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In order to foster collaboration within the CPHP network and to share best practices, CDC and ASPH established “exemplar groups, “to identify and examine CPHP resources in selected areas of preparedness and to summarize each group’s experience, or lessons learned, using the resources. Each exemplar group, made up of CPHP experts, was charged to develop CPHP Education Resource Guides that both the CPHP network and the workforce can use to navigate the myriad training resources CPHP offer and/or learn from the many lessons CPHP have experienced in training and education for public health preparedness.

CPHP Education Resource Guides are written compilations comprised of comparative descriptions of national preparedness resources, developed from existing CPHP materials and programs. The Resource Guides primarily consist of CPHP resources. However, some Resource Guides include other critical or noteworthy resources developed by experts outside of the CPHP network.

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CPHP Education Resource Guides:

Community-based Clinician Preparedness Education

This resource guide describes existing CPHP network materials related to community-based clinician preparedness education with the intent of helping clinician partners determine which training options best meet their learning needs in the new threat matrix.
   - Preparedness Education for Community-based Clinicians "At a Glance" (PDF)
   - Preparedness Education for Community-based Clinicians (PDF)
   - Preparedness Education for Community-based Clinicians Appendices (PDF)

CPHP Network Partnerships with Community Colleges

- CPHP Network Partnerships with Community Colleges(PDF)

Cross-Border Preparedness Tools

This document describes how CPHP can help overcome the limitations created by cross-jurisdictional differences to prepare the public health workforce.
   - Cross Border Preparedness Tools "At a Glance" (PDF)
   - Cross Border Preparedness Tools (PDF)
   - Cross Border Preparedness Tools Appendices (PDF)

Distance Learning Preparedness

This guide reports findings on content accuracy, appropriateness and scope, technical issues, navigation and presentation, and evaluation of distance learning preparedness resources developed by 19 CPHP.
   - Distance Learning Preparedness "At a Glance" (PDF)
   - Distance Learning Preparedness (PDF)
   - Distance Learning Preparedness Appendices (PDF)

Emergency Response Infection Control Tools for Public Health Workers

- Emergency Response Infection Control Tools for Public Health Workers (PDF)

Emergency Pharmaceutical Distribution Educational Programs:
Strategic National Stockpile/Mass Dispensing

- Strategic National Stockpile/Mass Dispensing (PDF)

Environmental Safety / Preparedness

This resource guide contains the findings of a survey designed and conducted by the exemplar group to identify the components of 58 CPHP developed Environmental Health Resources. Analysis includes information on course content and competencies, level of training, targeted audience, method of delivery.
   - Environmental Safety/ Preparedness "At a Glance" (PDF)
   - Environmental Safety/ Preparedness (PDF)
   - Environmental Safety/ Preparedness Appendices (PDF)

Evidence-Based Gaps

- Evidence-Based Gaps (PDF)

Field Epidemiology for Surge Capacity

This report provides an overview of the issues and challenges of preparing for an epidemiologic response to a public health emergency, and a review of existing assessment tools that enable local public health agencies to assess their epidemiologic surge capacity and training needs.
- Public Health Emergency Epidemiology Curricula (PDF)

Graduate Student Epidemiology

This guide provides information about the existing graduate student epidemiology programs at schools of public health with the CPHP.
   - Graduate Student Epidemiology Response Programs "At-a-Glance" (PDF)
   - Graduate Student Epidemiology Response Programs (PDF)
   - Graduate Student Epidemiology Response Programs Appendices (PDF)

Incident Command for Public Health

This is an assessment of 15 ICS-related education resources developed by CPHP, detailing each resource as it currently exists and offering suggestions for enhancement. Many of the resources addressed in this document are "NIMS consistent" and use NIMS terminology.
   - Incident Command Full Report (with At-a-Glance and Appendices) (PDF)
   - Incident Command "At-a-Glance" (PDF)
   - Incident Command Report (PDF)
   - Incident Command Appendices (PDF)

International/Global Resource Kit

- International / Global Resource Kit 2005-2006 (PDF)
- International / Global Resource Kit 2006-2007 (PDF)

Local Public Health Preparedness Tools

This guide provides an overview of the various local public health preparedness tools available from CPHPs across the nation for use by public health agencies. Tools are tangible, practical resources intended to provide guidance to public health agencies as they address training and capacity needs in public health preparedness and response. Tools included are descriptions of 35 assessments, checklists, curricula and tools for trainers, exercise and drill templates, tabletop guides, exercise evaluations, job action sheets, learning management systems, manuals and reference guides, protocols, and training plan templates.
   - Local Public Health Preparedness Tools Full Report (with At-a-Glance and Appendices) (PDF)
   - Local Public HealthPreparedness Tools "At-a-Glance" (PDF)
   - Local Public Health Preparedness Tools Report (PDF)
   - Local Public Health Preparedness Tools Appendices (PDF)

Mental / Psychosocial

This guide offers a preliminary glossary of disaster mental health terminology as well as a matrix of relevant CPHP disaster mental health training, education curricula and resources that are categorized into introductory, intermediate, and advanced levels. The guide also shares process-oriented lessons learned and suggestions for further development of the science of mental health/psychosocial disaster preparedness.
- Mental / Psychosocial (PDF)
- Mental / Psychosocial Appendices (PDF)

Occupational Safety / Worker Preparedness

This guide identifies core competencies and target groups for worker training (such as first responders, healthcare personnel, and occupational and safety healthcare personnel) related to preparedness, and surveys training materials and programs available from the CPHP related to those competencies.
   - Occupational Safety / Worker Preparedness "At-a-Glance" (PDF)
   - Occupational Safety / Worker Preparedness (PDF)
   - Occupational Safety / Worker Preparedness Appendices (PDF)

Preparedness and Crisis Leadership Education

This guide is designed to help national, state, and local partners successfully navigate CPHP Network crisis leadership programs and products such as trainings that help prepare participants for new and/or changing roles, improving critical decision making skills and collective actions, and developing and implementing disaster plans, communicating important info to staff, building teams, recovery.
   - Preparedness and Crisis Leadership Education "At-a-Glance" (PDF)
   - Preparedness and Crisis Leadership Education (PDF)
   - Preparedness and Crisis Leadership Education Appendices (PDF)

Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Resource Kit for Academic Institutions

- Resource Kit for Academic Institutions (PDF)

Preparedness Education for Vulnerable Populations

- Resource Gaps (PDF)
- Resource Grid (PDF)

Public Health Law / Legal Preparedness

This is a compilation of CPHP network resource materials addressing public health legal preparedness and forensic epidemiology.
   - Public Health Law / Legal Preparedness Full Report (with At-a-Glance and Appendices) (PDF)
   - Public Health Law / Legal Preparedness "At-a-Glance" (PDF)
   - Public Health Law / Legal Preparedness Report (PDF)
   - Public Health Law / Legal Preparedness Appendices (PDF)

Public Health Preparedness Exercises and Drills

This "Lessons Learned" guide uses existing CPHP resources and/or faculty expertise to provide public health practitioners with a tool for advancing national preparedness goals related to preparedness exercises and drills in four categories: lessons learned in planning an exercise or drill, conducting an exercise or drill, lessons learned in evaluating an exercise or drill, and strengthening partnerships through conducting an exercise or drill.
- Public Health Preparedness Exercises and Drills "At-a-Glance" (PDF)
- Public Health Preparedness Exercises and Drills (PDF)

Public Health Worker Preparedness Certification

This is a resource for identifying and selecting preparedness training programs that certify the acquisition and/or demonstration of emergency readiness and response competencies for public health workers.
   - Public Health Worker Preparedness Certification "At-a-Glance" (PDF)
   - Public Health Worker Preparedness Certification (PDF)
   - Public Health Worker Preparedness Certification Appendices (PDF)

Rural Preparedness / Agroterrorism

This guide examines rural preparedness and agroterrorism training and educational materials existing within the CPHP or inconsistencies in existing materials or training, and advances the long-term vision of better collaboration between academic institutions and agencies.
   - Rural Preparedness / Agroterrorism "At-a-Glance" (PDF)
   - Rural Preparedness / Agroterrorism (PDF)
   - Rural Preparedness / Agroterrorism Appendices (PDF)

The Development of Proposed Core Competencies in Disaster Mental Health

- The Development of Proposed Core Competencies in Disaster Mental Health (PDF)

Train-the-trainer

This document contains descriptions of current Train-the-Trainer programs within the CPHP network and discusses related lessons learned to date.
   - Train-the-trainer Full Report (with At-a-Glance and Appendices) (PDF)
   - Train-the-trainer "At-a-Glance" (PDF)
   - Train-the-trainer (PDF)
   - Train-the-trainer Appendices (PDF)

User Guide to Simulation-Based and Interactive Training for Preparedness

- User Guide to Simulation-Based and Interactive Training for Preparedness (PDF)

By reaching and teaching the public health workforce, the CPHP ensure a strong public health system when and where it is needed most.