Emergency Preparedness Plans

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Be Personally Prepared for Emergencies: What Can You Do	This webcast originally occurred live on: Wednesday, July 15, 2009 and is now presented in archived format. Related Websites: FEMA - Are You Ready? \| Be Ready Iowa Program Goal Bret Voorhees, chief of the Communications and Technology Bureau in the Iowa Homeland Security and Emergency Management Division, will... More About This Course
Iowa's Strategic National Stockpile Program	There are five sections in this course: Section 1: Introduction and Overview Section 2: Requesting SNS Assets Section 3: SNS Assets Section 4: Receipt, Allocation, and Distribution of Medical Assets Section 5: Points of Dispensing (PODs) There are review questions at the end of each section. These review questions will provide you with an opportunity to apply the knowledge and skills presented in these sections.... More About This Course
Volunteer Management for Public Health	Course Summary There are five sections in this course: Section 1: Types of Volunteers Section 2: Important Considerations When Using Volunteers Section 3: VOLAGs, MRC, DMATs Section 4: Developing a Volunteer Program Section 5: Orientation, Training, and Deployment There are review questions at the end of modules. These review questions will provide you with an opportunity to apply the knowledge and skills presented in... More About This Course
Overall Aspects of Managing an Agency	The University of Iowa College of Public Health's Upper Midwest Public Health Training Center (UMPHTC), in cooperation with the Iowa Counties Public Health Association (ICPHA), has developed a series of practiced-based educational programs targeted toward new public health administrators and nursing administrators. The programs are part of the Institute's continuing effort to provide training to strengthen the skills and knowledge of the current public ... More About This Course
A Shelter Story: Integrating Functional Needs Support Services (FNSS) Into Emergency Shelter Plans	The learner's goal in this course is to master the knowledge and skills needed to collaborate with community stakeholders on integrating Functional Needs Support Services (FNSS) into local emergency shelter plans. This one-hour video-based course consists of five sections with estimated viewing times as follows: Getting Started (5 minutes) The Hot-Wash Sessions (20 minutes) The Demographics of Disaster (15 minutes) An Open... More About This Course
Knowledge of Public Health	Course Summary The University of Iowa College of Public Health's Upper Midwest Public Health Training Center (UMPHTC), in cooperation with the Iowa Counties Public Health Association (ICPHA), has developed a series of practiced-based educational programs targeted toward new public health administrators and nursing administrators. The programs are part of the Institute's continuing effort to provide training to strengthen the skills and knowledge of the current public health... More About This Course
Ready or Not: A Family Preparedness Scenario	This course provides training in emergency preparedness for the families of first responders, focusing on protective actions your family can take prior to a disaster Intended Audience local public health administrators and local county emergency managers. Learning Objectives: Upon completion of this part, you will be able to: Recognizefirst responders’ needs for family preparedness planning Assembleall-hazard emergency... More About This Course
Contact Investigation	Course Summary 1. Title: Contact Investigation 2. Keywords/Themes: 3. Course Description: this training provides an overview of contact investigation as an essential strategy for preventing and controlling serious communicable diseases. 4. Intended Audience: 5. Learning Objectives: · Define contact investigation (CI)... More About This Course
IS 26 - Guide to Points of Distribution	Course Summary This guide was developed to support the Points of Distribution (POD) overview video and provide an in depth look into the planning, operations, and demobilization stages of a POD mission. The lessons detail the staffing and procedures any state will need to plan for, execute, and shut down POD operations. The guide also includes key lessons such as safety, equipment, and resource accountability and informs the reader about the “Adopt a POD” program being used by the... More About This Course
IS 546 - Continuity of Operations	Course Summary 1. Title: IS 546 - Continuity of Operations 2. Keywords/Themes: Seasonal Influenza, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), World Health Organization (WHO), Pandemic Influenza, Activation, After-Action Report, Antibiotic, Antibody, Antiviral, Asymptomatic, Carrier, Concept of Operations, Continuity Advisory Group (CAG), Continuity Facility, Continuity of Operations, Continuity Plan, Continuity Program Management Cycle, Corrective Action Program (... More About This Course