Summary BSN FP4014 Assessment4.docx BSN-FP4014 Global Events-Natural Disaster Response Capella University BSN-FP4014 Assessment 4 Global Events-Natural Disaster Response On January 12, 2010, the country of Haiti was hit with a magnitude 7.0 earthquake, the

BSN FP4014 A BSN-FP4014 Global Events-Natural Disaster Response Capella University BSN-FP4014 Assessment 4 Global Events-Natural Disaster Response On January 12, 2010, the country of Haiti was hit with a magnitude 7.0 earthquake, the largest recorded earthquake in its history, followed by several strong aftershocks. The epicenter of the earthquake was 15 miles from the country s capital of Port-au-Prince, a city with three million residents. The official death toll from the Haitian government was 230,000, however there were still many more people missing (Bilham, 2010). Before the earthquake, Haitians dealt with malnutrition, low vaccination rates, poor sanitation and high rates of infectious diseases such as HIV, TB and Malaria (Potera, 2010). These pre-existing conditions were more pressing after the earthquake s devastation. The Haitian s found themselves in dire circumstances in desperate ne