title: A graduate curriculum in emergency public health.
abstract: The increase in adverse health impacts of disasters has raised awareness of the need for education in the field of emergency public health. In the past, most traditional models of graduate education in schools of public health have not incorporated the theory and practice of disaster public health into their curricula. This paper describes the development of a curriculum in emergency public health within a US masters program in public health, and provides a description of the courses that comprise an area of specialization in the field. The interdisciplinary nature of the faculty, close ties with public health practitioners, and practical applications of the nine courses in this program are highlighted. The curriculum is presented as one model that can be used to meet the educational needs of professionals who will assume the responsibility for planning for and responding to the public health impacts of mass-populations disasters.
authors.affiliation: University of California Los Angeles, Center for Public Health and Disasters, Los Angeles, California 90024, USA.
authors.forename: Steven J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Rottman
authors.forename: Kimberley I
authors.initials: KI
authors.lastname: Shoaf
authors.forename: Samuel J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Stratton
mesh_terms: D002140:California; D003479:Curriculum; D054597:Disaster Medicine / Q000193:education* / Q000458:organization & administration; D004500:Education, Graduate / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004632:Emergency Medical Services; D006801:Humans; D011634:Public Health / Q000193:education*