Diary of a medical mission trip.

Diary of a medical mission trip.

Teritary prevention entails looking at long-term needs after the resolution of the disaster. Things such as healing and how to cope. Stress related issues such as rebuilding, that could be dealt with by the government and outside organizations such as the Salvation Army and other charitable organizations.

I would work with Adventist Disaster Relief Agency (ADRA) because they are a branch of my church, the Seventh Day Adventist Church. They have been helping with the organization of outreach world wide. They are always on the ground in every disaster alongside the Canadian Red Cross and the Salvation Army organizations. Here’s a link for ADRA if interested to know more: www.adra.ca/connections

Prevention includes a wide range of activities — known as “interventions” — aimed at reducing risks or threats to health. For many health problems, a combination of primary, secondary and tertiary interventions are needed to achieve a meaningful degree of prevention and protection, (Institute for Work and Health 2015).

Based on the script, this nurse is at the preimpact stage which falls under primary prevention, as she is planning to reduce the impact of the hurricane on the population and what damage may have occurred. This could only be assessed on her arrival.

References

GCU. (2010). “Diary of a medical mission trip.” Retrieved from Grand Canyon University: http://lc.gcumedia.com/nrs427v/diary-of-medical-mission-trip/v2.1/

Institute for Work and Health (2015). Primary, Secondary and Teritary Prevention. Retrieved from: https://www.iwh.on.ca

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (2018). Phases of Disaster. Retrieved from https://www.samhsa.gov