RECOMMENDED TRAININGS FOR PHEER MEMBERS
Recommended Trainings for Deployment
Prior to deployment or other types of participation in the collection of perishable public health data during disasters, completion of several training courses is recommended. Certificates of completion or other evidentiary materials may be required prior to participation in a PHEER deployment.
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Nearly a dozen training courses are available from the CONVERGE Natural Hazards Center Institute of Behavioral Science. All these trainings are endorsed for public health disaster researchers.
In addition, the Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI Program) offers a range of trainings for university-affiliated researchers. Many universities and funders require these trainings. Two are required for all PHEER participants.
Other Recommended Trainings for Deployment
There are a number of other training resources that provide high-quality training materials relevant to disaster public health research. The following are potentially useful for PHEER-affiliated researchers:​​
The Community Engagement Preparation Series is available via the CANVAS Commons, this course provides an overview of Community Engagement including Contextualizing Community, Engaging with Community, and Exiting Community.
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The Disaster Research Response (DR2) Program provides training, funding, and resources to measure and assess disaster health impacts.
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s TRAIN program offers access to thousands of trainings, including trainings on public health emergency preparedness and response, available to users with a free account.
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The Increasing Diversity in and Equitable Access to Applied Learning in Disaster Research Response: IDEAAL DR2 applied learning fellowship, offered by the University of Washington's Center for Disaster Resilient Communities, provides training in environmental and public health disaster research methods and skills for up to 25 advanced graduate students and early career hazards and disaster researchers each year.