Center for Disease Control Case Study

Center for Disease Control Case Study
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December 2, 2018
Introduction
It is reported that each year, Earth’s population increases by 1.1% every year. In the United States, this means a 0.7% to 0.9% annual increase which places its population to roughly about 326 million in the year 2017 CITATION Wornd2 \l 1033 (WorldPopulationReview.com, n.d.). Nonetheless, an increase in population also means an increase in the possible risks during an outbreak of any disease. Risks which are associated with difficulties in containing any epidemic, informing the public, and treating casualties among others. In the country, the United States Center for Disease Control and Prevention stands in the frontlines of any possible outbreak. The organization is the country’s foremost public health institution that not seeks to protect both the health, not only of the citizens of the US, but also of other countries. However, due to the increase in the number of the country’s population it is important to analyze the readiness and ability of this institution in dealing with every potential outbreak. Thus, in the succeeding sections of this article, the author would conduct an analysis of its support systems, staff, infrastructures, and approach, among others. This includes their plan of action designed to mitigate the risks of the increasing population. In the next chapters, a plan designed to address some pertinent problems would be outlined as well as a comparison of this organization to another (Singapore Airlines).
Infrastructure, Support Systems, and Plan-of-Action
CDC’s mission is to protect the nation from any “safety and security threats” from within and outside the nation, through the establishment of infrastructures and empowering communities to do the same CITATION Sch15 \l 1033 (Schuchter, Rutt, Satariano, & Seto, 2015). In order to do this, the institution establishes different infrastructures and support systems in the federal, state, community, and international levels. It also invests and provides funding to other institutions in foreign countries in order to prevent outbreaks that might start overseas and pose a threat for the country. In terms of staffing, the institution employs around 15,000 employees employed in 150 different occupations. Their staff are also posted in more than 120 companies, and working together with different agencies in order to gather information about new strains of viruses and diseases. As per its budget, the CDC is funded by the United States’ government by $7.2 billion, which is more than enough to respond to any emergency, develop preventive measures against any potential diseases (i.e., vaccine-development), and engage in research and development collaborations with institutions around the world CITATION CDC18 \l 1033 (CDC.Gov, 2018).
During cases of an outbreak, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention follows what it calls as the “Updated CDC Plan”, which is a revision of its “1994 Plan” that it has followed over the decade. This update has been a response to the recent issues that threatens the country’s health such as new strains of diseases (e.g., influenza, Staphylococcus aure...