Overview - PH 464: Public Health Emergency Response Management

After completing PH 464, learners will be proficient in applying principles and tools of emergency and disaster management to public health emergencies, including bioterrorism events and threats. Key aspects of this competency expectation include:

• describing the structure and operations of the routine emergency medical services (EMS) system
• listing specific regional and national levels agencies that play a role emergency and disaster responses
• describe your functional role in emergency responses, including bioterrorism events and threats
• describe your functional role in emergency responses, including bioterrorism events and threats
• describing a typical timeline for disaster response and identifying where specific organizations, including public health agencies, enter into the response timeline
• describing the basic principles and structure of incident command and incident management systems, including the chain of command
• describing the correct use of all communication equipment used for emergency communication and identifying communication strategies within your agency, and with the media, general public, and personal relations
  

This course involves several learning activities; see the PH 464 Exercises document for detailed instructions.

• Content: the content for this course is provided in the specific readings and other resources identified in the PH 464 Exercises document.
• Office Hours: This messaging system was created to handle questions and announcements. Visit this site to introduce yourself to the course as well as to help you get familiar with the workings of the system.
• Exercises:
  1. Individual Exercise: submit the completed individual exercise under the link "Submit Assignments". Your instructor will provide feedback by replying to your posting
  2. Conferencing Exercise: add your contribution to this multi-learner conferencing exercise.
  3. Assessment Quiz: complete and submit the multiple choice assessment quiz for PH 464.

The instructor will evaluate your responses to the various exercises and indicate when you have successfully completed PH 464. For learners interested in going beyond the basics, a list of additional resources, including readings and other materials, is available through the Additional Resources link. This list emphasizes the most up-to-date materials. Information on related courses is provided in the PH 460 Course Series Syllabus. PH 465 (or any other course) can begin whenever you wish, so feel free to begin the readings that are identified for the course that you plan to take next.

PH 464 Overview last revised July 1, 2004 (bturnock)