Other Training and Education Opportunities

Iowa Law Enforcement Academy (http://www.state.ia.us/ilea/)

The ILEA has been assigned the responsibility of providing training for Iowa Law Enforcement Officers, to coordinate training and to set standards for the law enforcement service.

University Hygienic Lab (http://www.uhl.uiowa.edu/services/additional/training/index.html)

The University Hygienic Laboratory acts as a service laboratory, but is committed to environmental and public health education and training.

Iowa Department of Public Safety (http://www.state.ia.us/government/dps/fm/fstb/)

Iowa State University Center for Food Security and Public Health (http://www.cfsph.iastate.edu/)

The mission of the CFSPH is to increase national preparedness for accidental or intentional introduction of disease agents that threaten food production or public health.

Kirkwood Community College Hazardous Materials Training and Research Institute (Environmental Health & Safety Training) (http://www.hmtri.org/ehs_trng/courses.htm)

Kirkwood Community College is an OSHA Training Center.

Center for Public Health Preparedness Resource Center (http://www.asph.org/acphp/phprc.cfm)

The Centers for Public Health Preparedness Resource Center, managed by ASPH through cooperative agreement with CDC, is a free online catalog of courses and training activities, degree and certificate programs, and many other materials developed by Centers for Public Health Preparedness nationwide.

FEMA - Emergency Management Institute (http://www.training.fema.gov/emiweb/)

EMI serves as the national focal point for the development and delivery of emergency management training to enhance the capabilities of federal, state, local, and tribal government officials, volunteer organizations, and the public and private sectors to minimize the impact of disasters on the American public. EMI curricula are structured to meet the needs of this diverse audience with an emphasis on how the various elements work together in emergencies to save lives and protect property.

Resources

Iowa Department of Public Health (http://www.idph.state.ia.us)

The Iowa Department of Public Health's Website

Association of Schools of Public Health (http://www.asph.org)

The Association of Schools of Public Health's Website

CDC Emergency Preparedness & Response Web Site (http://www.bt.cdc.gov/)

Bioterrorism Preparedness & Response

ASTHO (http://www.astho.org/)

The Association of State and Territorial Health Officials

NACCHO (http://www.naccho.org/)

National Association of County and City Health Officials

Columbia's Preparedness Center (http://cpmcnet.columbia.edu/dept/sph/CPHP/)

Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health Center for Public Health Preparedness

Department of Homeland Security (http://www.dhs.gov/dhspublic/)

United States Department of Homeland Security Website

Iowa Homeland Security & Emergency Management (http://www.iowahomelandsecurity.org/)

The Iowa Homeland Security and Emergency Managment Division's Web Site

Iowa Central Community College Homeland Security Training Center (http://www.iccc.cc.ia.us/2003/homeland_security/homelandindex.html)

Work with local first responders and related state and federal agencies to create a model Homeland Security Regional Training and Command Center, serving Iowa, and potentially, surrounding states.

IPHI - Iowa Public Health Information (http://www.iowapublichealth.org)

Easy-to-use web site that emphasizes local and state resources and provides links to National Library of Medicine (NLM) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) resources.

BioDefenseEducation.org (http://www.BioDefenseEducation.org)

A Biodefense Digital Library and Collaboratory which is intended to serve as a source of continuing education on biodefense affairs

AHRQ - Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (http://www.ahrq.gov/browse/bioterbr.htm)

Bioterrorism Planning and Response resources.

U.S. Fire Administration (http://www.usfa.fema.gov)

A joint effort of the Department of Homeland Security and the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

Council on Linkages (http://www.phf.org/Link.htm)

Provides competency linkages between Public Health academia and practice.

Partners in Information Access for the Public Health Workforce (http://phpartners.org)

Partners in Information Access for the Public Health Workforce is a collaboration of U.S. government agencies, public health organizations, and health sciences libraries which provides timely, convenient access to selected public health resources on the Internet.

New Public Health Administrators Orientation