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What are the dominant concerns of citizens during a pandemic? What are the expectations of hc providers? What theoretical models affect crisis management? What kinds of research has AHServices done? Who are important people in Alberta public health?

 

What are the dominant concerns of citizens during a pandemic?

 

 

What are the expectations of hc providers?

 

 

What theoretical models affect crisis management?

 

One model is the information transfer model, where information flows from authorities to the public. 

 

Another mode acknowledges the importance of mutual validation of information and acknowledges the participation of the public. 

 

Schoch-Spana et. al. (2007) identify three models:

 

Communication

Agency communicates in a "one way" fashion.

 

Consultation

Leaders solicit opinions through surveys, polls, focus groups, and advisory panels. Communication is still one way, but citizen input is only one aspect among many that shape policy options.

 

Community engagement

 

The third approach constitutes a two-way flow of information between authorities and community residents, where dialogue helps foster better understanding of a complex issue on all sides, and where the goal is to work together to conceive and implement a policy solution. Community engagement presents an opportunity for collective learning as part of honest, respectful interaction among formal thorities and diverse constituents, and for the iterative exchanges that are necessary to approach policy problems with ethical and cultural complexities. In this modality, leaders ideally seek out the counsel of community partners and share responsibility for making and executing policy decisions.  In turn, these deliberative exchanges help citizens understand aspects of a problem that reach beyond their immediate circumstances, learn how to make appropriate be demands on government (that is, act as a public), and idendly as requests. (p. 14)  

 

What kinds of research has AHServices done?

 

Survey of community physicians to find out their ideas as to what the public will do. This was in Proposal 7 [1] .  page 16.

 

Question for Eric

 

 

 

Who are important people in Alberta public health?

 

Grimsrud | Predy |

 

Dr. Karen Grimsrud Acting Chief Medical Officer of Health Alberta Health and Wellness (780) 427 5263

 

 

 http://alberta.ca/acn/200806/23828A6660D95-E4E2-7C07-ECD7F780389D2B56.html

 

Edmonton... Effective June 23, Medical Officers of Health, Dr. Gerry Predy, Capital Health Region, and Dr. Richard Musto, Calgary Health Region, will begin the transition to act as Alberta’s Chief Medical Officer of Health and Deputy Chief Medical Officer of Health, respectively.

 

http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/6/313