2008 Advanced Practice Centers Training Resources: Twin Cities Metro APC

Topic and Presenter Information

• Disaster Strikes – Do You Have an Environmental Health Emergency Response Plan? --- Twin Cities Metro Advanced Practice Center, Hopkins, MN
  

  Presenters: Brian R. Golob

Overview: The session will focus on building environmental health emergency response capacity at your health department. The speaker will describe potential roles and responsibilities for environmental health professionals reflecting traditional and non-traditional functions. In addition, two environmental health emergency response plans from local public health departments in Minnesota will be shared and discussed. Group activities will complement and reinforce lecture materials.

Training Resources

• Overview (PDF)
• Pre/Post-Test (Word)
• Pre/Post-Test Answer Key (Word)
• Disaster Strikes – Do You Have an Environmental Health Emergency Response Plan? Lesson 1
  (PowerPoint) (PDF)
• Lesson 2 - Overview of EH Roles and Responsibilities when Responding to a Disaster/Emergency
  (PowerPoint) (PDF)
• Lesson 3 - Detailed Roles and Responsibilities when EHP Respond to a Disaster/Emergency
  (PowerPoint) (PDF)
• Lesson 4 - Starting Your Environmental Health Emergency Response Plan
  (PowerPoint) (PDF)
• Activity 1 - Potential Hazards (PDF)
• Activity 2 - EH Roles and Responsibilities (PDF)
• Activity 3 - Specific EH Roles and Responsibilities (PDF)
• Activity 4 - Organizational Framework for a Plan (PDF)
• Activity 5 - Plan Assumptions (PDF)
• Activity 6 - Concept of Operations (PDF)
• Activity 7 - Emergency Contact Information (PDF)
• Activity 8 - EH Go Kits (PDF)
• Activity 9 - Documenting EH Field Activities (PDF)
• Activity 10 - What Topics to Include in Your Plan (PDF)
• Twin Cities APC Resources (PDF)

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Trainer's Guide and CD-ROM

Available in May: a Trainer's Guide and CD-ROM containing resources from all 8 presentations at the 2008 Advanced Practice Centers Training Conference. To order, contact APC Project Manager Carol Gunther-Mohr at cgm@email.unc.edu or 919-843-2518.

For information on the NACCHO Advanced Practice Centers program, visit www.naccho.org/topics/emergency/APC.cfm