"Disaster Preparedness in Schools of Public Health: a Curriculum for the New Century" contains a model curriculum for schools of public health and others involved in training programs for emergency preparedness. Materials include transparencies and 13 tabbed modules in a 3-ring binder. Examples of the modules include
- Overview of types of hazards and disasters and their consequences
- Roles and responsibilities of public health in disaster preparation, mitigation, planning, and response
- Bioterrorism issues in public health response to disaster
- Evaluation methods for assessing the medical and public health response to disaster
The course was designed to be flexible in meeting the needs of schools. Instructors may wish to teach the modules as a unified course or may choose to use individual modules as lectures in already established courses.
"Disaster Preparedness in Schools of Public Health: a Curriculum for the New Century" was edited by Linda Landesman, DrPH, MSW, formerly of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, through support of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Association of Schools of Public Health.
