Enhancing Access to Quality Online Training to Strengthen Public Health Preparedness and Response.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To improve access to quality online training materials developed from 2010 to 2015 by 14 Preparedness and Emergency Response Learning Centers (PERLCs) by creating quality standards and enhancing searchability through a new Web-based public health training catalog.

Methods

The PERLC-developed training materials (n = 530) were evaluated for their capability to support development of preparedness competencies as established by 2 evidence-based competency frameworks. Inclusion/exclusion criteria and evaluation guidelines regarding training quality (design, technology, and instructional components) were systematically applied to PERLC products to create a training catalog. Twenty emergency preparedness professionals pilot tested content and provided feedback to improve

SUBMITTER: Wood SJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6791563 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov/Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature