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Free online course in disaster preparedness now available to nurses

Posted 06/29/2009

The Center for Public Health Practice, within The Ohio State University College of Public Health, is offering a free, online course to nurses on how to prepare, respond and recover from public health disasters, such as infectious disease outbreaks and floods.

The 10-hour course is taught by Barbara J. Polivka, associate professor and specialty program director of Nursing and Health Systems Management at The Ohio State University College of Nursing to help nurses answer the question: "What do I do in a disaster situation?"

The course informs nurses of their roles in such situations, and teaches them how to delegate responsibilities to other personnel.

For more information and to register for the Public Health Nursing Surge course, visit https://www.train.org/DesktopShell.aspx and enter course ID No. 1016452.

 

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The Ohio State University's College Public Health is an integral part of the most comprehensive health sciences campus in the nation. The college was created in February 2007 by the University Board of Trustees. First established in 1995 as part of the College of Medicine, we are the first and only accredited school of public health in the state of Ohio. Specializations within the college include biostatistics, epidemiology, health behavior and health promotion, environmental health sciences, health services management and policy, veterinary public health and clinical investigations. The college is currently ranked 21st in public health graduate schools by US News & World Report. Its Master of Health Administration program is ranked 12th.