Emergency Management & Preparedness

Catalog description

The purpose of this course is to introduce students to public health preparedness and emergency management. Regulations, policy development, and legislation are addressed from the public health perspective. Students learn the steps for managing an emergency and how to craft emergency management plans. Natural disasters, biological, chemical, and nuclear weapons, and biosecurity threats are presented in the course. An emphasis is placed on a coordinated approach among public health professionals and other first responders.