South Central Center for Public Health Preparedness

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    The South Central Center for Public Health Preparedness (SCCPHP) was launched in 2002 to serve the public health workforce in the four-state region of Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, and Mississippi. Academic partners include the schools of public health at Tulane University and the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
     
    Using the bioterrorism and emergency readiness competencies established by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Columbia University, the center trains public health practitioners and first responders to prepare for public health threats and emergencies, including terrorist attacks. The SCCPHP also aims to attract students to the public health workforce, particularly the preparedness field, by offering a 12-week internship program. Public health graduate students from the partner universities are placed at the partner state health departments or urban health departments.
     
    Funded by the CDC, the SCCPHP is part of a network of academic preparedness centers across the country.  The Association of Schools of Public Health works closely with the CDC to support and manage the project nationwide.

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