Supercourse is a global repository of lectures on public health and prevention targeting educators across the world. Supercourse has a network of over 55,000 scientists in 174 countries who are sharing for free a library of 3,455 lectures in 26 languages.

Topics include: Preparing Communities for Agroterrorism; Prevention and Deterrence of Terrorist Acts; Foundational Awareness of Weapons of Mass Destruction/Terrorism; Effects of Weapons of Mass Destruction/Terrorism Incidents; Disaster Mental Health; eCDLS (eCore Disaster Life Support).

This 24-7 EMS segment describes the role of the National Incident Management System in standardizing response to multiple casualty events. The five key command positions are identified, as well as the general responsibilities of EMS during an MCI.

All families need a disaster plan. Chronically ill children and their families are especially at risk in the aftermath of a disaster. Through this Hot Topic, the American Academy of Pediatrics provides guidance to pediatricians on how they can prepare themselves, their patients, and their practices to deal with terrorism and disaster events.

The purpose of this course is to help physicians effectively prescribe the drugs that have received approval for use in children; understand how the new labeling affects their practice; and obtain current information related to labeling changes.

These case studies are interactive exercises developed to teach epidemiologic principles and practices. They are based on real-life outbreaks and public health problems and were developed in collaboration with the original investigators and experts from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The case studies require students to apply their epidemiologic knowledge and skills to problems confronted by public health practitioners at the local, state, and national level every day. Topics include Botulism, E. coli, and Salmonella.

Health-system pharmacists and pharmacy departments play a critical role in emergency preparedness. In order for pharmacists and health-system pharmacy departments to be involved in the safe and effective use of medications following a disaster or terrorist event, there must be an overall understanding of the principles of emergency preparedness and integration of the pharmacy department into the organizational and community plans. This program will provide the basic information that pharmacists need to become involved in emergency preparedness efforts.

The Public Health Law Program of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has just released version three of the Public Health Emergency Law and Forensic Epidemiology training materials on CD-ROM. These self-contained training packages were developed by for use by instructors in any jurisdiction in the United States who provide public health preparedness training to front-line practitioners.

The site offers free short Internet-based trainings on public health preparedness topics such as disease surveillance, basic epidemiology, bioterrorism, and new/emerging disease agents. Trainings address emergency readiness competencies plus core public health and epidemiology competencies and offer free continuing education credits.

This training material was developed for Environmental Health Professionals (EHP) in Minnesota and across the country as part of the National Association of Community Health Centers' (NACCHO) Advanced Practice Centers program The initial training program consists of two modules. It has been designed for working professionals to use online. The material in both modules addresses basic environmental health concepts - concepts that are important to front line staff with years of experience and to those who are new in the field. For some EHP, this will be a good refresher session and for others it will be new information. For all, these courses are designed to increase awareness of the EHP role in preparedness and disaster response.

Hosted by The National Nurse Emergency Preparedness Initiative (NNEPI), developed by The George Washington University Department of Nursing Education and funded by The U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

Follow the link below to a list of emergency preparedness web-casts from The Alabama Department of Public Health. This catalog of downloadable web-casts covers a wide range of preparedness topics such as: Psychological Difficulties of First Responders; The Pharmacists Role in Disasters; and Bombs, Explosions and Preparedness: A New Role for Public Health and First Responders.

Follow the link below to access training modules on the following emergency preparedness and response topics: Agriculture, Food and Water; Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear Terror; Infectious Disease and Vaccines; Legal Issues; Mental Health Preparedness; and General Public Health Preparedness.