Cheryl Petersen-Kroeber, BS, Certificate in Public Health Preparedness, MEP
Director, Emergency Preparedness and Response Health Partnerships Division
Minnesota Department of Health
Public concern over the impact of disease outbreaks, environmental disasters and exposures, and the potential for intentional use of biologic, chemical, radiological, or explosive devices has led to an increased emphasis on the role of public health in disaster preparedness and response. Public health agencies, working collaboratively with colleagues in other disciplines, are front-line workers in early detection, taking action during a disaster, and supporting long-term assessment and recovery for all types of hazards. New activities of managing national or local supply stockpiles, coordinating patient care and supporting volunteer programs have expanded the traditional roles of public health in emergency preparedness. This course explores the role of public health in disaster preparedness, response and recovery and how planning and preparing public health agencies for managing the crisis, provides a foundation for effective response such as providing surge capacity to maintain public health and healthcare functions and assisting a community's recovery from a disaster.
This non-credit course meets with the academic course PubH 7221-101 as part of the 2024 Public Health Institute.
Enrollment for this course opens on February 22, 2024.
For more information: z.umn.edu/PHI2022.