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Risk Communication: Public Engagement in Public Health Practice

Date: Jan 17 2007

Learning Objectives- Upon successful completion of this training, participants will be able to:

1. Apply risk communication as an active component of risk analysis
2. Integrate basic practices of risk communication into daily life...
Activation for Disasters (NC DRN, module 8)

Date: Jan 1 2007

This presentation by Joanna Forester, LCSW, is part of the North Carolina Disaster Response Network Training series and builds awareness of the disaster activation process for mental health volunteers.

Learning Objectives:
•Describe...
Agencies Involved in Hurricane Activities

Date: Jan 1 2007

This presentation, developed and recorded by Cindi Snider, MPH, provides an overview of agencies involved in hurricane activities. The educational objectives are:
• Understand the different phases of hurricane activities
• Be familiar...
Bio-Psycho-Social Response to Disaster

Date: Jan 1 2007

This presentation is part of the North Carolina Disaster Response Network Training series and provides an understanding of the biological, psychological, cognitive, social, and spiritual responses to stress as a consequence of disasters.

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Hot Topics 2007

Date: Jan 1 2007

Hot Topics in Preparedness is sponsored by NWCPHP to provide an authoritative hour-long forum each month for discussing topics that are important to the public health practice community. We focus on the six states in our region (Alaska, Idaho,...
I is for Investigation Training Series

Date: Jan 1 2007

I is for Investigation is a training series consisting of seven sessions on outbreak investigation. The topics covered in the seven sessions are:
1. Recognizing an Outbreak
2. Study Design
3. Designing Questionnaires
4....
Master the Disaster!

Date: Jan 1 2007

Master the Disaster! is an emergency preparedness tabletop exercise builder. This interactive and customizable tool was designed specifically for public health agencies and includes seven public health emergency scenarios (anthrax, botulism,...
Model State Emergency Health Powers Act, Part 1: Origin and Purpose

Date: Jan 1 2007

This presentation by Sarah Pfau, MPH, gives you an overview of the origin and purpose of the Model State Emergency Health Powers Act.

Educational Objectives:
• Know who developed the Model Act
• Know why the Model Act was...
Model State Emergency Health Powers Act, Part 2: Exploring the Act’s Content

Date: Jan 1 2007

This presentation by Sarah Pfau, MPH, gives you an overview of the content within the Model State Emergency Health Powers Act.

Educational Objectives:
• Be familiar with key elements of the Model Act's eight Articles
•...
Model State Emergency Health Powers Act, Part 3: Implementation

Date: Jan 1 2007

This presentation by Sarah Pfau, MPH, gives you an overview of the implementation of the Model State Emergency Health Powers Act, with a focus on North Carolina.

Educational Objectives:
• Know how many states have enacted part or all...
Model State Emergency Health Powers Act, Part 4: Public Health Emergency Preparedness: North Carolina Program Offices and Plans

Date: Jan 1 2007

This presentation by Sarah Pfau, MPH, gives you an overview of the Model State Emergency Health Powers Act, focusing on program offices and plans within North Carolina.

Educational Objectives:
• Recognize programmatic offices...
PH 474: Qualitative Risk Assessment

Date: Jan 1 2007

This course was created by the Illinois Public Health Preparedness Center and is part of the Environmental Health (PH 470) course series. These courses can be taken separately and in any sequence desired. The overall PH...
PH 475: Risk Communication in Environmental Health

Date: Jan 1 2007

This course was created by the Illinois Public Health Preparedness Center and is part of the Environmental Health (PH 470) course series. These courses can be taken separately and in any sequence desired. The overall PH...
PH 476: Quantitative Exposure Assessment: Lead Poisoning

Date: Jan 1 2007

This course was created by the Illinois Public Health Preparedness Center and is part of the Environmental Health (PH 470) course series. These courses can be taken separately and in any sequence desired. The overall PH...
PH 477: Environmental Prevention and Control – West Nile Virus

Date: Jan 1 2007

This course was created by the Illinois Public Health Preparedness Center and is part of the Environmental Health (PH 470) course series. These courses can be taken separately and in any sequence desired. The overall PH...
Public Health Surveillance Activities in the Wake of Hurricanes

Date: Jan 1 2007

This presentation, developed and recorded by Cindi Snider, MPH, provides an overview of public health surveillance activities in the wake of hurricanes.

Educational Objectives:
• Understand the different types of public health...
Rapid Needs Assessments Online Training 1: Overview of Rapid Needs Assessments

Date: Jan 1 2007

This presentation developed by Morgan Johnson, MPH, Steve Ramsey, RS, and Mark Smith, PhD and recorded by Morgan Johnson, MPH, gives you an overview of rapid needs assessments and their use in incident management.

Educational Objectives:...
Rapid Needs Assessments Online Training 2: Rapid Needs Assessments Methodology

Date: Jan 1 2007

This presentation by Morgan Johnson, MPH, Steve Ramsey, RS, and Mark Smith, PhD and recorded by Morgan Johnson, MPH, gives you an overview of methodology behind Rapid Needs Assessments and the recent improvements made to this methodology.

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Rapid Needs Assessments Online Training 3: Using Handheld Computers to Gather Field Data

Date: Jan 1 2007

This presentation by Morgan Johnson, MPH, Steve Ramsey, RS, and Mark Smith, PhD and recorded by Morgan Johnson, MPH, gives you an overview of how to set up a handheld computer for field data collection during a Rapid Needs Assessment, or RNA, how...
Survey Design Part 1: Sampling

Date: Jan 1 2007

This presentation, developed by Jeanette and Paul Stehr Green and narrated by Cindi Snider, MPH, gives you an overview of theoretical considerations behind undertaking a survey including sampling methods and sample size.

Educational...
Types and Phases of Disasters (NC DRN, module 2)

Date: Jan 1 2007

This presentation by Tab Ballis, LCSW, LCAS, is part of the North Carolina Disaster Response Network Training series and provides a macro-perspective of the range of events which constitute a disaster, and the differentiating characteristics that...
Building Partnerships with Business: Addressing Surge Capacity in the Event of Pandemic Influenza

Date: Dec 7 2006

Pamela Blackwell (Cobb & Douglas Boards of Health) and Jim Shortal (The Home Depot) co-present this lecture which showcases the innovative and active partnership between the Cobb-Douglas Health District and the Home Depot to address surge...
Healthcare Practitioner Reporting of Infectious Diseases

Date: Dec 1 2006

This presentation by Cindi Snider, MPH, gives you an overview of infectious disease reporting, with an emphasis on foodborne diseases. This presentation was prepared by the North Carolina Center for Public Health Preparedness in collaboration...
Recombinant Reagents for the Detection of Biothreat Agents (Grand Rounds 2006)

Date: Nov 16 2006

Immunodiagnostics is the standard against which many agent detection, identification, and diagnostic technologies are compared. Antibody-based assays continue to serve as preliminary and confirmatory diagnostic formats for many infectious and non...
Planning for and Engaging Special Population in Emergency Preparedness

Date: Nov 8 2006

This seminar provides a definition of special populations and an overview of key issues related to special populations in public health emergencies. In addition, speakers address gaps, challenges, and strategies in emergency preparedness planning...
Vulnerable Populations - Operation Hurricane Ilsa: CEI Tabletop Exercise

Date: Nov 4 2006

The scenario-based exercise will encourage participants to think broadly about the resources available in the provision of services for special and at risk populations during the pre-event, event, and post-event phases of a hurricane....
Avian Influenza Update (Grand Rounds 2006)

Date: Oct 30 2006

Dr. Darrell Trampel, a nationally recognized expert in poultry diseases, will discuss highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza virus, origin of the current outbreak in Asia, potential entry of H5N1 into the United States, and the clinical and...
Agroterrorism: Managing Foreign & Emerging Animal Diseases

Date: Oct 12 2006

The potential for a major foreign animal disease or an emerging animal disease to occur in the US is a serious threat, whether it occurs naturally, accidentally, or is caused by an intentional act of agroterrorism. Emergency management for animal...
Pandemic Influenza Preparedness: Emory University and Other Academic Institutions

Date: Oct 11 2006

Walter A. Orenstein, MD, Departments of Medicine and Pediatrics, and Alexander Isakov, MD, MPH, Department of Emergency Medicine, discuss pandemic influenza preparedness planning at Emory University. Dr. Orenstein co-directs a university-wide...
Genesis of an Influenza Pandemic: Preparedness vs. Poultry, Poverty, and Practices (Grand Rounds 2006)

Date: Oct 6 2006

Dr. Nancy Cox, an internationally renowned expert on influenza surveillance, prevention, and control, will discuss current U.S. and global preparedness efforts for pandemic influenza, as well as challenges to planning strategies. Dr. Cox is the...

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