Orfaly Rebecca A, Biddinger Paul D, Burstein Jonathan L, Leaning Jennifer
Harvard School of Public Health Center for Public Health Preparedness, Boston, MA 02120, USA.
Public Health Rep. 2005;120 Suppl 1(Suppl 1):48-51. doi: 10.1177/00333549051200S110.
Given the need for public health professionals well trained in emergency preparedness and response, students in public health programs require ample practical training to prepare them for careers in public health practice. The Harvard School of Public Health Center for Public Health Preparedness has been instrumental in the creation and implementation of a course entitled, "Bioterrorism: Public Health Preparedness and Response." This course features lectures on specific applications of public health practice in emergency preparedness and response. In addition, it provides students the opportunity to operationalize and apply their knowledge during an interactive tabletop exercise. In light of their university affiliations and expertise in providing preparedness training, other Academic Centers for Public Health Preparedness have the opportunity to be instrumental in providing similar training to graduate students of public health.
鉴于对受过应急准备和应对方面良好培训的公共卫生专业人员的需求,公共卫生项目的学生需要充足的实践培训,以便为从事公共卫生实践工作做好准备。哈佛公共卫生学院公共卫生准备中心在创建和实施一门名为“生物恐怖主义:公共卫生准备与应对”的课程方面发挥了重要作用。该课程以公共卫生实践在应急准备和应对中的具体应用为特色进行授课。此外,它为学生提供了在互动桌面演练中运用和应用其知识的机会。鉴于其大学背景以及在提供准备培训方面的专业知识,其他公共卫生准备学术中心有机会在为公共卫生研究生提供类似培训方面发挥重要作用。