Course

Enhancing Incident Command Systems for Effective Public Health Response (On Demand-CE)

Started May 4, 2022

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Full course description

PLEASE NOTE: You must pay a $5 to enroll in this CE course. 

This recorded training will discuss which principles are needed to enhance Incident Command System (ICS) operations and will provide practitioners with strategies to implement them into ICS operations.  

This training was originally presented on April 27, 2022.

Audience

Infectious disease and emergency preparedness practitioners looking to integrate equity into Incident Command System (ICS) framework and operations

Learning Objectives

  • Explain the purpose of ICS (incident command system)
  • Recognize the importance of incorporating population-specific considerations into Incident Command System (ICS) frameworks
  • Describe strategies to implement responsive principles into ICS operations for all populations

Instructors

  • Lisa Dent, MPA, Associate Director of Equity & Inclusion, Franklin County Public Health 
  • Cindra James, MPA, Emergency Preparedness Administrator, Washtenaw County Health Department 

Continuing Education Credit

  • 1.0 CHES Category I CECH (Areas of Responsibility: 2.3.4, 9.1.4, 9.1.5)*
  • Certificate of Completion

*We report credits to NCHEC on a quarterly basis: January, April, July, and October.

The Region V Public Health Training Center is a designated provider (ID# 99038) of continuing education contact hours (CECH) in health education by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc. 

Sponsors

Public Health Prepared is the workforce development and public health practice branch of the broader Michigan Center for Infectious Disease Threats & Pandemic Preparedness (MCIDT) initiative, funded by the University of Michigan. This information or content and conclusions are those of the author and should not be construed as the official position or policy of, nor should any endorsements be inferred by Public Health Prepared, MCIDT, or the University of Michigan.

This event is co-sponsored by the Region V Public Health Training Center.

The Region V Public Health Training Center is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under grant number UB6HP31684 Public Health Training Centers ($924,899). This information or content and conclusions are those of the author and should not be construed as the official position or policy of, nor should any endorsements be inferred by Region V PHTC, HRSA, HHS or the U.S. Government.

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