Disaster Response Planning and Crisis Management I

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Designed to expand beyond the basic science of public health to include models, approaches, resources, tools, programs, and stakeholders that support the preparing, assessing, responding and managing disasters and other crisis-based situations. Disaster types, phases, plan principles and requirements, risk reduction, managing a crisis, and recovery concepts are presented across the continuum of disasters, from natural disasters to disasters created by human action, especially in areas where the U.S. military and government are providing assistance. Prerequisites: HHPR 256, PUBH 310 and PUBH 311. Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer.