Monday, March 17, 2008

REFERENCE POINTS: NEW INTERNET COURSE: "READY, WILLING, AND ABLE, ASSISTING PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES DURING DISASTERS"

REFERENCE POINTS is an activity of TATRA, a project of PACER Center

REFERENCE POINTS: NEW INTERNET COURSE: "READY, WILLING, AND ABLE, ASSISTING PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES DURING DISASTERS"

Ready, Willing & Able is a free, professional, 2 hour, introductory, online training course offered for independent study and for continuing education. It is designed for public health and hospital staff, health professionals, disaster preparedness managers, emergency response workers, and personnel working with people with disabilities. This course is offered through TRAIN, a project of the Public Health Foundation, funded by a grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, participating states, and the Centers for Disease Control and prevention. Information about this training can be found at http://www.train.org/ The course name Ready, Willing, & Able and course number 1010882 are necessary to get to the course to register.

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