Training and Education

Specific Types of Emergencies

Bioterrorism
Anthrax, botulism, plague, smallpox, tularemia, viral hemorraghic fevers, more...
Chemical Emergencies
Radiation Emergencies
Mass Casualties

Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response (OPHPR)
Training from the Preparedness and Emergency Response Learning Centers (PERLC) and the Meta-Leadership Summits for Preparedness Initiative.
CDC Crisis & Emergency Risk Communication (CERC)
The CDC Learning Connection
Emergency Responder Health Monitoring and Surveillance (ERHMS) Online Training Course
Educational offering to provide a recommended health monitoring and surveillance framework for emergency responders.
Note: Continuing Education Units (CEUs) are offered for the ERHMS Online Training Course.
Public Health Law 101
An introduction to fundamental principles of law, ethics, and the legal system as they frame public health practice in the United States.
Public Health Emergency Exercise Toolkit: Planning, Designing, Conducting, and Evaluating Local Public Health Emergency Exercises (1.51 MB/80 pages)
From the Columbia University School of Nursing. Includes templates, checklists, & forms to assist with every stage of the exercise process.
CDC Presentations from First National Congress on Public Health Readiness
Selected presentations from CDC speakers at this conference, held July 20-22, 2004.