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PUBLIC HEALTH WORKFORCE ACTIVATION
WORKFORCE TRAINING
Training Plan
TRAINING PLAN OVERVIEW
Training and exercises are integral components of preparedness planning. Ideally, you need a plan in place before you can actually train staff and practice it. In this area, we are currently developing a training structure and protocol that will work in tandem with other emergency preparedness activities. This training outline will serve as a guide to help Public Health staff maintain the skills for a quality response.
PHASE ONE
We started by addressing the knowledge and skills we want our staff to have at the end and worked backwards. In the absence of finalized plans, we have focused our training efforts on the basic information we want our Public Health response team members to know.
This includes topics such as:
PHASE TWO
Next, we will launch Phase 2 of our training program that will be comprised of two essential strategies:
WORKFORCE SEGMENTATION
The following flow chart illustrates the segmentation of emergency response training needs for Public Health employees.
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TRAINING PLAN MATRIX
The following Matrix was developed to outline response training needs. A sample matrix that has been populated with key findings is also included below.
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WORKFORCE TRAINING
Training Plan
TRAINING PLAN OVERVIEW
Training and exercises are integral components of preparedness planning. Ideally, you need a plan in place before you can actually train staff and practice it. In this area, we are currently developing a training structure and protocol that will work in tandem with other emergency preparedness activities. This training outline will serve as a guide to help Public Health staff maintain the skills for a quality response.
PHASE ONE
We started by addressing the knowledge and skills we want our staff to have at the end and worked backwards. In the absence of finalized plans, we have focused our training efforts on the basic information we want our Public Health response team members to know.
This includes topics such as:
- Incident Command System (ICS) 101. What is the Incident Command System, how is it applicable to public health emergencies, how is it implemented? What is a public health emergency operations center (EOC) and how is it used?
- Personal Preparedness. How to ensure that a household is prepared for an emergency as well as having a home, car and workspace stocked with emergency supplies.
- Mental Health. Identify the potential mental health affects of an emergency and how to recognize, manage and mitigate mental health distress.
- Public Health Plans. Understand the various preparedness plans as well as clearly defining response roles within the plans.
PHASE TWO
Next, we will launch Phase 2 of our training program that will be comprised of two essential strategies:
- Leadership Training. Train our emergency response leaders (e.g., Site Managers, EOC Representatives, Response Team Leads) in our system on how to lead in an emergency using ICS and National Incident Management System (NIMS) principles.
- Response Team. Train all our team members on their specific response roles and responsibilities. top
WORKFORCE SEGMENTATION
The following flow chart illustrates the segmentation of emergency response training needs for Public Health employees.
Download PDF
TRAINING PLAN MATRIX
The following Matrix was developed to outline response training needs. A sample matrix that has been populated with key findings is also included below.
Download Training Matrix Sample top
