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Interagency Coordination in Public Health

OVERVIEW
Description:
The goal of this presentation is to familiarize staff with intermediate Incident Command System (ICS) concepts and other skills for personnel who are likely to assume a supervisory position and will have responsibility for managing the public health response in the event of a disaster. This training discusses the major components of the ICS, the integration of public health into emergency response, leadership in incident management, the legal responsibility of the health department and public health functions in ICS.

Length: Approximately 1 hour

Learning Objectives:

Describe the Homeland Security Presidential Directives.
Explain the differences between Vertical and Horizontal communication.
List the Command and General Staffing Components of ICS as delineated in NIMS.
Describe at least 3 responsibilities for each of the positions in the Command and General Staffing components of ICS.

Target Audience:
Includes:

Administrators/managers
Local health agency
Public health staff - general
Rural Public Health Professionals
State or local public health workers