The 130th Annual Meeting of APHA

Session: Center for Public Health Preparedness: Partnering for a Competency-based, Basic Emergency Preparedness Curriculum
3136.0: Monday, November 11, 2002: 12:30 PM-2:00 PM
Oral
Center for Public Health Preparedness: Partnering for a Competency-based, Basic Emergency Preparedness Curriculum
The core mission of the Columbia University Center for Public Health Preparedness is to serve as a resource for public health preparedness. This resource exists for not only the public health workforce, but for public health partnering with the general community as well. Immediately after the World Trade Center and anthrax events in NYC, the community had a pressing need for accurate risk assessment and public health related information. The Center focused considerable effort to fulfill this need. Public Health leadership is a priority group for emergency preparedness training. The Columbia University Center for Public Health Preparedness is partnering with the New York City Department of Health (NYC-DOH) to develop a competency- based, basic emergency preparedness-training program for public health leaders. The session will illustrate how the partnership will provide an efficient means for providing public health leadership with training on the basic emergency preparedness competencies within the context of the agency’s overall emergency response plan. In April 2002, the training program is scheduled to be administered to the NYC-DOH. Evaluation of the program’s effectiveness will allow us to determine if this approach is effective.
Learning Objectives: 1) List the 9 core emergency preparedness competencies for all public health workers 2)Discuss the benefits of a partnering relationship between academia and a department of health for workforce development. 3)List at least 2 potential barriers to delivering accurate and timely information to the public
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Organizer(s):Kristine Qureshi, RN, MSN, CEN
Discussant(s):Richard Rosselli, MPH
Moderator(s):Robyn R.M. Gershon, MHS DrPH
12:30 PMCenter for Public Health Preparedness: An academic, department of health and community partnering process: Partnering to develop a competency based, basic emergency preparedness curriculum for public health leadership
Kristine Qureshi, RN, MSN, CEN, Kristine Gebbie, DrPH, RN, Marita K. Murrman, EdD
12:50 PMCenter for Public Health Preparedness: The academic, department of health and community partnering process. Partnering to develop a competency based, basic emergency preparedness training program
Kristine Gebbie, DrPH, RN, Marita K. Murrman, EdD, Kristine Qureshi, RN, MSN, CEN, Jacqueline Merrill, MPH, RN, C
1:10 PMCenter for Public Health Preparedness: An academic, department of health and community partnering process: Informed risk assessment communication - partnering with the community
Stephen S. Morse, PhD, Kristine Gebbie, DrPH, RN, Kristine Qureshi, RN, MSN, CEN
1:30 PMCenter for Public Health Preparedness: An academic, department of health and community partnering process: Transitioning a tailored emergency preparedness training program to a generic training program
Marita K. Murrman, EdD, Kristine Gebbie, DrPH, RN, Kristine Qureshi, RN, MSN, CEN, Jacqueline Merrill, MPH, RN, C, Ayxa Calero-Breckheimer, PhD
Organized by:Academic Public Health Caucus
Endorsed by:Community Health Planning and Policy Development; School Health Education and Services
Outside sponsors:Association of Schools of Public Health
CE Credits:CME, Chiropractic, Health Education (CHES), Nursing, Pharmacy, Social Work

The 130th Annual Meeting of APHA