Below are the identified knowledge and capabilities needed to carry out the Functional Roles for the Response Teams. Many of these resources are offered as on-line courses. We have provided the link to the training resource and the name of the organization sponsoring the training. A link is also provided to training course outlines and needs assessments (with answer keys) for the majority of the knowledge and capability designations.
South Central Public Health Partnership - Under General Public Health, click the link “Community Partnerships and Perspectives” for on-line training information.
FEMA - From homepage, type “Documentation and Reimbursement Training” in search engine on top right. Click and read Introduction for Reimbursement. Click and read Module 2 Administrative Issues. Click on FEMA Mission Assignment Billing & Reimbursement Checklist.
University of North Carolina - Public Health Leadership Certificate. The class is closed when enrollment is full.
South Central Public Health Partnership - Scroll down to courses by the category “Communication.” Click on link to the course: “Public Health Preparedness and Leadership.”
Ohio State University - A twelve-month Leadership Development program funded through the CDC and in collaboration with the Association of Schools of Public Health (ASPH).
University of Texas School of Public Health - Scroll down the webpage to reach Leadership I Training. This is a two day training and can also be presented in a 4-hour format.
South Central Public Health Partnership - Scroll down to Public Health Management and Policy. Click on-line course: “The Core Elements of Project Management in Public Health.”
Public Health Volunteer Management Recommendations - “Public Health Volunteer Management Recommendations” is a useful guide covering various aspects of volunteer management. State of Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services.
Arlington County Public Health Volunteer Management System. A useful executive summary covering various aspects of volunteer management.
UCLA Center for Public Health and Disasters - Click on “Training” and scroll down to view list of on-site trainings. There is a training offered on “Chemical, Biological, and Radiological Terrorism.”
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Scroll down and Click on training resources related specifically to bioterrorism
Or www.bt.cdc.gov - Scroll down and click on Training and Education. Click on Bioterrorism on the left column. Click Training – Info for Professionals. Scroll down and select appropriate training (webcast, video).
Public Health Learning.Com - Click on Course Catalog. Browse Catalog by the Category, “Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response.” View course description, “Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response.” Also, there are the following courses: “Introduction to Bioterrorist Agents” and “Introduction to Weapons of Mass Destruction.”
U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases - Click on Education and Training, then click on Satellite Course. Scroll down to view webcasts. There is a webcast: Advanced Topics on Medical Defense against Biological & Chemical Agents - 6 part series.
UCLA Center for Public Health and Disasters - Click on “Training” and scroll down to view list of on-site trainings. There is a training offered on “Chemical, Biological, and Radiological Terrorism.”
UCLA Center for Public Health and Disasters - Click on Training tab on left side of home page for information on courses available. There is a training titled, “Chemical, Biological, and Radiological Terrorism.”
Center for Public Health Preparedness, University at Albany School of Public Health - This website has Broadcasts, an E-Learning Center and On-site Events with a focus on a wide range of emergency preparedness and public health topics. Search through left side of margin to navigate desired training and/or resources. E.g., there is an archive webcast (2005): “Assessing Chemical Exposure: A Different Approach.”
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Scroll down and click on Training and Education. Click on “Chemical Emergencies” on the left column. Click “Training for Specific Type of Emergencies” then “Chemical Emergencies” to view various video webcasts.
Public Health Learning.Com Click on Course Catalog. Browse Catalog by the Category, “Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response.” View course description, “Chemical Terrorism.” Click on links which describe course components for more information. Also there is the course: “Introduction to Weapons of Mass Destruction.”
U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense Click on “Education & Training” on the left side of the homepage. Click on Resident Course link. View course: “Medical Management of Chemical & Biological Casualties Course.”
UCLA Center for Public Health and Disasters - Click on “Training” and scroll down to view list of on-site trainings. View training: “Chemical, Biological, and Radiological Terrorism.”
Michigan Center for Public Health Preparedness - Click on “Courses and Training” on left side of the homepage. Scroll down to “Distance Courses.” There is an archive webcast: “Effects of Radiological Agents.”
B-301 Radiological Emergency Response Operations - From homepage, scroll down and click on the drop down menu. Select EMI training. Click on EMI Courses and schedule. Click on EMI course list. Click on B-301 Radiological Emergency Response Operations.
The Role of Public Health in a Nuclear or Radiological Terrorist Incident - Scroll down and click on Training and Education. Click on Radiation Emergencies in the left column. Click “Training and Education – Info for Professionals.” Scroll down and select appropriate training (webcast, video). There is a video webcast: “The Role of Public Health in a Nuclear or Radiological Terrorist Incident.”
United States Department of Energy - Scroll down and click on Training. Click on “DOE/ IAFF Training for Radiation Emergencies.” Click on “Hanford Fire Department Radiation Fundamentals for Emergency Responders” for training materials.
Public Health Learning.Com - Click on Course Catalog. Browse Catalog by the Category, “Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response.” View course description, “Nuclear Terrorism.” Course offered by the Center for Public Health Preparedness at the University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill provides an overview of Nuclear Terrorism. The four components of this course about Radiation Safety include Types of Radiation, Bioeffects, Protection, and Standards & Radiation Detection, Disaster Preparedness, and Units. Each part includes an audio tutorial. A certificate of completion is provided by UNC.
UCLA Center for Public Health and Disasters - Click on Training and scroll down to view list of on-site trainings. View training: “Chemical, Biological, and Radiological Terrorism.”
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Scroll down and click on Training and Education. Click on Radiation Emergencies in the left column. Click “Training and Education – Info for Professionals." Scroll down and select appropriate training (webcast, video). There is training: "Radiological Terrorism: Medical Response to Mass Casualties." Also a video: “Just In time Radiation Training for Hospital Clinicians.”
University of California Berkeley Center for Infectious Disease Preparedness - Opportunities for training include Regional Two-Day Conferences. Courses include Basic Field Epidemiology, Epidemiology and Control of Infectious Diseases, Conducting Public Health Surveys, Disaster Epidemiology, and Conducting Outbreak Investigations.
Michigan Center for Public Health Preparedness - Click on “Courses and Training” on left side of the homepage. Scroll down to “Distance Courses.” On-line courses offered include Epidemiologic Methods for Emergency Response and Epidemiology for Non-Epidemiologists.
University of California Berkeley Center for Infectious Disease Preparedness - Opportunities for training include Regional Two-Day Conferences. Courses include Basic Field Epidemiology, Epidemiology and Control of Infectious Diseases, Conducting Public Health Surveys, Disaster Epidemiology, and Conducting Outbreak Investigations.
Michigan Center for Public Health Preparedness Click on “Courses and Training” on left side of the homepage. Scroll down to “Distance Courses.” On-line courses offered include “Epidemiologic Methods for Emergency Response” and “Epidemiology for Non-Epidemiologists.”
NIMS Online - Click on “ICS Trainings” in the left tab to obtain the ICS 400 training.
Mid-America Regional Council (MARC) - From homepage, click on “Training Opportunities.” Click “Government Training Institute Home Page.” Click Course Description, then click Emergency Services. Scroll down to ICS-400 Advanced Incident Command System. Register online. Select Pre-selected dates.
FEMA- Emergency Management Institute - Click on EMI Course and Schedule, click on EMI Course list. Click on training, scroll down and click on “Advanced PIO Training.”
Free Management Library - Interesting article pertaining to public relations with key definitions.
South Central Public Health Partnership - Understanding Emergency Public Health Risk Communication: Working With & Through The Mass Media To Reach The Public.
Risk Communication
Information Technology Communication - Click on “Information Technology Communication” and select “Crisis Communication: New and Emerging Systems.” Emory University Center for Public Health Preparedness and Research.
Crisis and Emergency Risk Communication - Click on Broadcasts. Scroll down to “Crisis and Emergency Risk Communication.” Center for Public Health Preparedness, University at Albany School of Public Health.
Risk Communication Click on Courses and scroll down to “Risk Communication”. University of Oklahoma Southwest Center for Public Health Preparedness.
Crisis & Emergency Risk Communications (CERC) Training - Scroll down and click on Risk Communications, then select “Crisis & Emergency Risk Communications (CERC) Training.” Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Emergency Risk Communication for Public Health Professionals - Click on Training in left margin. Click on “Courses & Exercises.” Scroll down to on-line modules: Emergency Risk Communication for Public Health Professionals. Northwest Center for Public Health Practice.
Southwest Center for Public Health Preparedness - In left margin, click on “Disaster Mental Health,” then click on Training link. PFLASH (Practical Front Line Assistance for Support and Healing) is a disaster mental health education program. It is a 6-hour program in a PowerPoint presentation format.
University of Minnesota Center for Public Health Preparedness - In left margin, click on “On-line Trainings and Video” link. Scroll down to UMN Center for Public Health Preparedness (UMNCPHP) Online Trainings. Log into Disaster Mental Health course.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Scroll down and click on Disaster Mental Health, select training area. Click Mental Health Click on a selected topic resource.
Center for Disaster Medicine - In left margin click Disaster Mental. Scroll down to box “Psychological First Aid: Helping People Cope During Disasters and Public Health Emergencies”.
Special Needs Populations
University of Minnesota Center for Public Health Preparedness - Click on “On-line Trainings and Video” in left margin. Scroll down to “UMN Center for Public Health Preparedness (UMNCPHP) Online Trainings.” Under Public Health Emergency Training, click on Special Populations.
Center for Public Health Preparedness - University at Albany School of Public Health - This website has Broadcasts, an E-Learning Center and On-site Events with a focus on a wide range of emergency preparedness and public health topics. Search through left side of margin to navigate desired training and/or resources. (Nothing specifically on special needs populations at this time).
California Office of Emergency Services (OES) - Click on Training and Exercises. Click on CSTI Training Programs. Click on Course Schedule. Click on CSTI 2007-2008 Training Schedule. Select “Emergency Planning & Special Needs Population” course.
University of Minnesota - Click on “On-line Trainings and Videos” and scroll down to Public Health Emergency Training. Select Isolation and Quarantine.
University of Minnesota Center for Public Health Preparedness - In left margin, click on “On-line Trainings and Video” link. Scroll down to UMN Center for Public Health Preparedness (UMNCPHP) Online Trainings. Log into Mass Dispensing Sites: A Primer for Volunteers course.
Pre-hospital Care Services - Click on Training in the left column. Click on appropriate training. Courses are conducted through a series of classroom lectures (no online training available).
CDC Public Health Law Program - Click on the link to the Public Health Emergency Law Training. A 6-unit course, developed by the CDC which covers the law of public health emergencies.
South Central Public Health Partnership - Click “On-line Courses” and browse courses by subject. Under “Public Health Management and Policy, Preparedness Public Health Policy & Law.” View course on Public Health Law.
Alabama Department of Public Health - Mass Shelters: Environmental Health Issues – satellite broadcast & webcast. Click on “Live Satellite Conferences and Webcasts” in left column. Click on “Satellite & Webcast Schedule.” Focus is on environmental health issues with some public health topics covered.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - This is the CDC Emergency Preparedness and Response website and provides details pertaining to SNS. Scroll down to the bottom of page for archived webcasts.
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