Superstorm Sandy Systems Response

The following are training materials available from this project:

• Continuity of Operations Planning Presentation
  Slideset curriculum incorporated into the face-to-face public health trainings for this project. This training emphasizes the interdependence of client preparedness, organizational preparedness, and staff professional and personal preparedness within a continuity of operations plan. For more information about this training contact ncdp@columbia.edu.
• MGMT 1201: Elements of Leadership: Decision-Making & Problem-Solving Under Emergency Conditions
  Free online course on the Columbia Regional Learning Center learning management system. This course is designed to help public health staff improve their decision-making skills so that they are ready to make decisions during a crisis. The course covers the naturalistic and recognition-primed decision-making models and then focuses on how leaders observe, orient, decide, and act during crises. The course can be completed in approximately 2 hours and has a pre-test, an interactive video-based lecture, a post-test, and a certificate of completion. Upon successful completion of all the course content, you can obtain your certificate by clicking on the “My Account” link available at the top of this page. (Registration required)
  
• The Preparedness Wizard Create your emergency preparedness plan NOW!
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• The 5 Steps to Disaster Preparedness NCDP developed the “5 Action Steps to Personal Preparedness” model to provide an easy way to think about preparedness that applies to any emergency or disaster. This is the way that we think about preparedness. Using this framework of 5 critical action steps will help you think through, plan, and create a family emergency plan.
  View the 5 Steps to Disaster Preparedness (English)
  View the 5 Steps to Disaster Preparedness (Spanish)