Infectious Diseases & Emergencies Training For Public Safety
The Massachusetts Department of Public
Health & Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency are holding
an Infectious Diseases & Emergencies Training For Public Safety
training developed by the MA Department of Public
Health & Massachusetts State Police Department.
Learning
Objectives
To describe the role of police in a bio-terrorist event or public
health emergency (e.g., Emergency Dispensing Sites) including
distinguishing the use of law enforcement versus the community
care-taking function.
- To describe the use of isolation and quarantine.
- To outline the use of personal protective equipment for
infectious diseases that would be appropriate for public
safety.
- To describe the likelihood or probability of the bio-terrorist
agents being made and used in the US.
- To describe the modes of transmission and the risk of exposure
for infectious diseases under various scenarios, specifically
the diseases that could be used in a bio-terrorist event.
Target Audiences
This training is intended for: sheriffs departments, state police,
local police departments, public health (directors, agents and
nurses), town counsel and city solicitors. Other audiences
that may benefit from the training are town managers, elected or
appointed officials, EMS, police and fire.
If you have questions, please contact:
Gail Bienvenue-Mailhott at
Gail.Bienvenue-Mailhott@state.ma.us
Date
November 30, 2012
Location
Whitney Avenue Conference Center
361 Whitney Avenue
Holyoke, MA 01040
