Be Crisis Ready: Best Practices for Facilities Management in Public Health Emergencies
**Instructions
to access the recording will be provided after you register.**
Learning
Objectives
At the
conclusion of this course, participants will be able to:
- describe the relationship between the public health emergency preparedness system and facilities management;
- define the term ‘ready’ in the context of the ‘ready, willing, and able’ model as it relates to facilities management in public health emergencies;
- describe the relevance of non-pharmaceutical interventions to facilities management in public health emergencies;
- list two relevant examples of resource allocation considerations of relevance to facilities management in public health emergencies; and
- name two types of hierarchy of controls for facilities management in public health emergencies.
Target
Audience
This
presentation is appropriate for public health practitioners involved in
preparedness efforts and their community-based partners.
Instructor
Daniel
Barnett, MD, MPH
is a Professor in the Department of
Environmental Health and Engineering at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of
Public Health, where he has a joint appointment in the Department of Health
Policy and Management. His areas of expertise include public health emergency
readiness and response; mental health aspects of public health emergency
response; and organizational culture change issues facing health departments in
building a ready public health workforce. The recipient of the International Critical
Incident Stress Foundation Cofounders Award for Excellence in Crisis
Intervention/Trauma Research and the National Association of Counties
Achievement Award, Barnett holds a bachelor’s degree from Yale University, a
master’s degree in public health from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of
Public Health, and a medical degree from The Ohio State University. He
regularly provides training in public health core competencies and public
health preparedness.
Technology
Requirements
This recorded webinar is
presented through the Vimeo Internet-based platform. A computer with high-speed
internet connection and the ability to download and run this platform is
required.
Creation Date: This training was recorded 12/7/20.
For more information about
this course or for assistance with registration, contact marphtc@pitt.edu.
Cyber Threats to Public Health Systems: Preparedness Considerations
This recorded webinar discusses cyber
threats to public health and their implications for effective public health
system functioning. The presentation builds participants’ applied knowledge
about varied types of relevant cybersecurity challenges that public health
agencies may face, and how these challenges can impact delivery of essential
public health services. Content of this training will include best-practice
guidance that public health agencies can implement to increase their
organizational and jurisdictional resilience to an ever-broadening array of
cyber threats to population health.
**Instructions
to access the course will be provided after you register.**
Learning
Objectives
At the
conclusion of this course, participants will be able to:
describe cybersecurity’s relevance to the functioning
of public health services and systems;
explain three types of cybersecurity vulnerabilities
for public health; and
describe three strategies for building resilience
toward cybersecurity threats to public health.
Target
Audience
This training is appropriate for all public health
practitioners, especially for those working in community settings.
Instructor
Daniel
Barnett, MD, MPH is a
professor in the Department of Environmental Health & Engineering at the
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, where he has joint
appointments in the Department of Health Policy and Management and the
Department of Health, Behavior, and Society. Barnett's long-standing
practice-based and research experiences in public health have included a strong
applied emphasis on public health workforce development and organizational
readiness in the face of evolving challenges to population health and health
security.
Level
This course is appropriate for those
with no experience with cyber security.
Length: 1 hour
Continuing Education Credits
Continuing
education credits are not offered for this course.
Technology
Requirements
This
course is presented through the Vimeo Internet-based platform. A computer with
high-speed internet connection and the ability to download and run this
platform is required.
For more
information about this course or for assistance with registration, contact marphtc@pitt.edu.
Creation Date: This training was recorded 4/9/26
The Haddon Matrix
Collaborate with emergency responders at all levels by communicating using the Haddon Matrix. This recorded webinar provides an introductory overview of the Haddon Matrix as a flexible, scalable tool for public health agencies in the emergency planning and response efforts and an example of building a Haddon Matrix to address an infectious disease emergency event.
**Instructions to access the recordings will be provided after you register.**
Learning Objectives
At the
conclusion of this training, participants will be able to:
- discuss the history of the development of the Haddon Matrix;
- link injury prevention epidemiology and all-hazards disaster preparedness;
- describe the Haddon Matrix’s use as a planning tool;
- describe the Haddon Matrix’s applicability to all-hazards preparedness model;
- apply the Haddon Matrix to dirty bomb planning; and
- apply the Haddon Matrix to pandemic planning.
Target
Audience
This
training is appropriate for public health
practitioners involved in planning and response efforts for public health
emergencies.
Instructor
Daniel Barnett, MD, MPH is a Professor in the Department of
Environmental Health & Engineering at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of
Public Health, where he has a joint appointment in the Department of Health
Policy and Management. His areas of expertise include public health emergency
readiness and response, mental health aspects of public health emergency
response, and organizational culture change issues facing health departments in
building a ready public health workforce. The recipient of the International
Critical Incident Stress Foundation Cofounders Award for Excellence in Crisis
Intervention/Trauma Research and the National Association of Counties
Achievement Award, Barnett earned a bachelor’s degree from Yale University, a
Master of Public Health from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public
Health, and a medical degree from The Ohio State University. He regularly
provides training in public health core competencies and public health
preparedness.
Technology
Requirements
This recorded webinar series
is presented through the Vimeo Internet-based platform. A computer with
high-speed internet connection and the ability to download and run this
platform is required.
Creation Date: This training was recorded in
April 2025.
For more information about
this course or for assistance with registration, contact marphtc@pitt.edu.
Long-term Consequences of Disasters: Public Health Practice Considerations
This recorded
webinar describes public health practice-related perspectives on long-term
consequences of disasters, including their relevance to the 10 Essential Public
Health Services.
**Instructions
to access the course will be provided after you register.**
Learning
Objectives
At the
conclusion of this course, participants will be able to:
- characterize the timeframe associated with long-term consequences of disasters;
- describe long-term consequences of disasters for physical health, mental health, and environmental health; and
- characterize the relevance of the 10 Essential Public Health Services to managing long-term consequences of disasters.
Target
Audience
This training is appropriate for public health agency
administrators, managers, emergency preparedness coordinators, and related
staff.
Instructor
Daniel Barnett, MD, MPH is a Professor in the Department of Environmental Health &
Engineering at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, where he
has joint appointments in the Department of Health Policy and Management and the Department
of Health, Behavior, and Society.
Barnett's long-standing practice-based and research experiences in public
health have included a strong applied emphasis on public health
workforce development and organizational readiness in the face of evolving
challenges to population health and health security.
Length:
1
hour
Continuing Education Credits
Continuing
education credits are not offered for this course.
Technology
Requirements
This
course is presented through the Vimeo Internet-based platform. A computer with
high-speed internet connection and the ability to download and run this
platform is required.
For more
information about this course or for assistance with registration, contact marphtc@pitt.edu.
Creation Date: This training was created in October 2025.
Public Health Emergency Preparedness Exercises: From Design to Evaluation
This recorded webinar presents best
practice concepts in designing and evaluating public health emergency
preparedness exercises and the value-add of these exercises for public health
agencies’ continuous quality improvement, collective efficacy, and fulfillment
of essential public health services. The course includes an illustrative
tabletop public health emergency preparedness exercise to highlight key
principles and practices of exercise implementation.
**Instructions
to access the course will be provided after you register.**
Learning
Objectives
At the
conclusion of this course, participants will be able to:
- describe the relevance and importance of public health emergency preparedness exercises;
- compare and contrast tabletop, functional, and full-scale exercises; and
- describe how and why design and evaluation of public health emergency preparedness exercises need to be complementary.
Target
Audience
This training is appropriate for public health agency
administrators, managers, emergency preparedness coordinators, and related
staff.
Instructor
Daniel Barnett, MD, MPH is a Professor in the Department of Environmental Health &
Engineering at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, where he
has joint appointments in the Department of Health Policy and Management
and the Department of Health, Behavior, and Society. Barnett's long-standing practice-based and research experiences in
public health have included a strong applied emphasis on public
health workforce development and organizational readiness in the face of
evolving challenges to population health and health security.
Length:
2
hours
Continuing Education
Credits
Continuing
education credits are not offered for this course.
Technology
Requirements
This
course is presented through the Vimeo Internet-based platform. A computer with
high-speed internet connection and the ability to download and run this
platform is required.
For
more information about this course or for assistance with registration, contact
marphtc@pitt.edu.
Creation Date: This training was created
in September 2025.
Recovery Considerations for Public Health Agencies After a Disaster
**Instructions to access the course will be provided after you register.**
Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of this video, participants will be able to:
- describe how the recovery fits into the disaster life cycle;
- list three recovery-phase challenges for public health agencies following public health emergencies and disasters; and
- describe the role of efficacy in the context of successful recovery-phase activities for public health workers.
Target
Audience
This presentation is appropriate for all public health practitioners, community health workers, and clinicians.
Instructor
Daniel Barnett, MD, MPH is a Professor in the Department of Environmental Health & Engineering at the
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health (JHSPH) where he has joint
appointments in the Department of Health Policy and Management, and in the
Department of Health, Behavior and Society. He directs the Public Health
Preparedness Certificate Program at JHSPH. His research interests include
evidence-based approaches to identifying and addressing gaps in public health
emergency and disaster prevention/mitigation, preparedness, response, and
recovery systems. Barnett earned a bachelor’s degree from Yale University, a
Master of Public Health from JHSPH, and a medical degree from The Ohio State
University College of Medicine and Public Health. He is a graduate of the Johns
Hopkins General Preventive Medicine Residency Program.
Technology
Requirements
This recorded webinar is presented through the Vimeo Internet-based platform. A computer with high-speed internet connection and the ability to download and run this platform is required.
For more information about this course or for assistance with registration, contact marphtc@pitt.edu.
Creation Date: This training was recorded 11/19/24.