Upcoming Courses & Events

Psychological First Aid

REGISTRATION

• March 22
• Recommended as the standard acute Behavioral Health Intervention by CDC, World Health Organization, SAMHSA, the National Institute for Mental Health and many other professional organizations Psychological First Aid is aimed at reducing initial post-traumatic distress, and supporting short and long-term functioning following mass disaster events

800 Mhz Radio Training

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• March 30
• This is a State required training for any one useing a 800Mhz Radio

Basic Disaster Life Support (BDLS) Course

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• April 23
• The BDLS course is a competency-based, awareness-level course that introduces concepts and principles to prepare health professionals for the management of injuries and illnesses caused by disasters and public health emergencies. The aim is to improve the coordination of response in disasters and other public health emergencies by developing a common approach and language among multiple disciplines in the health care community. This course targets emergency medical service, personnel, hazardous materials personnel, public health personnel and other health care professionals simultaneously and offers a review of natural disasters, traumatic and explosive events, nuclear and radiological events, biological events and chemical events. Information on the health care professional's role in public health and incident management systems, community mental health and special needs of underserved and vulnerable populations is also included in the BDLS course.

Cornerstones in Preparedness

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• June 21
• The scenario is a major tornado event: Learn how responses to large scale emergencies and disasters are coordinated from the Local level (Tier 1) through the Federal level (Tier 6)