Title
Category
Credits
Event date
Cost
E013: Institutions and Licensed Establishments
  • Environmental Public Health Online Courses (EPHOC)
  • 3.00 Participation/CE
$0.00
Course Description:Environmental Health Practice continues to have a long and successful history in protecting the public’s health. Public establishments, places where people congregate, and multi-dimensional places of residence require governmental oversight through inspection, licensure, and general assessment. The Environmental Health Worker that performs this important monitoring function requires a scientific knowledge base, specialized training, and field experience.
E014: Swimming Pools and Recreational Facilities
  • Environmental Public Health Online Courses (EPHOC)
  • 3.00 Participation/CE
$0.00
Course Description:This course will describe the health risks associated with swimming pools, basic elements of swimming pool design and the inspection process for swimming pools and bodies of water used for recreational swimming.
E015: Disaster Sanitation
  • Environmental Public Health Online Courses (EPHOC)
  • 5.00 Participation/CE
$0.00
Course Description:This course provides an introduction to the role of environmental health in emergency response. Relations with key partners and first and second priority actions are discussed. The course covers common issues found with water, wastewater, shelter, vector control, buildings and hazardous materials during a disaster event. Successful completion of the overall course examination is required in order to receive credit for the course.
Bioterrorism
  • 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.
Biological Response Preparedness for Emergency Medical Services
  • 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: The Public Health Threat
  • 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: The Agents
  • 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.
Mass Casualty Incident Triage
  • 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.
VCEHP101: Vector-Borne Diseases of Public Health Importance
  • 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. 
Fundamentals of Health Risk Assessment in Public Health
  • 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.

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