HSC 5205 - Public Health Preparedness

Institution:

The University of West Florida

Subject:

Description:

Introduces types of disasters, the national incident management systems and its role in disaster planning, prevention, and mitigation. The structure and organization of medical disaster response, exercises, emergency communication, rapid health assessment, surveillance, and triage. Introduces the public health role in responding to chemical, biological, disease, radiological, nuclear, and explosive incidents. Also covers social/mental health, environmental services, ethical, and legal issues in disasters. Introduces evaluation methods for assessing the medical and public health responses.

Credits:

3.00

Credit Hours:

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Additional Information:

Historical Version(s):

Institution Website:

uwf.edu

Phone Number:

(850) 474-2000

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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