emergency preparedness and response certificate
Purpose
The certificate in emergency preparedness and response will provide students with knowledge and skills to effectively plan, implement, and evaluate domestic and international public health emergency response and recovery efforts.
Outcome Objectives
Upon completion of this program, participants should be prepared to:
- Take leadership and management roles in disaster preparedness and response
- Design a preparedness and response plan
- Create, execute, and evaluate table-top exercises and drills
- Evaluate and assess community and institutional capacity for emergency preparedness and response
- Address the major public health issues that arise during emergencies
Following the successful completion of the program, each participant will be awarded a certificate in emergency preparedness and response from Loma Linda University School of Public Health.
People who may benefit from earning the certificate:
- Governmental Officals: Public Health, Office of Emergency Preparedness, and Native American Tribal Governments and BT Coordinators.
- Local City, County, and Health Workers
- Hospital/Healthcare: Administrators, Clinicians
- Emergency, Fire, and Law Enforcement Professionals
- Private Industry
- Non Governmental Organizations/Private Voluntary Organizations
- Students
- First Responders
Prerequisite
This certificate program is designed for the audience listed above who meet the following academic requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0
- Those planning to obtain the certificate must apply and be accepted as students by the School of Public Health.
Certificate Curriculum
Students must successfully complete at least 27 units as listed below.
REQUIREMENTS
Certificate Core Courses (21 units)
- GLBH 519 Principles of Disaster Management I (3)
- GLBH 520 Principles of Disaster Management II (3)
- GLBH 521 Principles of Disaster Management III (3)
- GLBH 558 Public Health Issues in Emergencies (3)
- GLBH 559 AHCJ 324/ Psychosocial Models and Interventions (3)
- GLBH 560 Economic, Legal and Policy Issues in Disasters (3)
- RELE 534 Ethical Issues in Public Health (3)
Elective Courses (6 units)
- GLBH 547* Refugee and Displaced Population Health (3)
- GLBH 548* Violence and Terrorism Issues (3)
- GLBH 555* Technology in Emergency Management (3)
- GLBH 557* Epidemiology of Disasters (3)
- GLBH 564 Primary Healthcare I (3)
- ENVH 524 GIS Applications and Methods (3)
- ENVH 527 Geospatial Technologies for Emergency Preparedness and Management (3)
- *GLBH 547, 548, 555, 557 require minimum enrollement of 9 students
