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USC
CENTER FOR PUBLIC HEALTH PREPAREDNESS
The University of South Carolina
Center for Public Health Preparedness
(USC-CPHP) is supported by a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC) grant awarded to the Arnold School of Public Health. The Center is a member of the CPHP network,
which works
to help prepare the nation's public health workforce to recognize and respond to acts of bioterrorism,
emerging infectious diseases and public health emergencies.
Every state now has enormous training needs, limited resources, and an urgent need to prepare
for threats to the public's health. The USC-CPHP is collaborating with other network members to assist
state
and local health departments, such as the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental
Control, to assess public health preparedness training needs, provide training, and evaluate training effectiveness.
Vision
Statement
We envision a public
protected from terrorism, infectious disease outbreaks and other public
health threats and emergencies.
Mission Statement
Our mission is to
promote public health emergency preparedness by leveraging academic
resources and assets to build public health capacity and effect systems
change.
Our Priorities
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Raise stakeholder awareness of public health
emergency issues and strategies through training and education
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Convene stakeholders and partners using education,
training and collaboration strategies
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Maximize outreach through communication and
dissemination
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Enhance evidence-based public health practice
through evaluation and applied research
This publication was supported by Cooperative
Agreement U90/CCU424245-03 from the Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention. The contents are solely the
responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent
official views of the CDC. |
