UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA PREPAREDNESS AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE LEARNING CENTER

描述（由申请人提供）：北卡罗来纳州大学Gillings全球公共卫生学院（Gillings School of Global Public Health，简称GSPH）建议建立一个准备和应急响应学习中心（Preparedness and Emergency Response Learning Center，简称PERLC），以满足在定义的四个州服务区（北卡罗来纳州、田纳西州、弗吉尼亚州和西弗吉尼亚州）参与公共卫生准备和响应的劳动力的培训需求。该提案的目标受众被界定为四个州服务区的地方、区域和州公共卫生机构的中层公共卫生专业人员。该中心将与各州的主要合作伙伴合作，（a）围绕疾病控制和预防中心（CDC）和公共卫生学校协会（ASPH）目前正在开发的公共卫生准备和反应核心能力（PHP&R核心能力）开发培训和教育机会，（B）开发合作伙伴要求的教育和培训。为了围绕PHP&R核心竞争力开发培训和教育计划，该中心将（1）围绕所有新的PHP&R核心竞争力领域开发一个强大的，全面的，模块化的继续教育计划，（2）通过培训网站开发基于能力的短期培训。将通过提供培训和业绩支助工具的具体活动满足合作伙伴确定的其他备灾培训需求，这些工具将扩大PHP&R核心竞争力培训需求。将对所有培训活动进行全面评价，以指导改进工作并衡量培训效果。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The University of North Carolina Gillings School of Global Public Health (UNC SPH) proposes to establish a Preparedness and Emergency Response Learning Center (PERLC) to meet the training needs of the workforce involved with public health preparedness and response in a defined four State area of service: North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia. The target audience for this proposal is defined as mid-tier public health professionals at local, regional and State public health agencies in the four State service area. The UNC PERLC will collaborate with key partners in each State to (a) develop training and educational opportunities around the Public Health preparedness and response core competencies (PHP&R core competencies) currently under development by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Association of Schools of Public Health (ASPH) and (b) develop partner-requested education and training. For developing training and educational programs around the PHP&R core competencies, the UNC PERLC will (1) develop a robust, comprehensive, modular continuing education program around all of the new PHP&R core competency domains and (2) develop just-in-time short competency-based trainings via a training Web site. Additional partner-identified preparedness training needs will be addressed through specific activities providing training and performance support tools that expand upon PHP&R core Competencies training needs. All training activities will undergo thorough evaluation in order to guide improvements and measure training effectiveness.