Emergency and Disaster Management Certificate
Emergency and disaster management is a vital sector within the healthcare industry, and has a profound impact on the lives of individuals and communities who find themselves at the front-line of a natural or human-made disaster.
When an emergency situation does arise, strong leadership in the form of effective management is vital. Effective leaders are able to coordinate efficient responses that factor in unpredictability and rapidly changing circumstances.
In our Emergency and Disaster Management Certificate course learn about preparation, response, mitigation and recovery, reducing the negative impact of natural hazards and human-made disasters. You will also learn how to approach disaster, emergency and community risks holistically.
Additionally, you will gain practical skills in crisis communication planning and decision-making and learn to operate in unstable and unpredictable environments with decisiveness.
Emergency and Disaster Management Certificate is a 5-day certificate program. It provides insight into foundation of emergency and disaster management. Courses include system thinking, critical thinking, problem solving, hazard analysis, planning, emergency mitigation, communication, response, and recovery.
You’ll gain a comprehensive understanding of today’s emergency management landscape while mastering the contemporary communication, and technical skills that position you for success.
Course Modules
Key Concepts of Emergency and Disasters
- Taxonomy of Emergency and Disaster Categories
- State of Emergency
- Levels of Disasters
- Minor Emergencies
- Limited and Potential Emergencies
- Major Emergencies
Overview of Disaster Cycle
- Disaster Recovery and Human Factors
- Managing Public Health Emergencies
- Risks and Plan Ahead
- Four Phases of Emergency Management
- Preparedness, Response, Recovery, and Mitigation
- Elements of Disaster Resilience and Ecological Systems
- Complex Emergencies
- Psychosocial Dimensions of Disaster
- Dealing with Climate Change and Environmental Degradation
- Managing Resource Scarcity
Weather and Disaster
- Dealing with Naturals Disaster
- Severe Weather
- Tornadoes
- Hurricanes
- Storms
- Winter Weather
Risk Assessment and Risk Management
- Risk Assessment and Vulnerability Analysis
- Disaster Response Operations and Management
- Principles of Hazard Mitigation
- Debris/Waste Management and Emergency
- Disaster Management
- Fire Services and Emergency
- Cyber Terrorism
- Resource Management
- Asset Protection & Critical Infrastructure
- Biothreat and Emergency and Disaster Management
- Search and Rescue
- Emergency Mapping
Incident Management and Mitigation Techniques
- Incident Management Systems
- Recovery from Disaster and Emergency
- Emergency Exercise Design and Evaluation
- Global Disaster and Catastrophe
- Human Osteology
- Riots, Civil Unrest and Crowd Control
- Homeland Security
- Humanitarian Response and Disaster Relief
- Terrorism
- Public Administration
- State and Local Government
- Best Practices
- Checklist
- Creating Emergency Supply List
- Case Studies in Emergency and Disaster Management