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- Behavioral Health
- 5.00 Participation/CE
$0.00
Course Description:Once the survival needs of people impacted by a disaster are stable, the important work of rebuilding the collective social network and individual lives in the community can begin. Disaster and Crisis Intervention (DCI) Facilitation processes use proven professional group facilitation skills and processes to equip individuals in the affected communities with tools that help in their psycho-social reconstruction.
- Behavioral Health
- 4.00 Participation/CE
$0.00
Course Description:This course consists of two parts. Part one will discuss vectors of health importance in a disaster. This part will address vectors such as mosquitoes, flies, ticks, fleas and rodents. It will also focus on the factors affecting transmission of vectors of disease and methods of control. Part two will discuss evaluation and control strategies in a disaster.
- Behavioral Health
- 5.00 Participation/CE
$0.00
Course Description:This course will familiarize POD workers and public health personnel with the basic purpose, constitution and operations of a Point of Dispensing during a disaster. This course will cover topics such as selecting and designing a site, as well as administration and logistics issues such as supplies, staff roles and training, patient flows, operations and security. Risk communication regarding POD operations will also be discussed in this course. Finally, there will be a short discussion on the closing of a POD.
- Behavioral Health
- 2.00 Participation/CE
$0.00
Course Description:This course discusses risk communication in emergency preparedness situations such as disasters and crises. It describes how to use communications to offset threats that people experience in these situations. Common patterns such as information processing, values and emotions, as well as systems and environments are discussed. Also discussed are strategies for dealing with the media, constructing a message using the 27/9/3 rule of communication, perceptual congruence, visuals, language, anchors and framing.
- Behavioral Health
- 2.00 Participation/CE
$0.00
Course Description:Environmental health practitioners have important roles and must perform a number of critical functions during emergency response such as, conducting shelter assessments, testing drinking water supplies, conducting food safety inspections, and controlling disease-causing vectors. In order to improve response times, efficiency and overall organization, some state, local and federal entities have formed environmental health response teams.
- Behavioral Health
- 2.00 Participation/CE
$0.00
Course Description:The fields of crisis communication and disaster behavioral health have knowledge that can be mutually beneficial when disaster strikes. In the aftermath of a disaster, effective communication with the public plays a critical role in determining whether or not the public adheres to recommendations from officials. Understanding how individuals and groups behave in emergencies allows for messaging that is more likely to be understood and acted upon. In turn, effective messages can minimize helplessness and foster resilience.
- Behavioral Health
- 2.00 Participation/CE
$0.00
Course Description:On August 31, 2005, the landfall of Hurricane Katrina and its associated storm surge resulted in the destruction of large areas of Louisiana, which included Plaquemines and St. Bernard Parishes and the cities of Slidell and New Orleans. Three weeks later, Hurricane Rita pushed a second record storm surge over the western coast of Louisiana, destroying huge areas of Cameron and Vermillion Parishes. Vector control became an issue of utmost importance.
- Behavioral Health
- 2.00 Participation/CE
$0.00
Course Description:This course examines the continued psychological and adjustment issues in the population affected by Hurricane Katrina. The impact of the disaster on the first responders to Katrina is also discussed. The discussion is based on the current research regarding the present psychological status and personal experiences of those affected by the hurricane.Note: This course was originally delivered as a satellite broadcast.
- Behavioral Health
- 2.00 Participation/CE
$0.00
Course Description:As communities across the country are planning and preparing their responses to large-scale disasters (natural, chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, explosive), special attention needs to be paid to populations considered at high-risk for negative consequences. One of the highest risk groups is children. By understanding the emotional needs of children in the face of these traumatic events, preparations can be made that will improve outcomes and promote resilience.
- Behavioral Health
- 2.00 Participation/CE
$0.00
Course Description:The food industry, including livestock, is one of the most open industries in North America, and is readily susceptible to outbreaks of Foreign Animal Disease (FAD). FAD could be introduced accidentally – as happened in the UK – or it could be introduced intentionally. History has illustrated that during a FAD, there is massive and widespread depopulation of millions of animals and a major disruption to most related livestock industries.