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Introduction to Business Continuity Planning for Disasters and Emergencies
Online
0.075 CEU
This online training module is eligible for 1 CPH recertification credit.
This 45 minute module will orient learners to the basics of business continuity planning, including an introduction to the eight pieces necessary for formulating a plan.
Participants are eligible to receive up to 0.7 contact hours (0.075 CEUs) for successful completion of training including pre-test, post-test and evaluation.
Learning Objectives
Upon successful completion of this training, participants will be able to:
* Describe how business continuity planning can reduce vulnerability to disasters and emergencies
* Summarize the eight pieces necessary for formulating a plan
* Explain the relationship between risk and the process of prioritizing hazards
* Associate business continuity principles with real-world scenarios.
This course contributes to the following Public Health Preparedness Competencies and PHEP Capabilities:
Competencies:
1.0 Model Leadership
1.1 Solve problems under emergency conditions.
3.0 Plan for and Improve Practice
3.1 Contribute expertise to a community hazard vulnerability analysis (HVA).
3.2 Contribute expertise to the development of emergency plans.
3.3 Participate in improving the organizations capacities (including, but not limited to programs, plans, policies, laws, and workforce training).
Capabilities:
1. Community Preparedness
11. Non-pharmaceutical Interventions
This product was developed by the University of Minnesota Center for Public Health Preparedness (UMNCPHP), supported in part through a grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Current support is provided by the University of Minnesota: Simulations, Exercises and Effective Education Preparedness and Emergency Response Learning Center (U-SEEE PERL), which is funded in part through Grant/Cooperative Agreement Number 1U90TP000418 from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Principal Investigator: Debra Olson.
Revised and updated April 2012
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Introduction to Business Continuity Planning for Disasters and Emergencies
ASPH Competencies
Social and Behavioral Sciences
- Describe steps and procedures for the planning, implementation and evaluation of public health programs, policies and interventions.
Council on Linkages Core Competencies
Domain #1: Analytic/Assessment Skills
- Defines a problem.
Domain #2: Policy Development/Program Planning Skills
- Decides on the appropriate course of action.
- Prepares and implements emergency response plans.
Domain #3: Communication Skills
- Leads and participates in groups to address specific issues.
Domain #5: Community Dimensions of Practice Skills
- Establishes and maintains linkages with key stakeholders.
Interdisciplinary/Cross-Cutting Competencies
Communication and Informatics
- Collaborate with communication and informatics specialists in the process of design, implementation and evaluation of public health programs.
Program Planning
- Describe the tasks necessary to assure that program implementation occurs as intended.