title: Using resources of public health centers for education and professional societies to incorporate homeland security topics into public teacher continuing education.
abstract: The Department of Education, the Association of Schools of Public Health, and national professional societies dedicated to teaching and dissemination of information for health and education in the public sector can form a clearinghouse on information and manpower on Homeland Security by affiliation with Centers for Public Health Preparedness (CPHP). The state licensed or regional societies can contribute further information and guidelines. In the HPS the Science Teacher Workshop (STW) and Public Education (PEC) Committees can assist a CPHP on radiation issues.
authors.affiliation: University of Massachusetts/Amherst, Department of Environmental Science, School of Public Health & Health Sciences, 30 North Farms Road, Haydenville, MA 01039-9724, USA. mem@schoolph.umass.edu
authors.forename: Margaret E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: McCarthy
mesh_terms: D004496:Education, Continuing; D006077:Government Agencies / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D011361:Professional Competence; D011634:Public Health / Q000193:education; D012574:Schools; D012637:Security Measures; D013663:Teaching; D023481:Terrorism / Q000517:prevention & control*; D014481:United States