Public Health-Specific National Incident Management System Trainings: Building a System for Preparedness
- نوع فایل : کتاب
- زبان : انگلیسی
- مؤلف : Sivan Kohn, MPHa Daniel J. Barnett, MD, MPHa,b,c Costanza Galastri, MAd Natalie L. Semon, MSEda,c Jonathan M. Links, PhDa,b,c
- چاپ و سال / کشور: 2010
Description
Local health departments (LHDs) are at the hub of the public health emergency preparedness system. Since the 2003 issuance of Homeland Security Presidential Directive-5, LHDs have faced challenges to comply with a new set of all-hazards, 24/7 organizational response expectations, as well as the National Incident Management System (NIMS). To help local public health practitioners address these challenges, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention-funded Johns Hopkins Center for Public Health Preparedness (JHCPHP) created and implemented a face-to-face, public health-specific NIMS training series for LHDs. This article presents the development, evolution, and delivery of the JH-CPHP NIMS training program. In this context, the article also describes a case example of practice-academic collaboration between the National Association of County and City Health Officials and JH-CPHP to develop public health-oriented NIMS course content.
