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| Department of Emergency Medicine Medical College of Georgia 1120 15th Street, AF-2044 Augusta, GA 30912 |
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Phone: 706.721.3548 Fax: 706.721.7718 |
Office of Public Health and Hospital Emergency Management (OPHEM)
“Improving the health and wellness of individuals and communities through innovative public health practices and effective emergency management”
- OPHEM
OPHEM Mission Statement
The mission of the Office of Public Health & Emergency Management (OPHEM) is to facilitate Center of Operational Medicine (COM) operations by assuring competencies in Public Health and Emergency Management are shared amongst emergency professionals through education, training, research and consultation, in an attempt to promote best practices, and to improve the health and wellness of individuals and communities, during various public health emergencies, disasters or catastrophes.
Certified Hospital Emergency Coordinator Training Program (CHEC)
The first of its kind in the nation, the Georgia CHEC Program was developed in partnership with the State of Georgia, Division of Public Health (DPH), and with the interaction of several state working groups made up of hospital emergency preparedness personnel. CHEC incorporates concepts of mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery in an "all-hazards" approach to ensure that hospitals are prepared to provide continued care during an emergency.
The CHEC Program consists of two levels, Basic and Level II, where the Basic course is 2 days, and Level II is a 1 day course. These courses are taught consecutively over a 3 day period; however, you can choose to enroll in one or both courses.
| Basic CHEC Course Outline | Level II CHEC Course Outline |
ASPR Program Overview Emergency Management Overview Disaster Awareness Video NIMS/ICS/HICS Overview LiveProcess Overview Hazard Identification and Assessment HVA Practical Exercise Regulations and Standards The Emergency Operations Plan (EOP) Continuity of Operations Plan (COOP) &
CHEC Roles and Integrated Response Designing and Functioning in a
Budgets and Grants Gaining Support for an EOP Alert and Notification Procedures |
EOP Basics EOP Development Annexes and Appendixes EOP Implementation Evaluating EOP for Quality Exercises
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2009 CHEC Course Dates & Locations |
To be determined |
For more information, please contact Lindsey Anthony at lanthony@mcg.edu or .
Additional Information
OPHEM serves not only the Center of Operational Medicine at the Medical College of Georgia, but also various respected private, government, domestic, and international agencies and organizations, representing the complex and ever-changing disciplines of public health and emergency management. OPHEM is committed to excellence in education and training in an attempt to better equip emergency personnel with the necessary tools to mitigate, plan, and prepare for, respond to, and recover from complex emergencies, disasters, or catastrophes in an effective and efficient manner. OPHEM supports the development of strong inter-community, organizational, governmental, and agency relationships; the concepts of all-hazards thinking; the operational practice of improvisation; the ability to perform maximal capabilities via the utilization of minimal resources; and the increase in self-sufficiency and self-reliance during both normal and austere situations.
Page updated: June 30, 2008