The need to address health-related issues in the wake of disasters in the form of public health, medical preparedness, and emergency management to prepare for, respond to, and recover from natural disasters, terrorism, pandemics or other emerging health threats has become a cornerstone of 21st-century emergency management. The Certificate of Graduate Study in Public Health Preparedness & Emergency Medical Management provides specialized training in the management of public health crisis related to disasters, crisis, and emergency management to meet the increasing need. Focusing on how emergency management, medical, public health, and government officials can work to address medical needs during times of crisis. This certificate will strengthen one’s knowledge in disease surveillance, infection control, and the planning for and response to public health crisis from a wide variety of concerns at the regional, national and global contexts relative to diversity, globalization, migration, social inequalities, economic inequalities, and contemporary realities of a more complex diverse society.
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