Global Health Disaster Preparedness & Response

(3 Credits)

Large-scale disasters and catastrophes, also referred to as mega-disasters or hyper-complex emergencies, are of such magnitude that they affect an entire country- either directly or indirectly and require multi-national or international response capabilities to recover. Incidents or events such as pandemics and climate change that impact more than one country or region are also considered global disasters. In this course, students will define and characterize major catastrophic threats, assess data for mitigation purposes, conduct risk assessments for public health impact and structural and non-structural damages, identify recovery strategies and assess role of memorialization on community recovery. Students will prepare a Disaster Plan and appropriate Plan Annexes. This is an online course