Category: Emergency management

Using the format provided, create a PowerPoint (or similar) presentation on a grant proposal application
you are tasked with submitting for an Opioid Overdose Response program.
Assume you are working for a 100-member public safety agency (police or fire service) within your
community and that the Opioid Addiction Crisis has resulted in 15 overdose deaths this year.
A
$20,000 grant is available through the U.S. Department of Justice, which will allow your agency to
purchase Naloxone (Narcan) nasal spray devices for each member. The devices will allow members to
treat opioid overdose victims at the scene of the incident, potentially saving lives.   
Instructions: 
Conduct research on the Opioid Addiction Crisis and Naloxone nasal spray devices, including costs,
effectiveness, training requirements, and proper use and application. You must use visual aids to
enhance your presentation, which you will present to administrators in your agency and local elected
officials. 
Note: You do not have to research the actual grant, as it is notional. 
Requirements: 
Format. The following format must be used to create your grant proposal presentation: 
Executive Summary and Research 
• Introduce the Opioid Addiction Crisis problem and Naloxone nasal spray devices 
• Provide information on your research into both, including facts and figures   
Need 
• Describe the purpose and objectives of the program 
• Briefly describe how this grant will help the community during this crisis 
Program Description 
• Describe the program (what you will do, who will do it, and how you will evaluate it) 
• Identify key program stakeholders and the impacts you hope the program will achieve 
• Provide a basic budget for the program 
• Explain any potential impacts on your agency’s budget
Conclusion 
• Provide brief concluding remarks on key points of your proposal presentation
References
• Provide your research references using APA style formatting
Your presentation should have 7-12 slides.   

You will complete the Budget Worksheet to show expenses for your grant proposal program.
Information from this worksheet will be included in your Grant Proposal Presentation due in
Unit 8. We know the grant will provide $20,000, which will allow your agency to purchase
Naloxone (Narcan) nasal spray devices for each of its 100 members. The course project
requires you to provide a basic budget for the program to detail how the $20,000 will be
spent and explain any potential impacts on your agency’s budget. Remember, the $20,000 is
only to be used for purchasing the nasal spray devices. All other expenses will be incurred
by the agency. You will need to create at least four expense items for this worksheet.
Expenses should be based on reason and research.
Although you are encouraged to come up with your own expense items, here are some
potential expense issues to consider when composing your budget: 
• How much will the Naloxone nasal spray devices cost? 
• How much will training cost? 
• Is a public information campaign needed to announce the use of the new devices? 
• How will the devices be disposed of once used? Note – The devices are considered
bio-hazard/medical waste once used. 
• Are there any supplies that need to be purchased for the program? 
• What are the administrative costs? 
• Are there any in-kind (donated) services (i.e., using medical waste bins at the local
hospital)?  

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W7: Scenario 2 Module 3 Questions
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Based on the information provided in Scenario 2: Attack on Bobsville | Module 3: Isolation and Quarantine, write a discussion post concerning the issues listed below.  
For one of the categories listed, write an initial response to the primary question and 1-2 of the additional questions (if any exist). 
Public Health/Health Care/Emergency Medical Services/Public Information and Warning
Primary Question: 
16.     What authorities do the fictional Carol County public health and the Bobsville healthcare community retain to implement an isolation process?
Additional Questions:
17.    What are the overarching public health laws that impact people placed under medical surveillance?
18.    When can Carol County public health issue a quarantine order?
19.    Where does Carol County get the authority to declare and enforce a quarantine?  
20.    DoD resources (other than National Guard) are providing medical assistance to individuals impacted by the incident.  Where does DoD garner its authority to provide this type of care to civilians?
Public Information and Warning
Primary Question:
21.       Is there a legal requirement to provide information to the public about the incident?  Why or why not?
Note: This exercise requires you to read the assigned reading and do your own outside the text research.   

EMS Cost-Benefit Analysis:
You would like to start a program to target your “frequent fliers” in order to reduce unnecessary EMS calls
Program start-up costs in year-0 are $200,000 (the program will not start until year-1)
In year-1, you enroll 25 patients and expect to avoid 5 calls per patient over the course of the year (each averted call saves $900)
Costs in year-1 are $80,000
In year-2, you expect to enroll an additional 15 patients with similar results
Costs for year-2 increase to $125,000
Costs and savings are predicted to remain constant through year-5
At the end of year-5, what is the sum net benefit with a 5% discount rate?
Please show your work! 
Would this program be approved at a 5% discount rate? At which discount rate might the approval answer change? 

Discuss your Case Studies.  How did you select them?  What did your cases bring to your overall research?
Please submit your answer in at least three paragraphs, each of at least three sentences. 

Apply the Security Assessment Checklist to an organization: retail shopping center.
Prepare a comprehensive emergency management plan based on actions you believe will mitigate security threats.
Identify both preventative and mitigating actions that you believe will reduce loss.
Create a 15- to 20-slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation detailing an emergency management plan that will be presented to management.
Address the following questions in your plan:
What are the strengths and weaknesses of the organization?
Who are key personnel and what are their duties associated with incident response and recovery?
What improvements would you make to reduce loss?
What is the estimated cost for preventing and mitigating the threats you’ve identified?
What are the estimated savings from applying the emergency management plan?
What is the total cost analysis?
Include a slide with APA-formatted references.

Create a 750 word case study on the MGM fire and how building construction played a major role on its outcomes. In APA format, list the problems, solutions and conclusions of your findings. 
The MGM Grand fire occurred on Friday, November 21, 1980, at the MGM Grand Hotel and CasinoLinks to an external site. (now Horseshoe Las Vegas), located on the Las Vegas StripLinks to an external site. in Paradise, NevadaLinks to an external site.. The fire killed 85 people, most through smoke inhalationLinks to an external site..[1]Links to an external site. The fire began from a refrigerated pastry display case in one of the restaurants, located on the first floor. Fire engulfed the resort’s casino, and smoke travelled into the hotel tower.
The tragedyLinks to an external site. remains the deadliest disasterLinks to an external site. in Nevada history, and the third-deadliest hotel fire in modern U.S. history, after the 1946 Winecoff Hotel fireLinks to an external site. in Atlanta that killed 119 people and the 1986 Dupont Plaza Hotel fireLinks to an external site. in Puerto Rico that killed 97.[2]Links to an external site.[3]Links to an external site. The incident led to the reformation of fire safety guidelines and codes in the state.

For this assignment, you will provide a description of your data collection process, taking ethical standards into account. You will also describe the data analysis plan that you are proposing to answer your questions. Think of the data collection process as everything that participants will experience, or everything that you as the researcher will do to gather the data needed to answer your questions. This section should be very detailed, thorough, and provide enough information that anyone could conduct these procedures just by reading your descriptions.
Refer to the Virtual ResidencyLinks to an external site. Campus page for your PhD or Professional Doctorate program’s Project Plan Guide. Remember, the Project Plan helps you develop the details of your project. Your work will be viewed through multiple lenses, including those of instructors, peers, the existing literature, and others. You should seek opportunities to refine your work. As you deepen your understanding and add detail to your project, you should expect that you will make several revisions during and beyond this course. Doctoral project planning is an iterative process, with each revision often inspiring further revisions until all elements are aligned. These iterations are a necessary part of the doctoral journey.
Instructions
To finish the seventh and eighth sections of your Project Plan, consult the Project Plan Guides provided by your program for specific expectations for these sections. Be sure to update the reference list at the end as you add resources to support your project development.
Data Collection Process:
Explain each procedure involved in the collection of data to answer the questions.
Include each interaction with or condition presented to participants from the point of informed consent until the end of their involvement in the project. If your proposed methodology includes data collection prior to or without informed consent, explain each step from the beginning of data collection to the end. If your project includes presentation of conditions or variables to participants, explain what those conditions or variables will include. Justify all data collection procedures by explaining how they align with the questions, methodology, and measures as previously described.
Ethical Considerations:
Discuss ethical considerations addressing privacy, confidentiality, and data security based on the current plan. Potential ethical issues may arise based on the decisions you have made so far regarding participants, measures, sampling, and data collection procedures. Be sure to include any of these potential issues as needed. At a minimum, address privacy, confidentiality, and data security. Align ethical considerations with federal regulations, Capella University policies, and ethical research practices at Capella, along with any ethical codes or considerations specific to your field of study.
Describe each potential ethical issue, including the specific risks that may arise.
Explain how you will mitigate or prevent those risks from occurring.
If risk prevention or mitigation is not possible, justify why the project should occur and what can be done to resolve any problems that may arise.
Data Analysis Plan:
Describe a plan to analyze and present the data that will be collected so that questions are answered. As appropriate for the type of data and methodology, address data processing (coding, converting, statistical analysis) and data display (such as tables, graphs, or figures). Explain how each choice aligns with the methodology, data sources, and sample size that you are proposing.
Additional Requirements
Written communication: Written communication is free of errors that detract from the overall message.
Format: Use your Project Plan div and refer to the Virtual ResidencyLinks to an external site. Campus page for your PhD or Professional Doctorate program’s Project Plan Guide.
Follow the structure provided in the assignment instructions.
Resources: Use scholarly references including most recent and seminal research. Use primary sources. Include in References section at the end of the paper.
APA guidelines: When appropriate, use APA-formatted headings. Resources and citations are formatted according to current APA style and format. Refer to Academic WriterLinks to an external site. as needed.
Font and font size: Times New Roman, 12 points, double-spaced.
Read the assignment rubric to ensure that you meet all criteria and use the Project Plan Alignment Tracking and The Alignment Map: Guiding Questions media pieces to evaluate how well the pieces of your plan fit together. Answer the questions truthfully and adjust as needed.
To support you in proofreading your assignments, ensure you use Microsoft EditorLinks to an external site. to correct errors with grammar, usage, and writing mechanics.
To strengthen your writing, use the Turnitin results to revise your work before submitting your assignment for grading.
Portfolio Prompt: You should consider adding this assignment to your personal ePortfolio. This assignment demonstrates your ability to describe your data collection process as part of your Project Plan. For more information on ePortfolio, visit the Campus ePortfolioLinks to an external site. page.
Competencies Measured
By successfully completing this assignment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and rubric criteria:
Competency 1: Apply advanced critical thinking skills in the independent research process.
Explain each procedure involved in the collection of data to answer the questions.
Competency 3: Develop a methodological approach to support a problem appropriate for independent research.
Describe a plan for analysis and presentation of the data to be collected for the questions.
Competency 5: Integrate ethics and academic integrity into the doctoral project.
Discuss ethical considerations addressing privacy, confidentiality, and data security based on the current plan.
Competency 6: Write in accordance with the academic and professional requirements of the discipline during the research process ensuring appropriate structure, grammar, usage, and style.
Convey purpose, in an appropriate tone and style, incorporating supporting evidence and adhering to organizational, professional, and scholarly writing standards.
Apply APA style and formatting to scholarly writing.

For this assignment, you will complete the sixth section and a portion of the seventh section of your Project Plan, describing how you will collect data and recruit participants.
First, consider the information you’ll need to answer your project questions. What are the best ways to gather and measure this data? Remember that your data sources must be aligned with the methodological approach chosen for your project. In this section, you will address the concepts being measured as well as the data collection process and/or measurement. Two main points to take into account are the feasibility of your data collection plan and how well your plan will assess the key concepts needed to answer your question. You must also demonstrate your understanding of data credibility and present a strong plan for reducing threats to reliability, validity, and/or trustworthiness.
Next, you will develop plans for sampling and participant recruitment to collect the data for your project. Where are the best places to obtain your data? Consider the number of participants needed in the context of the methodology. Choose a feasible target for your sample without compromising the integrity of your project.
Finally, you will address recruitment procedures. By now, you should have completed or scheduled a consultation with the IRB to discuss ethical considerations related to your Project Plan, particularly in participant recruitment. Incorporate their suggestions, as well as the information on the IRB RecruitmentLinks to an external site. page, in developing this section of your plan.
Refer to the Virtual ResidencyLinks to an external site. Campus page for your PhD or Professional Doctorate program’s Project Plan Guide. Remember, the Project Plan helps you develop the details of your project. Your work will be viewed through multiple lenses, including those of instructors, peers, the existing literature, and other sources. You should seek opportunities to refine your work. As you deepen your understanding and add detail to your project, you should expect to make several revisions during and beyond this course. Doctoral project planning is an iterative process, with each revision often inspiring further revisions until all elements are aligned. These iterations are a customary part of the doctoral journey.
Instructions
Consult the Project Plan Guides provided by your program for specific expectations for the following sections. Be sure to update your reference list as you add resources to support your project development.
Measures or Artifacts:
Describe the instruments, data collection procedures, tools, or artifacts that will be used to answer your questions. For each means of collecting data, explain:
Concepts that will be measured.
How these concepts relate to the constructs, phenomena, and variables identified in the last section.
Be sure that each of your constructs, phenomena, and variables has at least one corresponding measure.
Detailed Procedures:
For each of the measures identified, provide clear, thorough, step-by-step instructions for how the measure is to be implemented. Depending on the type of measures, considerations may include:
Who will use the measure (participants, observers, researcher)?
How will the measure be collected (interview, direct observation, existing records)?
What materials or tools may be needed (software, recording devices, other)?
What are potential barriers to data collection, and how will you proactively avoid barriers such as participant attrition, difficulty obtaining records, equipment failure?
Validity, Reliability, Credibility:
For each of the measures identified, provide a plan for protecting against threats to data dependability. Depending on the methodology of the research and data collection procedures, considerations may include reliability, validity, and/or trustworthiness.
Sampling Strategy:
Determine the number of participants you will need to conduct your project based on the methodology and design identified in the fifth section. Explain exactly how you arrived at this number of participants, including any relevant statistical analyses and/or field-related standards. Briefly discuss the benefits and potential limitations of using a sample of the proposed size. Depending on your methodology, considerations may include sufficiency of power, likelihood of errors, potential for data loss, and credibility of data presentation.
Recruitment Procedures:
Provide a thorough description of your proposed recruitment process. Be sure to follow the guidelines on the IRB Recruitment page to ensure that you are proposing an acceptable process. Include each of the following components in this section:
Inclusion and exclusion criteria for participants, including rationale for each criterion.
Remember that exclusion criteria are not meant to mirror inclusion criteria, but rather to identify conditions under which someone who otherwise meets inclusion criteria would be unable to participate. For instance, if inclusion criteria is age range 18–25, exclusion criteria would not be “anyone older than 25” but perhaps someone who is 18–25 who also has an interfering medical or mental health condition.
Recruitment strategy, such as online notices, direct emails, phone calls, snowball sampling.
Sample recruitment material, such as flyer, script for phone call, or email text. Be sure to review the guidelines for required elements for recruitment materials on the IRB Recruitment page on Campus.
Description of the sites or organizations you seek to use for recruitment and explanation of the permissions process to recruit from this site or organization.
Include your connection with the recruitment site, if any.
Description of any potential conflict of interest, or statement that no conflict of interest is anticipated and why you believe this is the case.
Thorough description of the recruitment plan, including:
How initial contact will be made with potential participants.
How participants will be screened for inclusion/exclusion criteria.
When and how informed consent will be obtained from participants.
Additional Requirements
Written communication: Written communication is free of errors that detract from the overall message.
Format: Use your Project Plan div and refer to the Virtual ResidencyLinks to an external site. Campus page for your PhD or Professional Doctorate program’s Project Plan Guide.
Resources: Use scholarly references including most recent and seminal research. Use primary sources. Include in Reference section at the end of the paper.
APA guidelines: When appropriate, use APA-formatted headings. Resources and citations are formatted according to current APA style and format. Refer to Academic WriterLinks to an external site. as needed.
Font and font size: Times New Roman, 12 points, double-spaced.
Read the assignment rubric to ensure that you meet all criteria, and use the Project Plan Alignment Tracking and The Alignment Map: Guiding Questions media pieces to evaluate how well the pieces of your plan fit together. Answer the questions truthfully and adjust as needed.
Use Microsoft EditorLinks to an external site. to help correct errors with grammar, usage, and writing mechanics.
To strengthen your writing, use the Turnitin results to revise your work before submitting it for grading.
Portfolio Prompt: Consider adding this assignment to your personal ePortfolio. This assignment demonstrates your ability to describe how you will collect data and recruit participants as part of your Project Plan. For more information on ePortfolio, visit the Campus ePortfolioLinks to an external site. page.
Competencies Measured
By successfully completing this assignment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and rubric criteria:
Competency 1: Apply advanced critical thinking skills in the independent research process.
Describe a plan for protecting against threats to data dependability.
Competency 2: Integrate credible scholarly literature to support ideas and concepts in independent research.
Describe the number of participants, rationale for the number, benefits, and potential limitations to the proposed sample size based on the methodology or design.
Competency 3: Develop a methodological approach to support a problem appropriate for independent research.
Describe the instruments, data collection procedures, tools, or artifacts used for the questions.
Describe the processes to implement the measure by the participants, observers, or researcher.
Competency 4: Evaluate various methods of data analysis for a problem appropriate for independent research.
Describe the proposed recruitment process and plan.
Competency 6: Write in accordance with the academic and professional requirements of the discipline during the research process ensuring appropriate structure, grammar, usage, and style.
Convey purpose, in an appropriate tone and style, incorporating supporting evidence and adhering to organizational, professional, and scholarly writing standards.
Apply APA style and formatting to scholarly writing.
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Studies have revealed that many businesses and organizations are not prepared for a cyber-attack. Analysts refer to cyber as a general “cat and mouse” game in which cyber defenses are put in place in response to a threat—then new threats arise. Having a strong cybersecurity program is important in mitigating these continuing threats. Such as program includes having a strong information security program that provides a full spectrum of services that addresses all aspects of cyber defense.
Case Assignment
Answer the following:
Explain the “CIA Triad Model” of information security.
Discuss the NIST cybersecurity framework’s five functions. Use them in an example.
Assignment Expectations
Assignments should be 3-5 full pages, double-spaced, not counting the cover or reference page. Paper format: (a) Cover page, (b) Header, (c) Body. Submit your assignment by the last day of this module. Provide quotations to support your responses.
Relevance—All content is connected to the question.
Precision—Specific question is addressed. Statements, facts, and statistics are specific and accurate.
Depth of discussion—Present and integrate points that lead to deeper issues.
Breadth—Multiple perspectives and references, multiple issues/factors considered.
Evidence—Points are well-supported with facts, statistics and references.
Logic—Presented discussion makes sense; conclusions are logically supported by premises, statements, or factual information.
Clarity—Writing is concise, understandable, and contains sufficient detail or examples.
Objectivity—Avoids use of first person and subjective bias.
References—Sources are listed at the end of the paper.
Use strong credible sources – peer-reviewed references, government documents, and subject matter expert materials to support your answer. Your paper will not exceed 5 pages (excluding cover sheet and reference page(s).
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