PUBH 660: Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Response

Program
College/Program
Master of Public Health
Credits 2.0

Students learn about the National Response Framework and how the US government responds to domestic disasters. The phases of disaster response and the roles and responsibilities of local, state, and Federal agencies are discussed. The objective of the course is for students to understand the factors that enable them, as medical and public health leaders and responders to comprehensively assess these crises and effectively participate in their management and response.