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Health Security for Emergency Management Professionals

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Enhance your expertise in disaster management with our in-depth course on public health aspects of emergency preparedness, response, and recovery. Gain critical insights into various public health hazards, explore international and domestic case studies, and develop strategies to strengthen your ability to manage public health incidents.

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What you can learn.

Gain an understanding of the landscape of public health threats, including infectious disease, hazardous materials and climate change
Learn about the medical, behavioral, mental and environmental concerns in managing all types of incidents
Learn what policy options you have for developing and evaluating public health preparedness
Identify strategies for improved collaboration between public health and public safety professionals

About this course:

Students in this course will develop proficiency in analyzing and evaluating the public health aspects of disaster preparedness, response, and recovery, and also identify methods from improvement. It provides an overview of the different types of public health hazards (biological, chemical, radiological, environmental, etc.), their consequences, and the implications for agencies and practitioners. Students will explore international and domestic public health events that precipitate into or from disasters, as well as the multi-disciplinary response required to address them. Basic preparedness and response activities, such as disease surveillance, rapid needs assessments, and medical surge, will be discussed. Through course lectures, readings, case studies, and discussion, students will learn and understand the foundational concepts of the public health community’s role in preparing for, responding to, and recovering from disasters.