Centers for Public Health Preparedness

Columbia Mailman Center for Public Health Preparedness

Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health

WEBSITE: http://www.ncdp.mailman.columbia.edu/program_cphp.htm

DATE OF INCEPTION: October, 2000

MISSION: The shared mission is to strengthen public health training and workforce development, with a special emphasis on improving public health workers’ capacity to deal with bioterrorism.

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TRAINING: The Center designs and implements bioterrorism response programs for its diverse public health partners and conducts competency-based training of the public health workforce. Training often takes the form of web-based coursework to give diverse groups of public health professionals tailored education that best suits their needs. Ensuring that the entire public health workforce is well prepared to provide essential services to respond effectively in an emergency is critical.

PARTNERS: The Center is a unique partnership between public health, medical and dentistry schools, and state and local health departments.

CONTACT: National Center for Disaster Preparedness
Mailman School of Public Health
Columbia University
722 West 168th Street, 10th Floor
New York, NY 10032
212-342-5161