Public health professionals in emergency management respond to major disasters to protect residents from disease outbreaks and other hazards that result from contaminated food and water, chemical releases, insect-borne diseases, and unmet medical needs. The Certificate of Undergraduate Study (CUGS) in Disaster Public Health Preparedness & Emergency Response Operations provides a sequence of courses that combines health, public health control systems, humanitarian intervention, human rights, and social justice perspectives. These experts and specialists often collaborate with partner organizations at the municipal, state, and federal levels to ensure that emergency plans are current, in force, and properly implemented. This certificate offers a series of courses that enhance the student’s skills to be proficient in understanding and management of local, regional, or national health crises within an emergency management/disaster context.
