The CDC-funded Centers for Public Health Preparedness (CPHP) Program is a national network of academic institutions working in collaboration with state and local public health departments and other community partners to develop, deliver, and evaluate preparedness education.
The strategic partnership of public health practitioners and the South Central Preparedness and Emergency Response Learning Center (SCPERLC or Center) academics provides a comprehensive, regional approach to professional emergency and disaster workforce development. The SCPERLC provides training opportunities tailored to the unique needs of the region through onsite courses, web-based courses, satellite broadcasts, regional conferences, and newsletters. The Center also fosters and coordinates information sharing and relationships among state and local practice partners through regular conference calls, meetings, and joint training activities.
The SCPERLC works with state and local health agencies in the region to identify individual and organizational-level training needs in bioterrorism, infectious disease including pandemic influenza, food safety, school safety, radiological terrorism, and other areas including vulnerable populations. These collaborative relationships with state and local public health agencies effectively utilize resources in producing training programs that meet the demands of a rapidly changing world. SCPERLC needs assessments provide information regarding both individual-level, competency-based needs of the public health workforce in their area, as well as organizational-level factors influencing SCPERLC training in meeting critical competency-based training needs.
The SCPERLC reaches over 60,000 participants each year through a wide array of public health preparedness activities. Additionally, the SCPERLC participates in many presentations, exercises, and consulting opportunities related to pandemic influenza preparedness. All courses, webcasts and resources are available on the Center website as well as on the SCPERLC Learning Management System (LMS).
For more information about us, please visit our website (http://www.southcentralpartnership.org)
