The workshop, according to Celia A. Clay, a training manager of the Texas Engineering Extension Service, is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and aims to educate local communities in “mass prophylaxis preparedness.”
Personnel from the Department of Public Health, the Department of Public Safety, the Emergency Management Office, the Office of Homeland Security, the American Red Cross-NMI chapter a local health care providers were the participants at the workshop conducted at the Pacific Islands Club.
The workshop started yesterday and ends today.
Clay said the participants were invited to join the workshop.
“We will have other workshop on Rota and on Guam,” Clay said.
She said the workshop is free but the local communities must submit a request the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
Clay said they try to have at least 24 participants at the minimum for each session and over 30 at the most.
“We also have continuing education credits of 16 hours for the participants to support their on-going credentials,” Clay said.
She said the courses are available in the U.S. states and territories, but right now, they are fully booked through Feb. 2009.
“Some states have required the course from each of their Department of Health agency,” Clay said.
She added that the course has just been certified by Homeland Security and they are getting a lot of requests for workshops and training session.
Conducting the workshop with Clay are Mary Beth Riendeau, and Rose Ann Elmore.
