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New Online Courses Available: This course is intended for pre-hospital care providers who may be called on to respond to a mass casualty incident when large numbers of victims are injured or exposed to a natural or man made disaster, including the intentional attack on people using a CBRNE agent. The Incident Command System (ICS) including the use of unified command function will be followed to better prepare trainees how to respond with maximum effectiveness and establish medical command at a mass casualty event involving a single command structure or multi-agency/multi-jurisdictional response.
The Role of Health Literacy in Disaster Preparedness This course discusses risk communication in emergency preparedness situations such as disasters and crises. It describes how to use communications to offset threats that people experience in these situations. Common patterns such as information processing, values and emotions, as well as systems and environments are discussed. Also discussed are strategies for dealing with the media, constructing a message using the 27/9/3 rule of communication, perceptual congruence, visuals, language, anchors and framing. *Podcasting is available for this course.
Introduction to Points of Dispensing This course will familiarize POD workers and public health personnel with the basic purpose, constitution and operations of a Point of Dispensing during a disaster. This course will cover topics such as selecting and designing a site, as well as administration and logistics issues such as supplies, staff roles and training, patient flows, operations and security. Risk communication regarding POD operations will also be discussed in this course. Finally, there will be a short discussion on the closing of a POD. *Podcasting is available for this course.
Collaboration: The Key to Public Health System Improvement Public health is no longer just what governmental agencies do and it is no longer advisable to think public health professionals have done their jobs in providing silos of programs. For states and communities to be successful in creating conditions in which people can be healthy in a sustainable way, collaboration is essential. Collaboration, we think we do it...yet few actually do. This course covers why collaboration is essential to public health, how it differs from other strategies, what is needed for successful collaboration, what common pitfalls and challenges often occur and how to address them, as well as assuring results and keeping momentum. Additionally, it will cover resources available to support your efforts and the importance of celebrating successes and sharing the lessons learned.
Continuity of Operations Planning The purpose of this course is to understand the management issues in disaster and its outcomes through examining the crisis cycle involved in risk audit, mitigation, preparedness planning, impact of the crisis event, response and recovery. Exercises and discussion will be incorporated as part of the discussion of each of the crisis phases.
The purpose of this course is to understand the management issues in disaster and its outcomes through examining the crisis cycle involved in risk audit, mitigation, preparedness planning, impact of the crisis event, response and recovery. Exercises and discussion will be incorporated as part of the discussion of each of the crisis phases.
The purpose of this course is to distinguish the difference between a mentor and a coach and how to shape these relationships. A discussion of the utilization of learning contracts to help in this process is also discussed. Exercises are included to help the learner understand how to use a learning contract and how to choose a mentor or a coach.
Upcoming Conferences and Workshops: Every Second Counts: Responding to People with Disabilities in Times of Disaster
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Rivage Resort & Casino The Mississippi State Department of Health, the Mississippi Department of Rehabilitation Services, and the South Central Center for Public Health Preparedness (SCCPHP) are partnering to plan and host a conference that focuses on the needs of people with disabilities before, during, and after emergencies. The purpose of this conference is to discuss emergency preparedness issues specifically related to people with disabilities. In addition to raising awareness to the special needs of these specific populations during and after emergencies, the conference will focus on emergency and disaster planning at the individual, family, and agency levels. For more information and to register for this conference, please click here. Medical Command and EMS Operations Course
Lincoln, AL - Tuesday, July 29, 2008 This course is intended for pre-hospital care providers who may be called on to respond to a mass casualty incident when large numbers of victims are injured or exposed to a natural or man made disaster. The Incident Command System (ICS), including the use of Medical Brand/Medical Group function, will be followed to better prepared trainees how to respond with maximum effectiveness while maintaining situational awareness when establishing "Medical Command" at a mass casualty event involving multiple agencies. For more information please contact Will Bruer at the UAB School of Public Health (Phone: (205) 934-8013; Email: rwbruer@uab.edu) Quick Links: Register
Now! Participants have 7 weeks to complete each course. A certificate of completion is awarded to those who score 70% or better on the knowledge-based assessment. All courses are FREE. Sponsored by a grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This email was sent to you because you have participated in a training offered by the South Central Public Health Partnership. These projects are supported under a cooperative agreement from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) grant number U90/CCU624254-02, and the Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources Administration (HRSA) grant number D20HP00012-07. The contents of this program are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the CDC.
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