Emergency Preparedness and Response Training Resources

This page features scheduled and on-demand emergency preparedness and response training resources offered by CDC, other federal agencies, and COCA partners.

CDC Resources

Zika Education for Healthcare Providers
NEW: Training: Zika Zone
http://emergency.cdc.gov/coca/zikazone/

View recorded webinars and on demand trainings on Zika virus for healthcare providers.
https://www.cdc.gov/zika/hc-providers/training/training.html

Ebola Resources
All Ebola-related resources are available at:
https://www.cdc.gov/vhf/ebola/index.html

Health Literacy Training for Public Health Professionals
The goal of this course is to introduce participants to the fundamentals of health literacy and demonstrate the importance of health literacy within public health practice. This course will challenge you to think about the significance of health literacy in the work you do as a public health professional. The course also provides practical steps to apply the principles and strategies of health literacy in your daily activities.
https://www.cdc.gov/healthliteracy/training/

Learning Connection Quick – Learn Lessons
Quick-Learn Lessons provide public health-related learning products and activities that take 20 minutes or less to complete. Products are also accessible from mobile devices so users can learn on the go.
https://www.train.org/cdctrain/search?type=course&query=%22Accessible%20on%20mobile%20devices%22

Preparedness and Emergency Response Learning Centers (PERLCs)
CDC provides funding for 14 PERLCs across the United States. PERLCs provide training to state, local, and tribal public health authorities within self-defined service areas and meet partners’ workforce development needs in the area of public health preparedness and response and specialized training, education, and consultation.
https://www.cdc.gov/phpr/perlc.htm

Travelers’ Health Resources and Training
CDC offers on-demand training, travel resources, and video presentations for clinicians.
http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/page/ce-courses-training

Other Federal Resources

ASPR TRACIE
ASPR Technical Resources, Assistance Center, and Information Exchange (TRACIE) was created to meet the information and technical assistance needs of regional ASPR staff, healthcare coalitions, healthcare entities, healthcare providers, emergency managers, public health practitioners, and others working in disaster medicine, healthcare system preparedness, and public health emergency preparedness.
https://asprtracie.hhs.gov/

Emergency Management Institute (FEMA)
Emergency Management Institute is the emergency management community’s flagship training institution and provides training to federal, state, local, tribal, volunteer, public, and private-sector officials to strengthen emergency management core competencies for professional, career-long training.
http://www.training.fema.gov/EMI

FEMA Independent Study Program
The Emergency Management Institute offers self-paced courses designed for people who have emergency management responsibilities and the general public. All are offered free-of-charge to U.S. citizens.
http://training.fema.gov/IS/

FEMA Center for Domestic Preparedness Resident Training: Healthcare
Scheduled classroom and simulation courses are offered on a rotating basis. Emergency training is targeted for participants of varied disciplines and varied levels of responsibility in FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness. All-hazards preparedness training for state, local, or tribal government emergency responders is fully funded, including travel, meals, and lodging, by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
https://cdp.dhs.gov/training/resident

HHS Response and Recovery Resources Compendium
HHS Response and Recovery Resources Compendium Project is an easy to navigate, comprehensive web-based repository of HHS resources and capabilities available to Federal, State, local, territorial and tribal stakeholders before, during, and after public health and medical incidents. The resources in this repository may also be useful for public health and medical emergency management officials. Each topic contains a list of the major HHS capabilities, products and services that support that function, a brief description of each and information on accessing them.
https://www.phe.gov/emergency/hhscapabilities/Pages/default.aspx

National Center for Disaster Medicine & Public Health (NCDMPH)
NCDMPH leads national efforts to develop and propagate core curricula, education, training, and research in all-hazards disaster health.
http://ncdmph.usuhs.edu/KnowledgeLearning/KnowledgeLearning.htm

National Terrorism and Preparedness and Preparedness Institute (NTPI) Training Opportunities (USDHS/USDJ)
First responders enrolled in NTP’s online courses can earn continuing education units from St. Petersburg College. First responders can access online courses via the ANGEL system. A user account is required as well as verification that the course participant works for a first responder agency.
http://terrorism.spcollege.edu/trainingIndex.aspx

Medical Reserve Corps (MRC)
MRC volunteers train through coursework, drills, and exercises. Continuing education credits are available for some programs. MRC volunteers include medical and public health professionals such as physicians, nurses, pharmacists, dentists, veterinarians, and epidemiologists. Many community members – interpreters, chaplains, office workers, legal advisors, and others – can fill key support positions.
https://mrc.hhs.gov/HomePage

National Nurse Emergency Preparedness Initiative (NNEPI) (USDHS)
NNEPI is a highly-interactive, Web-based course that provides emergency preparedness training for nurses working in hospitals/acute care, schools, public health, ambulatory care, hospice/palliative care, long-term care, occupational health, and home health settings. This training focuses on providing opportunities for dynamic and interactive application of both theory and practice through scenario-based learning.
http://nnepi.gwnursing.org/

Disaster Resistant Communities Group Just In Time Disaster Training Library
The purpose of this online library is to provide a single, easy-to-search source in which individuals, agencies, and organizations can access Just In Time disaster training materials. The materials found in this library cover disaster-related preparedness, response, and recovery training for a wide variety of areas.
http://www.drc-group.com/project/jitt.html

Tracking and Reunification of Children in Disasters: A Lesson and Reference for Health Professionals
This online lesson provides steps on responding to an unaccompanied child at a disaster scene. After thoroughly reviewing the lesson’s core material, learners will then solve three case studies. The lesson also contains a downloadable reference card that the learner can use during an all-hazards event. The National Center for Disaster Medicine and Public Health (NCDMPH) designed this learning object for a wide range of health workers and is currently working on their next learning object, which focuses on radiation exposure in children. The tracking and reunification lesson is available at the NCDMPH.
http://ncdmph.usuhs.edu/KnowledgeLearning/2012-Learning1.htm

Disaster Lit: Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health
A database of links to disaster medicine and public health documents available on the Internet at no cost.
http://disasterlit.nlm.nih.gov/search/?search=Search&PubTypeID%5b%5d=45&searchTerms=ebola%20OR%20hemorrhagic

Partner Resources

American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) EMS and Disaster Preparedness
ACEP and CDC offers resources that may help local or state health officials prepare for, respond to, and mitigate the health effects of bombings and other mass casualty events. They also have information for health professionals about treating injuries and stress in patients affected by mass casualty events.
http://www.acep.org/disaster/