Raritan Valley Emergency Services Consulting & Education

Course Overview

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The One-day Pandemic Preparedness Awareness Course is a thorough and informative awareness-level training on pandemic influenza, delivered in three modules, each developed around a Power Point presentation.   Delivered by RVESCUE facilitators, this program was created and made available by ToucanED.

 

This course is approved by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and is eligible for the delivery/attendance of ToucanEd’s Pandemic Preparedness Awareness Course under the following grant funds:

• State Homeland Security Grant Program (SHSP)
• Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI)
• Law Enforcement Terrorism Prevention Program (LETTP)
• Metropolitan Medical Response Systems (MMRS)
• Citizen Corps Program (CCP) also now known as California Volunteers
• Port Security Grant Program (PSGP)
• Transit Security Grant Program (TSGP)

 

Course Objectives

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All participants receive a Participant Guide that provides the content needed, including thumbnails and text from the Power Point presentations, which form the basis of this course. It also includes the checklists, fact sheets, and important references and resources. It will be a valuable piece for participants to keep and refer to.

 

• Module 1
• provides source information, focusing on statistics, history, and science
  introduces the concept of sheltering in place for panflu
• Module 2
• includes planning assumptions identified in the Implementation Plan for the National Strategy for Pandemic Influenza, May 2006
• provides specifics on sheltering in place and supplies to have on hand for 7–10 days
• identifies ways to plan for difficult situations
• Module 3
• addresses NIMS, SEMS, and ICS
• expands information on actions that would likely take place in the event of a pandemic
• offers tips on treating colds and flu and when to seek medical help
• discusses personal protective equipment (PPE) and standard precautions
• provides a case definition of avian flu and PPE.

The essential course for first responders, including law enforcement, EMS providers, public health and safety workers, utility workers, and others, to prepare for pandemic influenza

The cost for this One-Day Awareness Course, including participant guide, is $199 per person. Minimum class enrollents may be required.  Group pricing also available.

(NOTE: NJ EMT Training Fund is NOT accepted for this program).