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- Bioterrorism Preparedness
- 3.00 Participation/CE
$0.00
Course Description:This course will address the nature of Bioterrorism and discuss useful patterns of events, which may suggest that a disease outbreak might be other than spontaneous. The most likely Biological Agents for terrorist use as estimated by the CDC will be individually discussed and specific recommendations made on their identification, outbreak management and patient treatment.
- Bioterrorism Preparedness
- 4.00 Participation/CE
$0.00
Course Description:This course is offered to better prepare the emergency medical services, public health officials and other first responder agencies, including law enforcement officers, for an incident involving Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD). A special emphasis is placed on biological response preparedness for emergency medical services, including an overview on both trauma and chemical injury triage using the nationally recognized Simple Triage and Rapid Treatment (START) system.
- Bioterrorism Preparedness
- 6.00 Participation/CE
$0.00
Course Description:This course will provide a fundamental understanding of the threat of bioterrorism and the public health challenges resulting from this threat.
- Bioterrorism Preparedness
- 8.00 Participation/CE
$0.00
Course Description:This course is designed to provide a fundamental understanding of the clinical and epidemiological features of potential bioterrorism agents. Course content includes: the origins and rationale for the CDC bioterrorism agent classification; important clinical and epidemiological features of category A agents; and important clinical and epidemiological features of Category B and C agents.
- Bioterrorism Preparedness
- 4.00 Participation/CE
$0.00
Course Description:This course is intended for pre-hospital care providers who may be called on to respond to a mass casualty incident resulting when a large numbers of victims are injured or exposed to hazardous materials or WMD agents. The course will prepare trainees to use the Simple Triage and Rapid Treatment (START) system, along with the "All Hazards" or "All Risk" Triage Tag. The course will also cover use of the Incident Management System (IMS) to respond with maximum effectiveness to a mass casualty event.
- Vector Control for Environmental Health Professionals (VCEHP)
- 1.00 Participation/CE
$0.00
Course Description:VCEHP101: Vector-Borne Diseases of Public Health Importance is first in a eleven-course learning series.
- Environmental Health in Disasters
- 4.00 Participation/CE
$0.00
Course Description:This course provides a survey of the theory and practice of human health risk assessment. The basic components of risk assessment are explained and real-life applications of each component and of risk assessment as a whole are discussed. In addition, special topics and issues related to risk assessment are covered, including basic toxicology, ecological risk assessment, uncertainty analysis, and risk communication. This course is intended for anyone who manages and interprets human health risk assessments.
- First Responder Preparedness
- 2.00 Participation/CE
$0.00
Course Description:This course provides an in-depth guide to the initial public health response to a chemical terrorist attack including:the strategies used in the field to recognize that a chemical terrorist attack is in progress and the techniques and requirements for safe handling of the chemicalsthe devices used to detect the type of chemical(s) present and the levels at which they are presentthe models and other tools used to conduct an exposure assessment for the surrounding exposed population
- Prepardness
- 2.00 Participation/CE
$0.00
Course Description:Public health was not a profession until the early 20th century following the movement to institutionalize and link health education to medical training. Historically, the concepts of health are rooted in the cultural perceptions surrounding health predominant for the period. Archeological evidence gives us an indication of how these concepts of health evolved over time and impacted the practice of maintaining the health of the population, even affecting how we think of health in the current age.
- Vector Control for Environmental Health Professionals (VCEHP)
- 1.00 Participation/CE
$0.00
Course Description:VCEHP 102: IPM Basics for Environmental Health Professionals is second in a eleven-course learning series. This course provides a basic overview of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) for Environmental Health Professionals. IPM is an effective and environmentally sensitive approach to pest management that relies on a combination of common-sense practices, judicious use of pesticides and comprehensive information on the life cycles of pests and their interaction with the environment.