While the CDC is a primary authority they are somewhat limited by their philosophical emphasis on medical aspects of pandemic minimization (It is their job to focus on thee aspects). Full preparedness means thinking about all of the different ways the pandemic virus impacts us. That means we can think about it from a social, economic and health aspect to minimize its impact. As we reorient our businesses and activities to a post-Covid world that is likely to be focused on the health of our environment there will be changes in things like construct to allow for open air seating.
Annotated Bibliography Examples:
To better understand how to improve up on existing plans you will want to complete your background review of the current literature. An annotated bibliography isn't about just offering the reference but a little description of what each of the articles contains. For those who engage in deep research that requires categorization and organization of significant key research the annotated bibliography is important. You may want to see how it is written in APA format HERE.
O'Sullivan, B., Leader, J., Couch, D., & Purnell, J. (2020). Rural Pandemic Preparedness: The Risk, Resilience and Response Required of Primary Healthcare: Risk management and healthcare policy, 13, 1187–1194. https://doi.org/10.2147/RMHP.S265610
The publication focuses on how to maximize and protect healthcare workers. "Response consists of rural PHC teams adopting new preventative clinics, screening and ambulatory models to protect health workers from exposure whilst maximizing population screening and continuity of healthcare for vulnerable groups." (You can add as much or as little as you feel is necessary to create a description. I would think along the lines of 1-2 short paragraphs).
The research discusses how access to victim services can be limited in rural environments and offers some guidance. "Access to victims’ services has been a longstanding issue in rural communities, but has become more difficult due to stay-at-home orders and changes in daily activities." The study may help understand strategies on how to reach victims in rural places like the U.P. (You can add as much or as little as you feel is necessary to create a description. I would think along the lines of 1-2 short paragraphs).
Qing Miao, Susan Schwarz, Gary Schwarz (2021). Responding to COVID-19: Community volunteerism and coproduction in China. World Development, Volume 137, 105128. ISSN 0305-750X. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2020.105128.
Tim, Y., Cui, L., & Sheng, Z. (2020). Digital resilience: How rural communities leapfrogged into sustainable development. Information Systems Journal. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/isj.12312The research is located in China but still can give some insight on how to use community volunteers. More search on US examples needed. Delta County has a lot of volunteer resources and a tight community that can help in organizing responses. "Our research examines the crucial role of community volunteers and their effective deployment during a crisis." (You can add as much or as little as you feel is necessary to create a description. I would think along the lines of 1-2 short paragraphs).
The publication discusses three methods of creating digital resilience and how to minimize impact. Additional research on how to encourage economic resilience when/if pandemics hit by helping local small business is helpful. "Digital social innovation (DSI)—the novel use of digital technology to address societal challenges—plays a critical role in our collective pursuit of sustainable development." (You can add as much or as little as you feel is necessary to create a description. I would think along the lines of 1-2 short paragraphs).
Keep going with your search here...
Organizing and Narrowing Your Annotated Bibliography
New research is coming out in real time due to the uniqueness of the pandemic. Older research on previous pandemics may be helpful but for the most part you want to stay within the last year or so to truly understand modern medicine and methods of responding. In addition, you will also want to narrow your search to rural communities first and then when you have exhausted those resources move into broader responses. The closer you can match your research to, in this example Delta County, the more relevant it will be.
Breaking your search up into categories is important for organizing and creating themes within your paper (i.e. dissertation paper). From what I see I would use the social, economic, and health benefits because I like to study innovation and clusters. However you might want to use something else that relates specifically to the research question you propose (i.e. R1, R2, etc...). For example if you were focused only on physical resources you might break them down into categories of where they are and where they can be procured.
Possible Plan Characteristics to Look for in the Literature:
Because I would use social, economic and health there are some things from our broad knowledge that would make sense to keep an eye out for while searching. It should also be noted that while I used public open access research, in a true study I would also look at private university libraries that are not open access.
Social
-Volunteer organization-Walkable neighborhoods-Socially distanced event activities-Communication strategies-Outdoor activities-Etc.
Economic
-Open air conversion designs of business buildings-Using alleys and sidewalks for businesses and dining-Business pick up windows-Business mini-Malls where small business can still function-Selling local products in local grocery stores-Coordination of business groups-New investment opportunities.
Health
-Safety check-Hospital capacity-Spill over emergency capacity (i.e. gyms)-New business safety protocol-First responder training and safety.-Etc.
As in the case of Delta County Michigan it is helpful to think about what focus (categories) would have the most use in helping local communities develop adequate plans to overcome pandemic problems. From a macro standpoint that could have an impact on the success or failure of a nation to minimize the impact of such problems and use such times of adversity as opportunities to adapt and improve. For example, we could develop our digital infrastructure while improving our advanced manufacturing capabilities in a way that leads to increased investment and GDP growth. Nationally we are still focused on solving problems post hoc and have not yet focused on finding lasting solutions to national decline in a way that powers up multiple large sectors of society for innovative growth. We may need to take a wider look at where the problems seem to lay and solve them on a local level to push our national policies into a competitive mindset through the concept of Federalism.
A couple of ideas on how to improve Delta County's Economy Post Covid
Attracting SME Adventure-Venture Capitalism to Delta County (Escanaba & Gladstone) Through Neuroeconomics
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