Introduction to National Incident Management System and
Incident Command System: Public Health Perspectives
This is a required
course for all
Division of Public
Health
employees.
(NIMS Training for Public Health: IS-700 and ICS-100)
Course Description
Introduction to National Incident Management System and Incident Command System: Public Health Perspectives
provides an overview of NIMS (comprised of the Incident Command System, Multi-Agency Coordination Systems,
and Public Information Systems) for all levels of public health workers. IS-100 (ICS 100) Introduction to Incident
Command System: Focuses on ICS and more completely describes the system's organizational levels and
responsibilities of public health workers in a crisis response.
Note: Participants must complete the course by taking the final exam as soon as possible after attending the
instructor-led portion of the course. You must have a computer with Internet access to complete the final exam.
Instructor: Daniel J. Barnett, MD, MPH
Dan Barnett is Principal Investigator of the Mid-Atlantic Regional Public Health Training Center and Core Faculty of
the Office of Public Health Practice and Training at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, where he
is an Associate Professor. He regularly provides training in public health core competencies and public health
preparedness, particularly the applicability of emergency preparedness concepts to daily public health practice
activities. Dr. Barnett previously worked at Baltimore City Health Department's Office of Public Health Preparedness
and Response, where he conducted preparedness training activities.
Location:
Edgehill Training Center, Edgehill Training Center,
43 S. Dupont Highway, Dover, Delaware
Directions will be provided when you register.
Date:
Monday, May 16, 2016
Time:
Registration begins at 8:30 a.m.
Course Time: 9:00 am – 2:00 p.m.
Please register for this workshop in by clicking on this link: Introduction to National Incident Management System and
Incident Command System: Public Health Perspectives (Dover, Delaware). If you are new to this registration system
you must create an account before you can register for this class.
Please contact the Mid-Atlantic Regional Public Health Training Center at Johns Hopkins at 443-287-6732 with any
questions or concerns. Thank you.
This project is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and
Human Services (HHS) under grant number UB6HP27882 Affordable Care Act (ACA) Public Health Training Centers for
$855,000.00. This information or content and conclusions are those of the author and should not be construed as the official position
or policy of, nor should any endorsements be rred by HRSA, HHS or the U.S. Government.