Virus?

SARS-CoV-2 Variants

The Effects of Virus Variants on COVID-19 Vaccines

Module 3: Lesson 2: Progression of Pandemics

Characteristics of Microbes Most Likely to Cause Pandemics and Global Catastrophes

Similarities and Differences between Flu and COVID-19

The Origin and Prevention of Pandemics

Transmission of Avian Influenza A Viruses Between Animals and People

The COVID-19 Pandemic: Diverse Contexts; Different Epidemics - How and Why?

Discussion Forum 2 (150 mins)

A Deep Look into the Biology and Evolution of COVID-19

The Origin of COVID-19 and Why It Matters

Impact of Systematic Factors on the Outbreak Outcomes of the Novel COVID-19 Disease in China: Factor Analysis Study

Emerging Infectious Diseseases: Epidemiology of Coronavirus Disease in Gansu Province, China, 2020

Distribution and Risk Factors of 2009 Pandemic Influenza (H1N1) in Mainland China

Module 4: Lesson 1: Pandemic Screening Programs and Testing Assays

Episode #14 - COVID-19 - Tests

Rapid Expert Consultation on Critical Issues in Diagnostic Testing for the COVID-19 Pandemic

Importance of diagnostics in epidemic and pandemic preparedness

Surveillance and the "New Normal" of COVID-19: Public Health, Data and Justie

Ethical issues in managing the COVID-19 pandemic

Trials & Approved Vaccines by Country