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The National Center for Disaster Medicine and Public Health (NCDMPH) rescheduled Learning in Disaster Health: A Continuing Education Workshop from April 2-3. 2013 to September 17-18, 2013. The workshop will still be held at the Georgetown University Hotel and Conference Center. The speaker and dynamic session content will remain the same with little anticipated change to the agenda.

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For information about the YNH-CEPDR Workshops referenced in the recent Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness article, "Meeting the Challenges of the 21st Center: The Federal Education and Training Interagency Group for Public Health and Medical Disaster Preparedness and Response," please click here.

FEMA recently released three national frameworks in support of the National Preparedness Goal. These documents contribute to a more resilient nation through their whole-community approach.

NCDMPH is proud to announce the publication of "Proposals for Aligning Disaster Health Competency Models" in the latest edition of Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness. NCDMPH's Drs. Schor and Altman co-wrote the manuscript on disaster health competencies. Read more ...

We continue to update our Resilience through Learning: Explosions in Boston resources. Continue to revisit our Resilience Through Learning page for the latest updates.

NCDMPH is proud to announce the release of their first pediatric learning object, "Tracking and Reunification of Children in Disasters: A Lesson and Reference for Health Professionals." Read about this exciting new product and the unique collaboration that produced it .. here.

NCDMPH announces the release of their "Resources for Core Competencies in Disaster Health" which links to each of the 11 core competencies published in Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness' 2012 article, "Core Competencies for Disaster Medicine and Public Health." The release coincides with National Severe Weather Preparedness Week. Find out how you can use these resources to prepare yourself against severe weather.



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