Think about a recent or past disaster or catastrophic event that occurred in your local community. Imagine you’ve been invited to participate in your local community taskforce to address future occurrence of this type of disaster. Your first step will be putting together a paper that identifies risks of potential health problems related to infection control during the disaster. Apply a decision-making approach to assess potential health problems and needs related to infection control risks in a disaster situation. The heart of your paper will be assessing the potential risks of infection, given the particular kind of potential disaster and location you’ve chosen to focus on—and the populations that would be affected. You’ll need to articulate not only the risks and potential needs, but the decision-making process you used to arrive at these. So articulate how you’ve applied a decision-making process. Apply personalized information, such as the needs of different demographic groups and environmental exposure information, in the identification of healthcare risks. You’ll assess specific needs of the different affected populations of the location you’ve selected. Integrate epidemiological and system-level aggregate data to determine healthcare outcomes and trends. Research the most current data about the risks and infection control related to the situation you’ve selected, and incorporate the local data to support why you’ve prioritized those risks the way you have. Explain needs for communicating effectively with community individuals to help them make informed choices about mitigating risk of infection. What will be the needs and challenges for communicating effectively with the different affected populations and communities you’ve identified, and why? CRITERION: Apply a decision-making approach to assess potential health problems and needs related to infection control risks in a disaster situation. Identify what distinguishes the model from other models. Apply personalized information, such as the needs of different demographic groups and environmental exposure information, in the identification of healthcare risks, also identifying any areas of potential uncertainty or bias that might need more exploration. Integrate epidemiological and system-level aggregate data to determine healthcare outcomes and trends, explaining the relevance of the data. Explain needs for communicating effectively with community individuals to help them make informed choices about mitigating risk of infection, including providing examples of reasons for why the needs are important. Convey clear purpose, in a tone and style well-suited to the intended audience. Support assertions, arguments, and conclusions with relevant, credible, and convincing evidence. Exhibit strict and nearly flawless adherence to organizational, professional, and scholarly writing standards, including APA style and formatting.