Health Care Delivery and Population-Centered Nursing

Write 275 words that respond to the following questions with your thoughts, ideas, and comments. This will be the foundation for future discussions by your classmates. In addition to your textbook (Population & Community Health Nursing by Clark), you are required to use 1 scholarly resource Be substantive and clear, and use examples to reinforce your ideas.

The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic requires mitigation strategies—actions that persons and communities can take to help slow the spread of the virus. Every community is different, and mitigation strategies will vary based on the level of community transmission, characteristics of the community, and the population (CDC, 2020).

The San Bernardino, California community will be used as the community throughout the course for real world assignments with population-focused, community-based care delivery.

In this Discussion Board, complete the following:

Describe the status of COVID-19 in your community by identifying the following information:
Number of confirmed cases
Number of individuals with COVID-19 currently hospitalized
Number of individuals with COVID-19 currently in the ICU
Number of individuals who died from COVID-19
Outline the COVID-19 recovery plan in your community by describing the following:
Brief overview of your community’s recovery plan
Stages or phases of the reopening plan
Your community’s current stage or phase of reopening