- Are you a kind of a person who likes to help people in distress?
- Do you want to learn how governments and public health facilities respond to disasters?
- Are you seeking an online course in this regard?

If this is the case then you have most certainly reached the right place. This package contains a course that has been designed to brief users like you about Public Health Emergency Planning and Management for Districts. If you are facing problems in grasping the basics then this course will turn out to be helpful in accomplishing the goal of comprehending the essence of the course.

What is this course, what are the benefits and who should take this course?

This course from the East Africa HEALTH Alliance Health Emergency Management Program is a cross-university workshop for those working in public health in Africa or anywhere in the developing world. Originally presented in 2012, this online course covers such topics as:

- How governments and public health facilities respond to disasters
- How to increase preparedness
- Preparing for and reacting to epidemics and mass casualty incidents

Table of Contents:

- Public Health Emergency Planning and Management: Training for Districts in Eastern Africa
- Introduction to Disasters: Definitions and Concepts
- Epidemics
- Introduction to Epi-zoonotic Diseases
- A Conceptual Framework for Public Health Disaster Risk Reduction
- Mass Casualty Incidents and Communication in Disasters
- Complex Emergencies
- Rapid Needs Assessment
- Policy Framework for Disaster Management
- Introduction to the SPHERE Standards
- Principles of Disaster Planning and Introduction to the District Disaster Planning Matrix
- Developing Your District Disaster Management Plan
- Disaster Preparedness and Management: Situation Analysis for Uganda
- Format for the Background to the Plan
- Writing the Plan

Author Bio

The instructor for this course will be Dr. Christopher Orach.