"This has been an incredible experience.  All the materials are well-developed and well thought-out and we look forward to continuing consultation as we roll out the training."
-Ventura County Health Department, California

"This class helped raise my awareness of the importance of all of us as Health Department employees during a crisis or emergency."
-Worcester County Health Department, Maryland

"Instructors were excellent communicators--able to judge, on the fly, the audience acceptance and absorption of the info.  Well-paced, topical--I loved it!"
-Ventura County Health Department, California

"Presentation was well-organized and held my interest."
 -Worcester County Health Department, Maryland

Designed by the Johns Hopkins Center for Public Health Preparedness (JHCPHP) in collaboration with the Montgomery County (Maryland) Health Department, the Road Map uses preparedness competencies to prepare public health personnel for emergencies, both natural and man-made. JHCPHP faculty and staff designed the curriculum and its accompanying materials to serve as a resource and guide for a selected group of Trainers who will, in turn, teach the Road Map to Preparedness training program to all remaining employees in their health department.

The Road Map’s goal is to provide a basic training curriculum, applicable to all health department employees, to help them achieve the competencies outlined in the CDC/Columbia University Bioterrorism & Emergency Readiness: Competencies for All Public Health Workers. (We also provide learning objectives that each participant will be expected to achieve.) Because the work of a busy public health department must continue despite the need for this additional training, the program consists of a combination of agency-led activities and self-study activities. Also, because employees are asked to accomplish this training program in addition to their regular duties, it was designed to be fun and game-like.

For more information on introducing your health department to the Road Map to Preparedness, please contact the JHCPHP at 443-287-6735 or via email at cphp@jhsph.edu.