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180.670.01 INTRODUCTION TO PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS

Term: 4th term
Credits: (3 credits)
Contact: Dan Barnett
Academic Year: 2012 - 2013
Course Instructors:
Description:

Provides an introduction to public health emergency preparedness, including natural disasters, unintended human acts, terrorism, and emerging threats such as a pandemic. Focuses on the critical issues facing public health professionals and policy makers.
Student Evaluation: Final paper.
Learning Objective:

Competencies to be anticipated on completion of the course include: • Identify and describe the main public health activities in preparing for and responding to public health emergencies • Identify chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and explosive terrorist weapons • Describe the roles of public health agencies in emergencies, and interactions with public safety and other agencies • Describe the consequences of recent disasters
Location: Baltimore
Class Times:
  • Tuesday 9:00 - 10:20
  • Thursday 9:00 - 10:20
Enrollment Minimum: 10
Instructor Consent: No consent required
For consent, contact: dbarnett@jhsph.edu
Auditors Allowed: Yes, with instructor consent
Grading Restriction: Letter Grade or Pass/Fail
Catalog Subcommittee Actions: TermId, CourseOfferRationaleNote, .09/09/2011;
Jointly Offered With: