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Building Psychological Resilience in the Public Health Workforce

This training provides an introduction to psychological resilience in the public health workforce before, during, and after an emergency event. This training will go over identification of common causes of stress reactions, how to provide basic psychological support services, and how to identify individuals at higher risk for stress reactions.

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Disasters and Bioterrorism: Principles of Epidemiology

The goal of this presentation is to help learners understand the basic principles of epidemiology as they pertain to disasters and incidents of bioterrorism. This training provides a review of the fundamentals of epidemiology and field investigations, the application of epidemiologic concepts, and surveillance in the event of a public health emergency. It provides information on the basics of epidemiologic case investigation; epidemiologic considerations for infectious disease emergencies; the principles and methods of epidemiologic investigation; and the steps involved in outbreak investigation.

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Emergency Public Health: An Overview

The goal of this presentation is to provide public health staff with an introductory level understanding of disasters, their impact on populations, and the role that public health plays when they occur. This training provides an introduction to hazards, disasters, and risk, the relationship of general public health functions to public health roles during disasters, and the public health agency’s role in the overall emergency management response.

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Ethics for Public Health Practice

In this training, we discuss ethics for public health practitioners by defining the dimensions of public health ethics, focus on Applied Public Health Ethics, and explore frameworks for public health ethics that can help public health professionals make difficult decisions in their work. This training also examines the difference between research and public health practice. This training is based on the Associated Schools of Public Health's Introduction to Ethics Modules, as well as several foundational articles from the discipline of public health ethics that are referenced within the training.

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Interagency Coordination in Public Health

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.

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Introduction to Risk Communication

The goal of this presentation is to provide public health department staff an introduction and an overview of effective risk communication strategies, including involving the public as a partner and methods to work with the media. This training provides public health department staff with an overview of risk communication. This training discusses basic risk communication theories, risk communication before, during, and after a disaster, the importance of involving the public as a partner, and introduces methods to work with the media to disseminate messages.

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IS-100.b - Introduction to Incident Command System, ICS-100

This course introduces the Incident Command System (ICS) and provides the foundation for higher level ICS training. This course describes the history, features and principles, and organizational structure of the Incident Command System. It also explains the relationship between ICS and the National Incident Management System (NIMS).

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IS-200.b - ICS for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents

This course is designed to enable personnel to operate efficiently during an incident or event within the Incident Command System (ICS). ICS-200 provides training on and resources for personnel who are likely to assume a supervisory position within the ICS. The Emergency Management Institute developed ICS its ICS courses collaboratively with

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IS-700.a NIMS: An Introduction

This course introduces and overviews the National Incident Management System (NIMS). NIMS provides a consistent nationwide template to enable all government, private-sector, and nongovernmental organizations to work together during domestic incidents.

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IS-800.B National Response Framework, An Introduction

This course introduces participants to the concepts and principles of the National Response Framework.

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Isolation and Quarantine: Legal and Practical Considerations

The goal of this presentation is to help learners understand the legal, practical, and ethical issues that pertain to quarantine for the control of infectious diseases. This training reviews the routes of infection and which routes are significant for isolation and quarantine, the definition of isolation and quarantine, the ramifications/consequences of doing isolation and quarantine, an overview of public health law, ethical considerations, and operations of isolation and quarantine.

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Public Health Functions in Shelter Management: Infection Control Practices

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.

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Public Health Law

This training provides an introduction to public health law and the legal issues authorities confront as a direct result of public health emergency. It examines the sources of public health law, and the structure and functions of the public health system. Real world examples of principles of public health law and ethics are reviewed. These examples help learners develop understanding of how public health law actually functions in practice.

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Public Health Nursing Orientation 1: Public Health

First in a series. Topics covered include: Definition of Public Health, History and Achievements of Public Health, How Public Health Works, Healthy People 2010 and Health Indicators, Public Health Structure, Community Assessment

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Public Health Nursing Orientation 2: Public Health Nursing Overview

Second in a series. Topics covered include: 3 Core Functions of Public Health, 10 Essential Services of Public Health, Public Health Nursing Definition and History, 8 Principles of Public Health Nursing, Public Health Nursing Practice Model, A Word on Ethics

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Public Health Nursing Orientation 3: Public Health Nursing Practice

Third in a series. Topics covered include: 4 Spheres of Public Health Nursing Practice, Principles of Population-Based Practice, Minnesota Intervention Wheel

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Public Health Nursing Orientation 4: Your Public Health Nursing Practice

Fourth in a series. Topics covered include: Bringing Public Health Nursing Into Your Work, Bringing Public Health Nursing Into Your Community

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Risk Communication: Working with the Media

This training orients public health department professionals on risk communication, focusing on working with the media in crisis situations. It provides essential knowledge and tools needed to effectively communicate and interface with the public, media, and community partners during a public health emergency.

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Working in a Joint Information Center (JIC)

The goal of this training is to provide public health professionals with an overview of the Joint Information Center (JIC) and its purpose during a disaster. It reviews advanced risk communication and the definition of a JIC. The training discusses elements of JIC planning, functions, the knowledge and skills needed to function within a JIC, and fundamentals of writing and delivering a press release.

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Writing an Incident Action Plan (IAP)

The goal of this training is to provide local public health department staff with the skills to create an Incident Action Plan (IAP) for disaster response. It introduces the steps involved in the planning process, elements of an IAP, and reviews the use of operational periods, the function of the planning worksheets (ICS forms), and implementation and evaluation of the IAP.

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Online Training Sets are collections of online trainings organized into a curriculum.

Emergency Public Health Training Set

This Emergency Preparedness Training Set was designed to provide public health professionals with the knowledge that is needed to effectively prepare for and respond to a public health emergency.

Contains the Following 15 Trainings
    Building Psychological Resilience in the Public Health Workforce   Already Enrolled - will not be added again
    Disasters and Bioterrorism: Principles of Epidemiology   Already Enrolled - will not be added again
    Emergency Public Health: An Overview   Already Enrolled - will not be added again
    Interagency Coordination in Public Health   Already Enrolled - will not be added again
    Introduction to Risk Communication   Already Enrolled - will not be added again
    IS-100.b - Introduction to Incident Command System, ICS-100   Already Enrolled - will not be added again
    IS-200.b - ICS for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents   Already Enrolled - will not be added again
    IS-700.a NIMS: An Introduction   Already Enrolled - will not be added again
    IS-800.B National Response Framework, An Introduction   Already Enrolled - will not be added again
    Isolation and Quarantine: Legal and Practical Considerations   Already Enrolled - will not be added again
    Public Health Functions in Shelter Management: Infection Control Practices   Already Enrolled - will not be added again
    Public Health Law   Already Enrolled - will not be added again
    Risk Communication: Working with the Media   Already Enrolled - will not be added again
    Working in a Joint Information Center (JIC)   Already Enrolled - will not be added again
    Writing an Incident Action Plan (IAP)   Already Enrolled - will not be added again

      * You are already enrolled in all trainings in this series *

Foundations in Quality Improvement©

Welcome to the Foundations in Quality Improvement (FIQI) curriculum. This modular educational program will teach you the fundamental steps to analyze and improve processes in healthcare. The curriculum is divided into five teaching sessions that should be done sequentially. This curriculum includes a clinical case study to help demonstrate the ideas that described in the lecture series. Clinical quizzes will reinforce the material as well.

Your personal progress and assessment results will be shared with your training program. Personal information will be kept confidential and only aggregate data from learners will be used by University of Utah educators to improve this learning program and may be reported or published in educational venues. By proceeding with the FIQI curriculum, you agree to the details described.

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Contains the Following 5 Modules
    FIQI Module 1: Introduction to Quality Improvement
    FIQI Module 2: A Strong Start in Quality Improvement
    FIQI Module 3: Analyzing a Process
    FIQI Module 4: Selecting an Intervention
    FIQI Module 5: Planning and Monitoring an Intervention

     

Public Health Nursing Training Set

This training set applies public health concepts to nursing, discusses the history, goals, and accomplishments of public health and public health nursing, and outlines the principles of public health nursing and interventions for population-based practice. Note: This training set assumes that users are already familiar with the basic principles and concepts of public health, either through previous knowledge or through Principles of Public Health: PH 101

Contains the Following 4 Trainings
    Public Health Nursing Orientation 1: Public Health   Already Enrolled - will not be added again
    Public Health Nursing Orientation 2: Public Health Nursing Overview   Already Enrolled - will not be added again
    Public Health Nursing Orientation 3: Public Health Nursing Practice   Already Enrolled - will not be added again
    Public Health Nursing Orientation 4: Your Public Health Nursing Practice   Already Enrolled - will not be added again

      * You are already enrolled in all trainings in this series *

In-Person Trainings are delivered at a specific time and place. These trainings will also close when maximum enrollment is reached.

Public Health and Disasters 2018

Public Health and Disasters is an annual, multidisciplinary national conference that brings together professionals from public health, health care, emergency management and other disciplines involved in preparing for, responding to, and recovering from public health emergencies. The conference includes tracks specific to PHEP Coordinators; emergency planners, epidemiologists, environmental health specialists, and healthcare emergency managers. This year's conference is co-sponsored by the University of Utah Division of Public Health, in collaboration with the Salt Lake County Health Department and the Utah Department of Health

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Needs Assessments are collections of questions that provide a further understanding of your existing competencies.

Emergency Public Health Needs Assessment

Welcome to the University of Utah Public Health Professional Education Learning Management System (UUPHPE LMS). This assessment is a department wide effort. When you are finished with the needs assessment, you will be able to explore the entire LMS.

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Foundational Healthcare Leadership Self-assessment (FHLS)©

Welcome! You are entering the Foundational Healthcare Leadership Self-assessment (FHLS)©. Your program has identified you as a trainee developing leadership skills. This survey is a self-assessment of your leadership skills pertinent to interprofessional healthcare teams.

Upon completion of the FHLS©, you will receive a personalized summary of your foundational leadership skills, intended to guide your leadership development. This summary will also be shared with your program.

You must complete all questions in one sitting and your work cannot be saved. This assessment contains 21 questions and will take approximately 5 minutes to complete.

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Public health workforce training needs assessment

This assessment is based on the core competencies and essential services of public health. Taking the assessment will provide members of the public health workforce with a baseline assessment of potential areas where additional training may be helpful in ensuring the public’s health.

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