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The Certificate Program (www.prepare.pitt.edu) provides students and professionals with a practical academic foundation in order to strengthen the public health workforce and infrastructure. Students may be full-time, part-time, or non-degree status - and preparedness and response professionals are encouraged to participate. Students must complete 15 credits, of which 10 are required and five are elective. The required courses include detailed education and training taught by educators with practical, hands-on experience in public health preparedness and response. Content areas include: 1) Surveillance and Epidemiology; 2) Risk Communication; 3) Psychosocial effects of disasters and emergencies; 4) Disaster Management, including NIMS, ICS, and other federal and methodologies; 5) Public Health Law; 6) Environmental Health and Safety; 7) Program Planning; and 8) Evaluation of outcomes, exercises, and drills.