View the video by :OCPHS1 (2014). What Is Tuberculosis? Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BFZ1TEDJlqI.

Read the scenario below to respond to the following questions:

Congratulations! You have been hired as Assistant Manager of a Home Health Care Agency. The agency offers a wide range of skilled medical services such as nursing care, physical therapy, occupational therapy from qualified medical professionals. The agency also provides home health aide services including assistance with activities of daily living, such as bathing and eating.

Your supervisor told you that she recently received a call from an advocate whom an employee consulted via the Employee Assistance Program because the employee felt that she had been treated unfairly after contracting an illness. She explained that a few months ago, one of your agency ‘s home health aides, Sara, became ill. Sara had been coughing for approximately six weeks, lost weight without trying, had no appetite, was having difficulty sleeping, and had an intermittent fever. She became concerned and went to see a healthcare professional who diagnosed her with active tuberculosis (TB).

Sara missed a lot of time from work while completing treatment for TB. Her physician cleared her to return to work after she was no longer contagious. Upon returning to work, Sara felt isolated because her boss and co-workers refused to spend time with her. She heard that someone from the agency ‘s Human Resources Department told her co-workers her diagnosis. The stressful circumstances at work became even worse when another home health aide started to display the same symptoms Sara had.Identify relevant “health behavior(s) that contributes to increasing and/or decreasing risk factor for contracting the disease.

Respond to the questions below in a 4 page essay :

Identify and describe a surveillance system that monitors disease or health-related risk factors in the United States.
Was risk communication essential for Sara ‘s co-workers? Why or why not?
Describe the key components in developing crisis and emergency risk communication messages.

Length: 4 pages, excluding title page and references.
APA FORMAT, Minimum 3 references