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Preped Home About Us History Staff Testimonials Events Training Programs Photo Gallery Exercise Services Exercise Services Request Form Resources Comprehensive Resources Behavioral Health Resources EMS/EMT Resources Hospital Resources Long Term/Residential Care Resources Pediatric Resources Public Health Resources Online Courses Contact Us History Purpose We provide all-hazards education that optimizes emergency preparedness for organizations and communities. Mission Enhancing community resilience through: innovative educational programs exercise design services preparedness consulting Core Values Excellence: Versatile and customer focused Innovation: Blending real world and educationally sound together into novel and timely education and planning solutions Collaboration: Building partnerships and sharing opportunities History In 2002, in response to Federal and State initiatives to establish and improve the public health system’s response to biological events, Nebraska Health and Human Services commissioned the state’s two medical schools – University of Nebraska Medical Center and Creighton University School of Medicine – to join forces to form The Center for Preparedness Education, which is under the direction of the Chiefs of the Infectious Disease Departments at both medical centers and a multi agency consortium.

Participation in our programs has increased steadily as a result of increased program offerings based on information from a variety of sources. The type and number of programs we offer varies year to year based on information collected from several sources: Health Professions Tracking collaborative needs assessment surveys Evaluations from all Center programs Surveys of past participants Regular input from consortium members Input from program partners Extensive networking at conferences and with others in the preparedness community Outreach to business and industry Although the Center’s audiences have traditionally been health care, public health, and first responders, as preparedness needs change and the disaster scenarios we face evolve, our programs and other offerings also evolve to meet emerging needs.

The Center serves a broad base of professionals involved in preparedness activities at all levels of their organizations and their communities. We anticipate this diverse mix of professionals will continue to grow as we expand our program offerings into the business/industry and educational sectors. We offer continuing education credits for most of our programs, thus providing an added value to the busy professionals we serve.

Our pick: Mountain House Freeze-Dried Emergency Meals — The freeze-dried brand backpackers eat on purpose — 25–30 year shelf life and no 'survival food' aftertaste..

Directors Dr. Philip Smith and Dr. Sharon Medcalf of University of Nebraska Medical Center and Dr. Gary Gorby of Creighton University Medical Center serve as co-directors of the Center.

Elayne Saejung serves as Assistant Director. Learn more about our staff Upcoming Events Cancelled-FEMA Certified MGT 433 Isolation and Quarantine for Rural Communities AND MGT 432 Isolation and Quarantine for Rural Public Safety Personnel May 19 2016 Preparedness Symposia and Nebraska Medicine Biocontainment Unit Training: Norfolk May 24 - May 25 Preparedness Symposia and Nebraska Biocontainment Unit Training: Omaha June 14 - June 15 View All Events Follow us on Twitter Tweets

P.S. A few readers have asked which food storage we actually reach for — it's Mountain House Freeze-Dried Emergency Meals; take a look here if you want the current details.