*Please click here to view the technical requirements of all of the following online modules. All online modules require registration with the Training Management System (TRAMS) of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Please click on the module link and then "Launch this Training" for more information on registering as a new user with TRAMS. The following FREE online courses are co-sponsored with the Johns Hopkins Center for Public Health Preparedness. They have been approved for continuing education credit (clock hours) by the Maryland Board of Environmental Sanitarians. Upon completion of the module, please print out the certificate of completion for your records. Biological Agents of Water & Foodborne Bioterrorism
Examines the various biological agents that terrorists could use against food or water supplies
1 clock hour Food Safety
Discusses what laboratory practices may be used to detect harmful agents in food and water
1 clock hour
Chemical Weapons & Water Safety
Examines chemical agents of public health concern in the context of terrorism preparedness
1 clock hour Introduction to Chemical Agents
Provides an overview of the various types of chemicals that might be used by terrorists
1 clock hour Introduction to Weapons of Mass Destruction
Provides a basic explanation of the chemical, biological, and radiological weapons that a terrorist organization will most likely use
1.5 clock hours Monitoring Chemical Agents
Examines the system of monitoring chemical agents in the United States and describes what would happen in the event of a chemical weapon attack
1 clock hour Practical Aspects of Preparing for & Responding to Radiological Terrorism
Radiological terrorism training targeted for first responders
1 clock hour Radiation Terror 101
Provides basic information about radiation and radiological terror and describes plans for responding to radiation threats such as a dirty bomb
1 clock hour Strategies for Prevention of Bombing Injuries
Describes how to use the Haddon Matrix to limit fatalities from explosions
1 clock hour Ecological Principles of Disease Systems: Population Interactions & Dynamics
Examines how diseases work in a population
1 clock hour Introduction to Public Health Law for Bioterrorism Preparedness & Response
Examines how federal and Maryland state law affect public health response to a bioterror event
1 clock hour Legal Bases for Public Health Preparedness for Bioterrorism
Discusses the legality of some key issues related to terrorism and response procedures
1 clock hour
Introduction to Mental Health & Disaster Preparedness
Introduces the topics of disaster mental health services, mental health surge capacity, and psychiatric first aid
0.5 clock hour Mental Health Consequences of Disaster
Examines disaster's impact on various parts of mental function and personality
1 clock hour Psychology & Crisis Response
Discusses two areas of crisis response (taking care of your personal mental health needs and addressing the mental health needs of public health responders) and concludes by examining the mental health threat of terrorism
1.5 clock hours Roots of Terrorism
Describes how government public health agencies and public health workers will function after a disaster and discusses the many duties that sanitarians must perform after a disaster
1 clock hour Developing an Emergency Preparedness Plan: One Local Health Department's Approach
Describes the steps that one health department took when it first organized its preparedness system
1 clock hour Disasters & Public Health: Lessons for Bioterrorism Preparedness
Examines the role that the public has played in a crisis, concluding that the population doesn't react or panic in the way that is popularly expected
1 clock hour Economic Evaluations of Preparedness Programs
Provides basic definitions of economic analysis, with the goal of helping learners read economic analyses
2 clock hours Emergency Response Planning
Covers the organization of emergency response efforts on the federal, state and local levels and explains the concepts around ICS (Incidence Command Structure)
1 clock hour Environmental Health Sciences: Principles Applicable To Terror Preparedness
Provides basic definitions of environmental health science and how to apply its principles to terror preparedness
1 clock hour Local Emergency Planning Issues for Animal Control
Describes what must be done with animals during a natural or terrorist emergency, both before and after an event
1.5 clock hours NIMS Training for Public Health Departments
Provides an introduction to the National Incident Management System, with an emphasis on public health's role in it. (NOTE: The training conforms to FEMA IS-700 awanreness level training)
1 clock hour Personal Preparedness Programs
Helps learners develop a personal plan for responding to an emergency crisis
0.5 clock hours Public Health Emergency Preparedness: Local Health Department Perspective
Examines how 9/11 altered the way in which local health departments create their response plans
0.5 clock hours Public Health Preparedness Exercises: From Design to Evaluation
Desribes the process of creating effective preparedness exercises
1 clock hour Risk Communication During a Time of Crisis: How to Talk to People About Disasters
Examines the best practices of communicating about disasters with people
1 clock hour Risk Communication Strategies for Public Health Preparedness
Discusses the best approaches to communicating with the media and how to communicate a message effectively
2 clock hours The Role of Sanitarians in Disasters
Describes how government public health agencies and public health workers will function after a disaster and discusses the many duties that sanitarians must perform after a disaster
1 clock hour Terrorism Case Studies: Baltimore City
Describes three case studies that tested Baltimore's response system to a terror activity and what lessons can be learned from them
1 clock hour Threats to Public Health: Safeguarding Food, Water & Animals
September 15, 2006
4 clock hours Threat of Agro-bioterrorism
December 17, 2002
1 clock hour Risk Communication: What Every Public Health Practitioner Needs to Know
August 6, 2002
1 clock hour Legal Issues in Public Health Preparedness & Response
February 13, 2004
2 clock hours Dirty Bombs: Radiation Risk & Response
March 17, 2003
4 clock hours Mental Health, Terrorism, and Diasaster Response
October 13, 2003
2.5 clock hours Agriculture Security & Public Health
February 25, 2005
2.5 clock hours
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