Mission & Vision
Our vision is to have a fully staffed, equipped and trained public health workforce that effectively and efficiently
prevents, detects, investigates, and responds to microbial threats and other public health emergencies.
Our mission is to improve the ability of frontline public health professionals to prevent, detect, investigate, and
respond to microbial threats and other public health emergencies through readiness education and training, and
research.
Our guiding principles express our values and guide our decisions:
· Promote collaborative learning;
· Provide accessible and affordable trainings;
· Assess, promote, and use evidence-based practices;
· Prioritize work based on explicit public health criteria;
· Promote and implement innovative, state-of-the-art methods and approaches;
· Collaborate with stakeholders, partners, and other agencies; and
· Act as a community resource by having open communication of methods, processes, and results.
Effective Prevention, Detection, Investigation, and Response
Traditional disaster preparedness consists of four stages: mitigation, preparedness, response, and
recovery. Generally, mitigation and preparedness occur during the “pre-event” time phase, response
occurs during the “event” time phase, and recovery occurs during the “post-event” time phase. All
disasters have public health implications, and public health has a role in all disaster stages and time
phases.
Public health systems all-hazards emergency readiness focuses on minimizing the health consequences
of any natural, intentional, or accidental disaster. Public health emergency preparedness
approach emphasizes prevention, early detection and early warning, rapid field investigation and valid inferences, and evidence-based responses. By focusing on infectious disease emergency readiness, CIDER Programs address the most critical roles and core functions
for which public health systems will be held accountable before,
during, and after any disaster.
Operational Goals
1. Strengthen public health workforce readiness through programs for life-long learning.
2. Strengthen public health readiness capabilities at local and state health departments.
3. Educate and train public health undergraduate and graduate students in emergency readiness.
4. Contribute to the Centers for Public Health Preparedness (CPHP) Network to improve our nation’s all-hazard preparedness.
*To learn about public health competencies and how they are defined visit http://www.trainingfinder.org/competencies/
Updated: April 30, 2009; JD