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EMAC and Its Application for Public Health Emergency Response and Recovery Operations

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Course Overview Course Quality Rating TBD Course Description This course is provided by South Central Partnership and will require a secondary login and/or registration. Adopted by each of the fifty states, Puerto Rico, the US Virgin Islands, Guam, the District of Columbia, and ratified by Congress (Public Law 104-321), the Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC) is an interstate mutual-aid agreement that provides a system and process for sharing of personnel, equipment, and other resources among states during emergencies and disasters. EMAC has traditionally been used by states for National Guard, firefighting, and other types of emergency management assistance. Recently, however, it was used with much success during the 2005 hurricane season to provide public health and environmental health assistance.This course will provide an introduction to EMAC – its organization, processes, and procedures. The presenters will also discuss how EMAC was used to provide public health and environmental health emergency response assistance during the 2005 hurricane season and how it can be used to mitigate resource shortfalls in future disasters. Finally, other key mutual- aid agreements will be briefly highlighted. NOTE: This course was originally delivered as a satellite broadcast. Click the LAUNCH button below to start or be taken to the course. Target Audience None listed Learning Objectives Having completed this course, the learner will be able to: Summarize EMAC and its key features and characteristics Identify the primary benefits and challenges using EMAC Explain specific examples of how EMAC was used for public health and environmental health emergency response during the 2005 hurricane season List several other intrastate, interstate, and international mutual-aid agreements Council of Linkages Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals (COL)/COL Tier(s) None listed Professional/Disciplinary Competencies Public Health Preparedness & Response Core Competency Model 1.3: Facilitate collaboration with internal and external emergency response partners. Format Online/ Self-study Credit /CEU None available Duration 2 hrs. Specifications None listed Course Publication Date None listed
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