HS leadership program at U Conn

U Conn plans to train close to 700 folks under this grant, perhaps a good opportunity for local public health leaders of the future.


"The Department of Homeland Security has awarded a $1,334,200 competitive training grant to the Center for Continuing Studies at UConn.
The Center will develop and deliver a Collaborative Leadership in Homeland Security program for state and local homeland security senior and emerging leaders nationwide during the three-year project period, which began Oct. 1."

http://www.advance.uconn.edu/2007/071203/07120301.htm

Think globally, prepare locally

Think globally, prepare locally. A common Department of Homeland Security mantra
is "all disasters start locally." Communities and local governments need to plan for self-sufficiency, commonly for up to 72 hours before the Feds arrive. Projects like the CitizenCorps "Community Emergency Response Teams" (as developed by NORTHCOM, US Army) become ever more crucial to ensuring community-wide preparedness and response.

Here's the conclusion of a recent University of Tennesse study looking at our ever-worsening scale of distasters:

"Federal and state support must now be given to programs that enable local governments to work effectively with communities to prepare for and respond to all disasters."

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/11/071112073337.htm

Joppatowne High School is "one of a kind"

Joppatowne High School in Maryland starts the first pre-college
program in "Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness"

From the article, "About 110 students expressed interest in signing up, and 61 10th-graders — 38 male and 23 female — were selected."

http://www.examiner.com/a-1070285~Homeland_Security_program_ties_lessons_to_real_world.html