Public Health Workforce Training

Training and education for the public health workforce and public health partners is a major priority for the Center for Public Health Readiness and Communication.

We regularly provide lectures and other educational programs on topics like crisis and emergency risk communication in disasters, the use of social media in disasters, specific hazards that pose a threat to the public health, and incorporating community-based partners into public health preparedness planning.

We offer training in a variety of formats, including ‘in-person’ lectures, webinar technology, and videoconferencing. The Center has also developed and conducted tabletop preparedness exercises for medical professionals as well as public health and other professionals. 

In 2024 the Center developed six online micro-credentials for long-term care staff, including front-line staff with patient-care responsibilities, administrators, and facility leadership.

Please contact the either Tom Hipper at tjh87@drexel.edu or Esther Chernak at dec48@drexel.edu to arrange for a presentation or training program.

How Can Students Get Involved?

The Center welcomes Dornsife students who are interested in applied research and other projects related to public health emergency preparedness.

Graduate and undergraduate students in public health and related disciplines have worked in the Center to complete Applied Practice Experiences, practicums, master’s projects, Integrated Learning Experience projects, and other projects as part of completing degree requirements.

To learn more about what it's like as a student working with Center for Public Health Readiness and Communication, watch Dornsife MPH Student Helps to Craft Disaster Preparation Plan.

Please contact Tom Hipper at tjh87@drexel.edu with questions.

Above: Dr. Chernak gives a workforce training presentation on preventing the transmission of respiratory pathogens.