Public Health (PH)
Discipline Definition
Individuals whose responsibilities include the prevention of epidemics and spread of disease, protection from environmental hazards, the promotion of healthy behavior, responding to disasters and assistance in recovery, as well as assuring the quality and accessibility of health services. This category includes: Epidemiologists, Environmental Engineers, Environmental Scientists, Occupational Safety and Health Specialists, Health Educators, Public Health Policy Analysts, Community Social Workers, Psychologists and Mental Health Providers, and Counselors.
Course Recommendations
Courses are not required to be taken in a specific order, and these may not be the only courses for which you are qualified.
- Program B: PER-260, WMD Technical Emergency Response Training
- Program Y: PER-267, WMD Emergency Medical Services and CDP 02-006, WMD Hands-On Training (8-Hour)
- Program HH: AWR-103, WMD Crime Scene Management for Emergency Responders; PER-201, WMD HazMat Evidence Collection; and PER-262, Hands-On Training
- Program OO: CDP 01-006, Pandemic Influenza Planning and Preparedness
- Program G: PER-267, WMD Emergency Medical Services
- Program I: PER-270, WMD Basic Agricultural Emergency Response Training
- Program YY: CDP 01-006, Pandemic Influenza Planning and Preparedness; PER-262, WMD Hands-On Training
- Program XX: CDP 006-06, Advanced Radiological Incident Operations
- Program WW: CDP 005-06, Radiological Emergency Response Operations
- Program UU: CDP 009-06, Advanced Public Information Officer Health and Hospital Emergencies
- Program TT: CDP 008-06, Fundamentals of Healthcare Emergency Management
- Program AA: ICS-300, Intermediate ICS for Expanding Incidents and ICS-400, Advanced ICS, Command & General Staff-Complex Incidents
- Program M: PER-263, WMD Respiratory Protection
