What is in the Bag? An Overview of the Public Health Nursing and Public Health Emergency Preparedness Toolkit (On Demand-CE)

PLEASE NOTE: You must pay a $10 fee to enroll in this CE version of the course. 

If you are NOT seeking CE or a certificate of completion, please enroll in the free version:  https://phprepared.catalog.instructure.com/courses/wbopa1026noce   

This training will provide an overview of the Association of Public Health Nurses toolkit, The Role of Public Health Nurses in Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Recovery.  Presenters will provide an overview of the toolkit, which crosswalks to relevant Public Health Emergency Preparedness (PHEP) capabilities, and will discuss how to apply its capabilities in various settings (rural vs. urban), with an emphasis on nursing leadership and public health nurses in response roles. A panel representing various sectors of nursing and emergency preparedness will provide insight into past emergencies and how to use the toolkit for future public health crises.  

This training was originally presented on October 14, 2026.

Note on Accessibility: This live session will have auto-transcription in Zoom. Slides will be provided prior to the session. The recorded on-demand version to follow will have closed captions as well. To request ASL interpretation and/or CART captioning, please email us within 2 weeks of the live training at  phprepared@umich.edu.

Audience

Public health nurses, emergency preparedness/response practitioners, and local public health practitioners

Learning Outcome

At conclusion of the educational activity, participants will self-report knowledge gain of effective communication styles using a 4-point Likert scale. 

Learning Objectives

• Identify three key Public Health Emergency Preparedness (PHEP) capabilities relevant to public health nurses (PHNs)
• Describe how PHNs can apply two of the crosswalked PHEP capabilities
• Discuss the differences between rural and urban settings' use of the toolkit

Instructors

• Tiffany Hubbard, MSN, APRN, FNP-C, Medical Countermeasures Program Manager, APRN Clinical Consultant, Countermeasures Unit, Division of Public Health Protection and Safety (PHPS), Kentucky Department of Public Health 
• Denise Lozares, MS, RN, PHN, Director of Nursing, Public Health Services – Administration, Nursing Unit, County of San Diego, Health & Human Services Agency
• Heather Olinde, MSN, RN, Statewide Emergency Preparedness Registered Nurse Program Consultant, Bureau of Community Preparedness, Louisiana Department of Health 
• Jenifer Simone, MSN, RN, NCCPHN, NCSN, Assistant Director of Nursing, Office of the Chief Public Health Nurse, Lead Nurse, Public Health Preparedness and Response, North Carolina Division of Public Health

Continuing Education Credit

• 1.5 contact hours of Continuing Nursing Education (CNE) credit 
• Up to 2.0 CPH Recertification Credits 
• Certificate of Completion

The Great Lakes 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. 

Region V Public Health Training Center is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation. 

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 training was co-sponsored by the Great Lakes Public Health Training Center. 

The Great Lakes 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 ($957,524). 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 Great Lakes Region V PHTC, HRSA, HHS or the U.S. Government.

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