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Check Out the New Learning Center!
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We are excited to announce that we have completed the upgrade and redesign of our Learning Center. Our Learning Center provides access to all of our learning content including course registration, student materials, and certificates. Take a look at http://delvalle.bphc.org.
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Online Course
November 26-December 21, 2018
 When disaster hits, communities need to take steps to ensure they can "build back better." This is the challenge in recovery planning. This 4-week online course provides an overview of the recovery planning process and highlights key planning activities for public health, emergency medical services, hospitals, community health, long-term care, and other healthcare institutions. The course consists of four live session webinars, with self-paced readings, videos and discussion board activities between the sessions.
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Boston, MA
October 31, 2018
 This 4-hour course provides an overview of the Hospital Incident Command System (HICS) Fifth Edition. Through practical scenarios and interactive discussions, students will learn the benefits of HICS and its application in a healthcare environment, including adaptations for community health centers and other healthcare settings.
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Featured Career Opportunities
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The Office of Public Health Preparedness is Hiring!
The Office of Public Health Preparedness (OPHP) is looking for experienced candidates to contribute to our work of enhancing community, public health, and healthcare system resilience in order to prepare for, respond to, and recover from emergencies that impact the health of the public.
The Media & Technology Coordinator works collaboratively with OPHP staff to meet technology needs in support of program activities such as classroom and online courses, public health emergency response, community engagement, social media, meetings and other events. If you or anyone you know is qualified for this position, click here to visit the Boston Public Health Commission’s career page to apply.
| The Senior Program Manager, Healthcare System Preparedness is responsible for overseeing program and project management for the Boston Healthcare Preparedness Coalition, the City of Boston’s Health and Medical Coordinating Coalition (HMCC). If you or anyone you know is qualified for this position, please click here to visit the Boston Public Health Commission’s career page to apply. |
The Conference of Boston Teaching Hospitals (COBTH), a coalition of twelve Boston area teaching hospitals, is seeking an Emergency Management Coordinator to assist in coordinating area-wide hospital preparedness and to serve as a resource for the preparedness staff at member institutions. This role works extensively with hospitals in the region and plays a critical role working with the BPHC Office of Public Health Preparedness during activations of the Medical Intelligence Center to support healthcare system preparedness and response. Please click here for more information about how to apply. |
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This Month in Public Health and Healthcare Preparedness
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Planning Ahead for Disaster Recovery
We have seen an increasing interest in the topic of pre-disaster recovery planning among our partners and stakeholders both locally and on the national stage. Public health and healthcare colleagues across the nation know that developing a recovery plan before an emergency hits can help to mitigate the long-term health impacts on communities, particularly the most vulnerable. As we continue to research this topic for our 4-week online course, we thought we’d share some of our favorite resources here:
This is just a sampling of the resources we have compiled for our recovery planning course. If you’d like to learn more, reach out to us or register for the course. |
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Additional Headlines and Resources
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Continue Your Learning Online
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Visit our course catalog to access online trainings, our archived webinars page to access a list of our webinar recordings and our knowledge base to browse additional resources.
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The DelValle Institute has great partners in emergency preparedness trainings for public health and healthcare providers in Massachusetts, including:
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