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Public Health Functions in Shelter Management: Infection Control Practices


OVERVIEW
Description:
This training defines the infection control role that public health plays in shelter management to reduce the risk of transmitting communicable diseases in mass shelter situations. The module explains the various triage and surveillance procedures and specific infection prevention strategies that public health must implement to maintain the physical and mental health of evacuees in a shelter.


Length: Approximately 1 hour


Learning Objectives:
  1. Define public health’s role in infection control during mass shelter situations.
  2. Explain the reasons for Public Health concern in shelters.
  3. Explain the various procedures in triage and surveillance.
  4. Implement infection prevention strategies.


Target Audience:
Includes:
  • Administrators/managers
  • Epidemiologists
  • Planners
  • Rural public health professionals
  • State of local public health workers





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