Assessment 1: Report – Risk Assessment / Communication Plan.

Instructions:PREAMBLE:You are currently working for a local health authority in a country (or a particular region/state within a country) of your choice. (For this case we are going to work with Choco Colombia.There has been an outbreak of an infectious disease in your local area. You may choose an infectious disease to focus on such as the Big Five infectious diseases: Pneumonia, Diarrhoea, AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, or Influenza, Ebola, Zika, Polio, and Pertussis. (We are going to work with Malaria in Choco Colombia)The extent of the risk to the community is, at present, uncertain.ASSESSMENT TASK:You have been asked to prepare a communication action plan, as part of the development of a larger undertaking – disease outbreak response plan. You will need to make reference to the how the assessment of the risk to the community will be undertaken and how the communication plan forms an important part of that exercise.Your paper should include:a) An explanation of how the assessment of the risk to the community will be undertaken.b) Identification of key stakeholders who will be included in determining the risk, and in communicating the risk.c) Factors that will be considered in order to build trust with the community when communicating the risk.d) Steps in risk communication.e) Potential pitfalls from poor risk communication. For this assessment, you will need to utilise the readings from Module 2.In the assessment, please include the principles of risk communication from the: WHO outbreak communication guidelines (WHO 2005) and Steps for risk communication (WHO 2008).Apply and interpret these principles and steps to your particular example.This report should be written using academic conventions. Therefore it should have a a clear introduction and conclusion. It should include appropriate APA referencing to back up assertions and findings. It requires independent research and you should demonstrate that you have gone beyond the key readings and resources provided (e.g. utilising peer reviewed articles).IMPORTANT RESOURCES FOR ASSESSMENT 1: WHO (2008) Outbreak Communication Planning Guide, WHO, Geneva. http://www.who.int/ihr/elibrary/WHOOutbreakCommsPlanngGuide.pdfWHO (2005) outbreak communication guidelines, WHO, Geneva:http://www.who.int/csr/resources/publications/WHO_CDS_2005_28/en/World Health Organization. (2005). Effective Media Communication during Public Health Emergencies: http://www.who.int/csr/resources/publications/WHO_CDS_2005_31/en/WHO (2013). Pandemic Influenza Risk Management Interim Guidance, WHO, Geneva.http://www.who.int/influenza/preparedness/pandemic/influenza_risk_management/en/International Risk Governance Council (2008) framework: http://www.irgc.org/IMG/pdf/An_introduction_to_the_IRGC_Risk_Governance_Framework.pdfCDC Resources on risk communication: http://www.cdc.gov/healthcommunication/risks/index.htmlWHO Resources on Risk Communication: http://www.who.int/ihr/publications/risk_communications/en/Infanti, J. J., Sixsmith, J., & Barry, M. M. (2013). A literature review on effective risk communication for the prevention and control of communicable diseases in Europe. ECDC. http://ecdc.europa.eu/en/publications/Publications/risk-communication-literary-review-jan- 2013.pdfPAHO risk communicationhttp://www.paho.org/hq/index.php?option=com_topics&view=rdmore&cid=7613&Itemid=40921&lang=en ASSESSMENT CRITERIA:This essay will be assessed in terms of the extent to which students demonstrate: Knowledge and understanding of comprehensive risk assessment (10%) Knowledge and understanding of the key principles for communicating risks to the public(10%) Knowledge and understanding of steps in risk communication (10%) Application and interpretation of the principles and stages of risk communication (25%) Critical analysis of important factors and potential challenges and pitfalls in risk communication (25%) General assessment criteria (20%): Provides a lucid introduction Shows a sophisticated understanding of the key issues Shows ability to interpret relevant information and literature in relation to chosen topic Demonstrates a capacity to explain and apply relevant concepts Shows evidence of reading beyond the required readings Justifies any conclusions reached with well-formed arguments and not merely assertions Provides a conclusion or summary Correctly uses academic writing, presentation and grammar:o Complies with academic standards of legibility, referencing and bibliographical details (including reference list)o Writes clearly, with accurate spelling and grammar as well as proper sentence and paragraph constructiono Uses appropriate APA style for citing and referencing researchExample of the essay:https://learn-ap-southeast-2-prod-fleet01-xythos.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/5c07149a959f5/15244860?response-cache-control=pr