South Carolina Area Health Education Consortium Disaster Preparedness and Response Training Network An Emerging Partner in Preparedness Training

The authors describe a project to design, and then test the effectiveness and acceptability of disaster preparedness training curricula with thought leaders from across 4 states. From this experience, they recommend that “preparedness training for community-based practitioners needs to be concise and professionally relevant,” and “integrated into existing healthcare professions education programs and continuing education offerings.”