Preparing for disasters, terrorist threats, or communicable disease outbreaks

Preparing for disasters, terrorist threats, or communicable disease outbreaks

Preparing for disasters, terrorist threats, or communicable disease outbreaks is an important part of public health nursing.

Share an overview of a natural or human-made disaster that has occurred in your area in the last 20 years. Hurricane Sandy in 2012 New York city
Include a URL and reference to the event. This may be a news article.
Describe how your community was impacted.
Describe lessons learned and changes made to preparedness.