CDLS Course Objectives

  • Describe the all-hazards approach to disaster mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery.
  • Discuss essential components of federal, state, regional, and community disaster health systems, including the role of the public and private health sectors.
  • Describe the elements of the PRE-DISASTER Paradigm and their application to the management of disasters and public health emergencies.
  • Describe actions that can be taken to enhance personal preparedness and resilience for disasters and public health emergencies.
  • Identify legal and ethical issues that impact disaster mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery, including the basic legal framework for public health.
  • Describe the elements of the DISASTER Paradigm and their application for the management of disasters and public health emergencies.