Disaster Preparedness
Learn essential survival skills and disaster preparedness strategies for natural and manmade emergencies through comprehensive planning.
Learn essential survival skills and disaster preparedness strategies for natural and manmade emergencies through comprehensive planning.
This course teaches fundamental disaster preparedness skills, covering the complete disaster cycle from mitigation to recovery. Students learn to create comprehensive personal preparedness plans, develop survival skills, and understand disaster response systems. The curriculum includes practical training in food, water, shelter, safety, first aid, and wilderness survival techniques, while also addressing psychological preparedness and international perspectives on disaster management.
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What you'll learn
Create comprehensive disaster preparedness plans
Master essential survival techniques and skills
Understand disaster response systems and protocols
Develop emergency communication strategies
Learn wilderness survival techniques
Implement safety and first aid procedures
Skills you'll gain
This course includes:
393 Minutes PreRecorded video
7 assignments
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There are 7 modules in this course
This comprehensive disaster preparedness course covers essential aspects of emergency planning and survival. Students learn the disaster cycle, personal preparedness basics, safety protocols, and practical survival skills. The curriculum includes hands-on training in areas such as water purification, shelter building, and fire starting, while also addressing psychological resilience, international perspectives, and large-scale disaster response.
Introduction & Disaster Cycle
Module 1 · 60 Minutes to complete
Personal Preparedness Basics
Module 2 · 60 Minutes to complete
Personal Preparedness Safety
Module 3 · 120 Minutes to complete
Attitudes and Awareness
Module 4 · 180 Minutes to complete
International Perspectives
Module 5 · 60 Minutes to complete
Support and Medical Considerations
Module 6 · 60 Minutes to complete
Wilderness Survival
Module 7 · 60 Minutes to complete
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Instructors
Disaster Preparedness Expert and Emergency Management Specialist
Dr. Maighdlin Anderson serves as faculty at the University of Pittsburgh, specializing in disaster preparedness and emergency management. Through her Coursera course "Disaster Preparedness," she helps students understand core competencies needed for disaster preparedness and survival. Her course covers comprehensive topics including the disaster cycle, personal preparedness plans, and response strategies for various disasters such as earthquakes, floods, hurricanes, and tsunamis. Her teaching methodology emphasizes practical, hands-on skills and easy-to-implement advice for disaster scenarios. The 13-hour course she developed combines theoretical frameworks with real-world applications, focusing on essential aspects of survival including food, shelter, water, security, and first aid. Her expertise spans both personal and community-level disaster preparedness, helping students develop comprehensive emergency response plans while understanding the importance of mental and physical preparation for disaster situations.
Emergency Medicine Expert and Disaster Response Specialist
Dr. Michael Beach serves as Assistant Professor at the University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing, where he teaches in the Acute Care Nurse Practitioner program and coordinates the 2nd Degree Accelerated BSN Program. His academic credentials include a Doctor of Nursing Practice (2009) and certifications as both an Acute Care Adult and Primary Care Pediatric Nurse Practitioner. Through his highly successful Coursera course "Disaster Preparedness," which has enrolled over 59,000 students, he helps learners understand core competencies for disaster response and survival. His expertise spans emergency medicine, disaster preparedness, and mass casualty care, developed through over 20 years of volunteer search and rescue work. As a member of the Disaster Medical Assistance Teams (DMAT), he has participated in major disaster responses including Hurricane Katrina and the 2010 Haiti earthquake. His book "Disaster Preparedness and Management" (2010) and international presentations demonstrate his commitment to advancing disaster response education and practices
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