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To: Nixpix who wrote (20578)	1/5/2010 11:31:55 AM
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Flyer that was sent out on courses at the the University Colorado Colorado Springs------Things are going to get very ugly. I'm sure these are being offered everywhere in the United States. Why would they spend all this money if something wasn't coming down the pike soon? Read the outline of course 3 and 4. BETH-EL COLLEGE OF NURSING & HEALTH SCIENCES in conjunction with the CENTER FOR HOMELAND SECURITY NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE, SPACE & SECURITY CENTERS offers the CERTIFICATE IN DISASTER PUBLIC HEALTH These courses are cross-listed for undergraduate and graduate study. Students completing the four courses will receive an Undergraduate Certificate and students completing the four courses plus a capstone project will receive a Graduate Certificate from UCCS. This Certificate series is an academic collaboration between Beth-El College of Nursing and Health Sciences - UCCS, and the Colorado School of Public Health (CSPH) in Denver/Aurora. Each course must be taken in sequential order. HSCI 448/620 offered online for Spring 2010 - ENROLL TODAY uccs.edu HSCI 448/620: General Principles of Disaster Public Health - 3 Semester Credits This course is the first course in a four-part Certificate series in Disaster Public Health. This course presents an overview of the public health aspects of disasters. It is intended to provide a foundation for students to understand the basic components of public health during a disaster. After a general overview and introduction, the course will move onto the elements required for response and how these elements have been poorly or successfully implemented in disasters. The course will conclude by addressing the education and training required to build a strong core of professionals. HSCI 445/621: General Principles of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Response - 3 Semester Credits The second course in the four-part certificate series, this course presents an overview of the public health aspects of disasters. It provides a foundation for students to understand the basic principles of preparedness and emergency response that are utilized to plan for, respond to, and recover from a disaster. HSCI 446/642: Principles of Medical Preparedness and Response to Specific Types of Disasters - 3 Semester Credits The third course in the four-part certificate series, this course emphasizes the understanding of the public health impacts of specific types of disasters, as well as how to prepare and respond to the medical consequences of each of these disaster types. This course begins with an overview of the public health consequences of natural and non-natural (terrorist-caused) disasters, and then quickly delves in to selected types of disaster events. Disasters to be covered include Pandemic Influenza; Emerging Infectious Diseases; Biological, Chemical and Nuclear/Radiological Terrorism; Explosive Disasters; Mass Shootings; Earthquakes and Volcanic Events; Hurricanes and Tornadoes; Fires, Wildfires and Lightning; Floods and Tsunamis; and extreme Heat and Cold events. HSCI 447/623: Special Topics in Disaster Public Health - 3 Semester Credits The final course in the four-part certificate series, this course emphasizes the understanding of special public health issues that apply to disasters, topics that are critically important, but do not fit in the context of the first three courses in the series. This course includes segments on terrorism and insurgency; medico-legal disaster response issues; interagency cooperation and dynamics; threat assessment and risk analysis; health risk communication, planning, and exercising for disasters; informatics; and economic disasters and their effects on public health. Four sessions will include special case study segments on 9/11, the anthrax attacks of 2001, SARS, and the 2009 Swine H1N1 Influenza pandemic. Tina Markowski Operations and Academic Programs Manager National Institute of Science, Space & Security Centers Center for Homeland Security University of Colorado at Colorado Springs 1420 Austin Bluffs Parkway Colorado Springs, CO 80918 Office: 719.255.3274 Fax: 719.255.3909