**EOH Preparedness 2515**

**4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. MONDAY**

**GSPH - A 522 Crabtree Hall**

**Fall 2006**

**[Instructor]{.underline}**

Joseph J. Schwerha, MD, MPH

Room: A718 Crabtree Hall

Phone: 412-624-9985 (work) or, 724-941-4874 (home)

412-383-7540 to contact my secretary, Maire Hirkulich

Email: <schwer@pitt.edu>

Office Hours: By Appointment

**[Purpose]{.underline}**

The purpose of the lectures in this course is to introduce preparedness
to the individuals that are often consulted at the time of an emergency.

**[Course Objectives]{.underline}**

1.  To understand and appreciate the characteristics of preparedness.

2.  To understand the role of disaster preparedness for the various
    types of disasters.

3.  To become sensitive to multicultural issues in the development of
    preparedness programs.

4.  To understand and be sensitive to ethical issues in preparedness.

5.  To be able to evaluate the contributions and limitations of all the
    topics discussed in this course.

6.  To encourage the integration of theoretical and experiential
    learning in order to form your own personal model of preparedness.

    **[Texts]{.underline}**

Environmental Health in Emergencies and Disasters 2002

website:
<http://www.who.int/water_sanitation_health/hygiene/emergencies/emergencies2002/en/>

**EOH 2515**

**Fall 2006**

**[Class Schedule]{.underline}**

**Date Lecture Speaker**

Aug. 28 Family Readiness Joseph J. Schwerha, MD, MPH (EOH)

For Reading Material please go to: Chapters 1, 2, 3, 9

<http://www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/index.asp>

[http://www.fema.gov](http://www.fema.gov/)

Sept. 4 **Holiday**

Sept. 11 Types of Disasters Joseph J. Schwerha, MD, MPH (EOH)

> -hurricane, typhoon, drought, flood Chapters 5, 6, 10
>
> -earthquake, tornado, epidemic, fire, explosion
>
> -look at EOH requirements in each kind of disaster
>
> -project subject
>
> For Reading Material please go to:
>
> [http://www.fema.gov/areyouready](http://www.fema.gov/areyouready/)
>
> <http://www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/hurricanes/psa.asp>

Sept. 18 How to be Prepared Mike Kuniak, MD (EOH)

> for a Radiation Disaster Chapter 13
>
> For Reading Material please go to:
>
> <http://www.bt.cdc.gov/radiation/index.asp>

Sept. 25 GIS Ravi Sharma, Ph.D.

(Geographic Information Systems) Department of

Behavioral and Community

Health Services

**EOH 2515**

**Fall 2006**

**Date Lecture Speaker**

Oct. 2 Water and Sewage John P. Jeffries Chapters 7, 8

Supervisor Allegheny County Health Dept.

Environmental Quality,

Public Drinking Water and Waste Management Programs

Oct. 9 Theory of PPE Lawrence Keller,MS,CIH,CSP (EOH)

Oct. 16 Introduction to Disaster Rob Skertich, MPPM

> Chief Operations Officer Chapter 5

American Red Cross, Southwestern

Pennsylvania Chapter

Oct. 23 Preparing Hospitals Jay Harper, M.D., M.P.H.

for Pandemics

Oct. 30 Public Health's Role in Tony Gaglierd Chapter 4

Emergency Response Allegheny County Health Department

Nov. 6 13 County Disaster Plan With Victor Tucci, MD Chapter 12

Respect to Environmental Hazards Allegheny County Health Dept.

Nov. 13 OSHA's Disaster Response Brendan Claybaugh

Occupational Safety and Health

Administration, Erie, PA

Nov. 20 The Use of Electronic Data LuAnn Brink Chapter 11

. for Disease Detection (Allegheny County Health Dept.)

**EOH 2515**

**Fall 2006**

**Date Lecture Speaker**

Nov. 27 Tailoring Your Al Wickline, Staff Instructor

> Decontamination Needs Allegheny County Fire Academy
>
> and, Extrication and CERT (Community Emergency
>
> Response Teams) Program
>
> For Reading Material please go to: Chapters 14, 4
>
> <http://www.bt.cdc.gov/masstrauma/explosions.asp>

**Note:**

**The final presentation will include a written paper with your 30
minute power point presentation. Your presentation is to include a
complete review of how to manage all aspects of a major disaster.**

Dec. 4 Oral Exam Presentations Project with Power Point Presentation

Dec. 11 Oral Exam Presentations Project with Power Point Presentation

**[Grading]{.underline}**

Grading will be A, B, C, D and G. Attendance and participation is 40%,
Presentation of a project is 60%. There will be no exams given in this
course. These projects will be to design a response to a specific kind
of disaster (e.g. floods, etc.) including listing all pertinent agencies
and people involved.

Project must be approved by Dr. Schwerha.

**[Academic Integrity]{.underline}**

All students are expected to comply with the University of Pittsburgh's
Policy on Academic Integrity. Any student suspected of violating this
obligation for any reason during the semester will be required to
participate in the procedural process, initiated at the instructor
level, as outlined in the University Guidelines on Academic Integrity.

**[Disabilities]{.underline}**

If you have a disability for which you are or may be requesting an
accommodation, you are encouraged to contact both your Instructor and
Disability Resources and Services, 216 William Pitt Union (412-648-7890)
or TTY (412-383-7355) as early as possible in the Term. DRS will verify
your disability and determine reasonable accommodations for this course.