Epidemiology for Nursing Education and Practice

: Disaster Preparedness and Management: Epidemiological Movie Review/Critique Activity Guidelines Pick an epidemiological movie to watch: ? And the Band Played On http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0106273/ ? Snow http://www.snowthemovie.com/ ? Contagion http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1598778/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 ? Outbreak http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0114069/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 ? Erin Brockovich http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0195685/?ref_=nv_sr_1 This activity can be done individually or in small groups. You may watch the movie with as many people as you like. You may work together on the review, but in small groups of no more than 3 people. One review may be submitted for each group of 3 to the Disaster Preparedness Movie Review/Critique Dropbox and the Discussion board. These questions are to guide your critique. Read the questions before you watch the movie and then use them to guide your review/critique. You may not need to answer all of them, as some may overlap. The purpose of this activity is to see how well you can identify and understand epidemiological principles and actions related to disaster preparedness and management. This is NOT an APA paper. You do not have to have references. You may copy these questions and give short, bulleted answers if you would like. Enjoy your movie and have some fun! 1. List the main characters in the movie. 2. What was the type of the movie – documentary, fiction, non-fiction? 3. Give a short plot outline 4. What was the primary or central theme of the movie? 5. What epidemiological themes did you see in the movie? 6. What were the social and/or political issues that affected the story? 7. What epidemiological principles and actions were you able to identify in the movie? 8. Are there any lessons to be learned from the movie, related to health care, epidemiology, life, etc.? 9. What are the most dramatic epidemiological issues presented in the story? 10. In your opinion: • How realistic was the movie – give examples either way • What message do you think the movie makers were trying to send? • How would you rate the movie?