University of California Los Angeles, Center for Public Health and Disasters, Los Angeles, California 90024, USA.
Prehosp Disaster Med. 2010 May-Jun;25(3):213-6. doi: 10.1017/s1049023x00008049.
The increase in adverse health impacts of disasters has raised awareness of the need for education in the field of emergency public health. In the past, most traditional models of graduate education in schools of public health have not incorporated the theory and practice of disaster public health into their curricula. This paper describes the development of a curriculum in emergency public health within a US masters program in public health, and provides a description of the courses that comprise an area of specialization in the field. The interdisciplinary nature of the faculty, close ties with public health practitioners, and practical applications of the nine courses in this program are highlighted. The curriculum is presented as one model that can be used to meet the educational needs of professionals who will assume the responsibility for planning for and responding to the public health impacts of mass-populations disasters.
灾害对健康的不利影响不断增加，使人们意识到需要在紧急公共卫生领域开展教育。过去，公共卫生学院的大多数传统研究生教育模式都没有将灾害公共卫生的理论和实践纳入课程。本文描述了在美国公共卫生硕士课程中开设紧急公共卫生课程的情况，并介绍了该领域专业课程的设置。本文突出了教师的跨学科性质、与公共卫生从业者的密切联系以及该课程九个单元的实际应用。本文提出的课程模式可以满足专业人员的教育需求，这些人员将负责规划和应对大规模灾害对公众健康的影响。
