FEMA courses in domestic preparedness available for eligible responders

The following message is from Tom Tidwell, Resident Training, East Region Training Coordinator, Center for Domestic Preparedness

The Center for Domestic Preparedness is a member of the Department of Homeland Security, National Domestic Preparedness Consortium, and offers fully funded training for eligible responder disciplines. The attached training schedule has hyperlinks embedded in the “Program Letters” for easy access to the full course information.  If you have any question please don’t hesitate to call or drop me an email.  Please visit our website to learn more about the training we offer.

“If you are a state or local emergency responder, this training is completely funded by DHS at no cost to you or your jurisdiction. We fly you into Atlanta airport, pick you up, transport you to the CDP, and provide all meals and lodging.”

The CDP has officially launched its new Facebook site at www.facebook.com/cdpfema  we are also on twitter https://twitter.com/cdpfema.

“HOLDING SEATS”

            For personnel assigned as Department Chiefs, Operations, Superintendents, Training Officers, or Department Point of Contacts, with the responsibility and authority to schedule personnel for training I can use the “Holding Seat” process to reserve seats for you.  You will need to contact me directly and provide the name, phone number and department of the personnel you are requesting a seat for and if available I will make the reservation.  Applications are still required to be processed through the State SAA’s office for approval however; using this system you will know seats are available for you.  

Registration Process http://cdp.dhs.gov/register/registration-process/

Resident Training Schedule http://cdp.dhs.gov/training/schedule/

Recommended Training by Discipline http://cdp.dhs.gov/training/discipline/

• Emergency Management Agency
• Emergency Medical Services
• Fire Service
• Governmental Administrative
• Hazardous Materials Personnel
• Healthcare
• Law Enforcement
• Public Health
• Public Safety Communications
• Public Works

Accreditation Continuing Education Units http://cdp.dhs.gov/training/accreditation/

Prepare for Training http://cdp.dhs.gov/prepare/travel/

Frequently Asked Questions http://cdp.dhs.gov/faq/

Tom Tidwell

Resident Training, East Region Training Coordinator

Center for Domestic Preparedness

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

U.S.Department of Homeland Security

P.O.Box 5100, 61 Responder Drive

Anniston, Alabama 36205

Phone: 256-847-2082

Toll Free: 1-866-213-9546

Website: https://cdp.dhs.gov

Facebook: www.facebook.com/cdpfema

*NEW* ONC Training Course on Interoperability & Public Health

The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) recently announced a new 6-part training course on Interoperability and Public Health. 

The course contains lessons on the following topics:

• Introduction to Interoperability and Public Health
• Ongoing Submission to Public Health Agencies
• Submission of Electronic Data to Immunization Registries
• Submission of Syndromic Surveillance Data to Public Health Agencies
• Submission of Electronic Lab Results to Public Health Agencies
• Submission of Electronic Cancer to Public Health Agencies

For more information visit the course website.

Grant Opportunity: BioSense 2.0 Situation Awareness and Syndromic Surveillance

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a funding opportunity entitled "BioSense 2.0: Building State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial Surveillance Capacity to Enhance Regional and National All-Hazards Public Health Situation Awareness" on May 11, 2012. Eligible applicants include state governments, city or township governments, special district governments, Native American tribal governments, and Native American tribal organizations.

The purpose of this program is to assist state, local, tribal and territorial health authorities to implement public health situation awareness and syndromic surveillance utilizing BioSense 2.0. Some specific goals include promoting timely exchange of health-related information between providers and public health authorities; facilitating timely information sharing among state, local, tribal, and territorial levels; and promoting improvement of the science, analytic and workforce practice for public health surveillance at the state, local, tribal, and territorial levels.

Through this grant, the CDC will award $100,000 - $300,000 up to 25 recipients. The anticipated award date is August 1, 2012.

The application deadline for this grant opportunity is June 26, 2012 5:00 PM U.S. Eastern Standard Time.

For more information about this funding opportunity and for the full announcements and application, visit http://www.grants.gov/search/synopsis.do;jsessionid=XpfBPyyNs1h8jnrQK4y9LGlyVRv1WnyY6KtLTNyySb8H57S3zfxP!884034953.

Twelfth Post for Public Health Situation Awareness

*Message from the BioSense Redesign Team

Dear BioSense Redesign Stakeholder:

Our twelfth post for the Public Health Situation Awareness topic has launched! Please take a moment to visit the BioSense Redesign site and answer the new questions* that explore support needs and elements of data exchange (i.e., messaging capabilities) with BioSense 2.0. The CDC will use your feedback to better understand how to tailor the new BioSense application. Your feedback is valuable to the redesign of the BioSense system and program.

Please visit the BioSense Redesign Collaboration Web Site to access questions at the Requirements Gathering Work Center or link directly to the questions at the PHSA Feedback Forum 12: Prepare to share data in BioSense 2.0 (Posted 10/12/2011).

If you’d like to contribute to a previous post, please click here to access archived questions.

Thank you,

The BioSense Redesign Team

*New questions are posted for comment on a weekly to biweekly basis. Check back often for updates and summaries of feedback posted by stakeholders.