Training and Education
Upcoming Training Opportunity
- May 7-8, 2009, Memphis, TN
Disaster Medicine 201: Post-Earthquake Medical Challenges in the New Madrid Seismic Zone
This class is a big-picture overview of medical issues related to the earthquake threat in the New Madrid Seismic Zone. It was developed through the cooperation of CUSEC and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The class is presented with the invaluable assistance of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center. The primary instructors are doctors with extensive backgrounds in emergency and disaster medicine. The class is intended for all medical personnel, including EMTs, paramedics, nurses, and doctors concerned with medical issues and operational concerns following an earthquake.
Specific Types of Emergencies
Specific Audiences
Public Health Professionals
- Coordinating Office for Terrorism Preparedness and Emergency Response (COTPER)
Training from the Centers for Public Health Preparedness and Meta-Leadership Summits for Preparedness. - CDC Crisis & Emergency Risk Communication (CERC)
- CDC Public
Health Training Network (PHTN)
Distance learning resources. - Public Health Law 101
An introduction to fundamental principles of law, ethics, and the legal system as they frame public health practice in the United States. - Public Health Emergency Exercise Toolkit: Planning, Designing, Conducting, and Evaluating Local Public Health Emergency Exercises
(1.51 MB/80 pages)
From the Columbia University School of Nursing. Includes templates, checklists, & forms to assist with every stage of the exercise process. - CDC Presentations from First National Congress on Public Health Readiness
Selected presentations from CDC speakers at this conference, held July 20-22, 2004.
Clinicians and Laboratories
- Content source: CDC Emergency Communication System (ECS), Division of Health Communication and Marketing (DHCM), National Center for Health Marketing (NCHM)
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