Infectious disease prevention and management in specialised settings.

This assignment centres around infectious disease prevention and management planning for the 2018
Commonwealth Games.

Scenario: You are the public health advisor responsible for establishing the processes to manage
potential risks associated with the conduct of the Commonwealth Games at the Gold Coast in 2018. Thisevent saw a substantial influx of local and international athletes, support staff, spectators and tourists.
This expansion of the population between 4-15 April will place added stress on local community
infrastructure, thus posing potential public health risks, particularly in relation to infectious disease. You
will apply your knowledge and understanding of disease prevention and management principles to
address the following (approximate distributions of word count):

 Description of the Gold Coast environment relevant to infectious disease (400 words)

 Outline of infrastructure related to infection control and management (400 words)

 Outline major infectious diseases of concern and their relevant etiology and epidemiology (600
words)

 Describe infectious disease health services capacity and identify critical control points (400
words)

 Describe the role of transport access in affecting risk of infectious disease transmission (200
words)