The Department Operations Center (DOC):
Basic Training for California Health Departments

Acknowledgements

The Department Operations Center (DOC): Basic Training for California Health Departments online course is the result of the hard work and dedication of numerous individuals working collaboratively. Chief among those individuals is Project Director Marian Bridges. Ms. Bridges:

• identified the need for this course
• secured the grant funding to create the course
• wrote the request for proposal to ensure the course would be developed by a highly qualified contractor
• guided development of the course
• worked closely with the contractor to ensure the course content would address the needs of California health departments
• communicated regularly with reviewers to ensure accuracy
• managed all aspects of the project’s development

In short, this course would not have been possible without Ms. Bridges’ vision and determination.

Project Director

• Marian Bridges, R.N., BSN
  Public Health Nurse, Public Health Emergency Preparedness Unit
  San Mateo County Health System

Core Group Advisors

The Core Group Advisors assisted in the development of the course throughout the project. They played an essential role in the initial conceptualization of the course, and they spent hours in detailed first-round reviews.

• Carl L. Hess, MBA
  Manager, Public Health Emergency Preparedness Unit
  San Mateo County Health System
• Kevin Rose
  Interim MHOAC, Emergency Medical Services
  San Mateo County Health System
• Karen Relucio, MD
  Medical Director, Public Health Emergency Preparedness Unit
  San Mateo County Health System
• Tom Reaves
  Fire Chief (retired)
  Foster City, CA
• Scott Jalbert
  Unit Chief
  San Mateo-Santa Cruz Unit, CAL FIRE

California Department of Public Health

This project is indebted to the California Department of Public Health (CDPH), whose funding made the Department Operations Center (DOC): Basic Training for California Health Departments online course possible. Two individuals within CDPH were especially instrumental in supporting this project by securing an online platform and providing expert review of the course’s content. They are

• Gina Anderson, RN, MSN
  Emergency Planner, Emergency Preparedness Office
  California Department of Public Health
• Thomas N. Ahrens, Pharm.D.
  Chief, Emergency Planning and Response Branch
  California Department of Public Health

County Health Department Reviewers

Recognition and appreciation are also due to the following individuals who helped ensure that the Department Operations Center (DOC): Basic Training for California Health Departments addresses the emergency preparedness and response needs of health departments, large and small, throughout the state.

• Myriam Alvarez, BS, DC
  Community Health Section Manager
  Madera County Public Health Department
• Diane Brown, MPH
  Director, Public Health Emergency Management
  Ventura County Health Care Agency
• Patti Carter
  Public Health Emergency Coordinator
  Nevada County Public Health
• Rick Johnson, MD, MPH
  Health Officer, Public Health Department
  Mono and Inyo Counties
• Cynthia Johnston, MPH
  Public Health Emergency Preparedness
  Sacramento County Public Health
• Steve Johnston, MEP
  PHEP Specialist, Emergency Preparedness Office
  Ventura County Emergency Medical Services Agency
• Sinan Khan, MPH, MA
  Director, Medical Countermeasures Program
  Los Angeles County Public Health Emergency Preparedness
• Christopher Miller
  Emergency Planner
  San Joaquin County Public Health Services
• Dana Moore, MPH, CPH
  Medical Countermeasures Training Coordinator, Emergency Preparedness Office
  California Department of Public Health
• Charlene Pellatz, RN, PHN, MSN
  PHEP Coordinator, Public Health Emergency Preparedness
  Humboldt County Public Health
• David Rozell, MPH
  Manager, Public Health Emergency Preparedness
  Santa Clara County Public Health Department
• Alex Schubek, MPM
  Program Manager, Public Health Emergency Preparedness
  Tulare County Health and Human Services Agency
• Michelle Shoresman
  Division Manager, Health Agency
  San Luis Obispo County Public Health
• Dan Wall, RN
  Clinical Nurse, Public Health Emergency Preparedness
  Ventura County Health Care Agency
  University of California, Davis

The Department of Public Health Sciences at UC Davis ensures that health departments throughout the state have access to the Department Operations Center (DOC): Basic Training for California Health Departments online course by hosting the course on its web server.

Contractor

Thanks also go to the talented team at ToucanEd, Inc., in Santa Cruz, CA, for helping to create such an accurate, engaging, and easy-to-use online course. Their professionalism, attention to detail, and expertise in adult learning pedagogy has resulted in a course that truly meets the needs of California health departments.