Isolation and Quarantine
Response Strategies in the
Event of a Biological Disease
Outbreak in Tribal Nations
Course Overview
The purpose of this performance level course is to provide tribal nations with the knowledge, skills and
abilities necessary to effectively detect, respond to, and mitigate a disease outbreak, using a whole
community approach. This course will include a practical exercise that will be designed specifically to meet
the needs of tribal communities.
Final Exercise
Course Length: 16 hours
Participants will apply the knowledge and skills
learned through a practical exercise that will
require them to describe zoonotic response
plans, partners and distinctive aspects of
emergency response in tribal communities.
Participants will be able to apply lessons learned
to implement isolation and quarantine strategies.
Participants will select appropriate personal
equipment and demonstrate the knowledge and
s
Day 1
Module #
Module Title
Hours
1
Course Overview and
Administration
Whole Community Response to a
Biological Disease Outbreak
Tribal Community Needs in
Formulating an Effective
Response to a Biological disease
Outbreak
Applying Community-Wide
Isolation and Quarantine
Procedures
1.25
2
3
4
Target Audience
Tribal community representatives and other
officials from emergency management, public
health, law enforcement, fire, cooperative
extension, medical services, environmental
health, veterinarians and other animal health
officials.
OFFERED BY
The Center for Agriculture and Food Security and
Preparedness
The University of Tennessee College of Veterinary
Medicine
2407 River Drive, A213
Knoxville, Tennessee 37996
For more information, please contact Mrs. Jessica
Rickett at (865) 974-6530 or [email protected]
1.5
2.75
2.5
Day 2
Module #
Module Title
Hours
5
Maintaining Responder Safety in the
Event of a Biological Disease
Outbreak
3.0
6
Practical Exercise: Effectively
Implementing Isolation and
Quarantine Strategies in the Event of
a Biological Disease Outbreak in Tribal
Communities
4.0
7
Course Evaluation and Administration
1.0
www.vet.utk.edu/cafsp
This program was supported by Cooperative Agreement Number EMW-2013-CA-APP-00119, administered by the U.S. Department of
Homeland Security, Office of Grants and Training. Points of view or opinions in this program are those of the author(s) and do not represent the
potion or policies of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.