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  • Rural health preparedness
  • Health professions education

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  • Disasters pose significant risks to community health and safety, particularly in rural areas.
  • Rural health organizations require tailored resources for effective emergency preparedness.
  • Existing emergency preparedness policies may not adequately address the unique challenges faced by rural communities.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To describe the development of an agricultural disaster simulation scenario.
  • To evaluate the effectiveness of this simulation for rural health organizations.

Main Methods:

  • An agricultural disaster scenario was created based on defined content domains.
  • Forty students from nursing, medicine, public health, and social work participated in a functional simulation.
  • A pre-post measurement design with paired-samples t-tests was used for data analysis.

Main Results:

  • Participants reported a 30% increase in self-confidence post-simulation.
  • A 38% increase in disaster competence was observed among participants.
  • Interprofessional collaboration competence improved by 19% after the simulation.
  • Statistically significant score increases were found across all professions and surveys.

Conclusions:

  • The developed agricultural disaster simulation is a validated tool for disaster preparedness training.
  • The simulation effectively enhances key competencies for health professionals in rural settings.
  • This scenario supports the integration of emergency operations plans in rural health organizations.