The USF College of Public Health held a celebration and reception on Friday, November 18 to recognize and honor the contributions and work of faculty and staff at their 5, 10, 15, 20, and 30 year service milestones. “Whether we are faculty, staff, administrators or leaders all of us are […]
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) held its 17th Annual Emergency Management Higher Education Symposium in June at the National Emergency Training Center in Emmitsburg, MD. The topic of the symposium was “Moving Us Forward: Blending Higher Education and Experiential Knowledge in Emergency Management.” USF College of Public Health faculty, […]
Patrick Gardner, RN, MPH, EMT, assistant director of the Center for Leadership in Public Health Practice at the USF College of Public Health, was on the Conference Planning Committee for the 2015 Preparedness Summit April 14-17 in Atlanta. The theme of this year’s summit was Global Health Security: Preparing a […]
The Preparedness and Emergency Response Learning Center at the USF College of Public Health is closing out National Preparedness Month with National Prepareathon! Day on Sept. 30. PERLC staff members have updated their personal preparedness plans, refreshed their home emergency kits and checked the contents of their emergency “Go Bags.” […]
The USF College of Public Health Preparedness and Emergency Response Learning Center, in cooperation with the Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health and the CDC Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response, presented the webinar Improving Systems that Serve Vulnerable Populations Before, During, and After Disasters on July 23. Dr. Adewale Troutman, professor in Community and Family Health and associate dean for health equity and community engagement, Dr. Robert Tabler, affiliate associate professor and faculty adviser in the Department of Global Health, and Patrick Gardner, USF PERLC’s […]
ASPPH, in cooperation with the CDC Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response and the University of South Florida College of Public Health Preparedness and Emergency Response Learning Center (PERLC), is presenting a free webinar for faculty at CEPH-accredited schools and programs of public health and Federal, state, local, and […]
Patrick Gardner, of the USF College of Public Health’s Center for Leadership in Public Health Practice (CLPHP), participated in the Healthcare Leadership for Mass Casualty Incidents training July 28-August 2. The training was provided and funded by the Center for Domestic Preparedness, in Anniston, AL, which is operated by […]
Dave Rogoff and Patrick Gardner, of the USF College of Public Health’s Center for Leadership in Public Health Practice (CLPHP), recently led conference presentations on behalf of the Center. Patrick Gardner, assistant director and project leader for the CLPHP’s Preparedness and Emergency Response Learning Center, participated in the Public Health Preparedness Summit 2013. The event was held in Atlanta, Georgia on March 12-15. Gardner facilitated an interactive session titled “Health Disparities and Their Role in Disaster Preparedness, Response and Recovery.” The presentation, co-authored with Adewale Troutman, MD, MPH, MA, director, […]