Emergency Preparedness

Medical Reserve Corps | Bioterrorism | Pandemic Flu

 

Natural or man-made hazards that affect a community occur in many forms. Natural hazards include tornadoes, floods, wildfires, and inclement weather, while man-made hazards include terrorism. All disasters create dynamic, changing environments. While it is virtually impossible to anticipate every possible disaster, it is extremely important that the agency staff, emergency responders, and board of health prepare responses to as many imagined events as possible. Should an event occur, each participant will have a clearly defined role in the response. For local board of health members, this means that not only are they responsible for ensuring the creation of a response plan, but that they also know their roles and are informed about various public health threats to their communities.

 

To assist local board of health members in learning about their function in emergency preparedness, NALBOH is here to provide technical support to increase health professionals’ understanding of their roles and responsibilities in community preparedness efforts.

 

New! Training Opportunities

 

North Carolina Center for Public Health Preparedness-

Training Web Site

This innovative site offers free, internet-based trainings that cover an array of public health preparedness topics, such as bioterrorism, disease surveillance, mental health issues, and management and leadership.

http://nccphp.sph.unc.edu/training/

 

CDC Epidemiologic Case Studies

These interactive exercises were developed to teach epidemiologic principles and practices. Based on real-life outbreaks and public health problems, these exercises require students to apply critical thinking skills to problems confronted by public health practitioners at the local, state, and national level everyday.

http://www2a.cdc.gov/epicasestudies/dwnload_case.htm

 

Alabama Public Health Training Network

This catalog of downloadable webcasts covers a wide range of preparedness topics, brought to you from the Alabama Department of Public Health.

http://www.adph.org/ALPHTN/default.asp

 

 

New! Mark Your Calendars!

 

February 18-20, 2009: 2009 Public Health Preparedness Summit-

San Diego, CA. www.phprep.org/2009