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Lesson 1: Decision Making in Public Health Preparedness

Road Map

Note: The purpose of the Lesson Road Map is to give you an idea of what will be expected of you for this lesson. You will be directed to speficic tasks as you proceed through the lesson. Each activity in the To Do section will be ideantified as individual (I) or team (T); and graded (G), ungraded (U), or Pass/Fail (P/F).

To Read

Required
  • Harvard Business Review: "What leaders really do," by Kotter, J. (2001, December).
    • View this tutorial on accessing articles from Harvard Business Review
    • Link to PSU Libraries Website
  • Online Article: "Editorial: The core of leadership," Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. by Souba, W. (2000).
  • Online Resource: National Response Framework Information and Documents. Download the National Response Framework document (July 2013) and read at a minimum the Introduction.
Optional
  • Students should familiarize themselves with the documents available at the FEMA National Response Framework website.

To Do

In this lesson, you will complete the following assignments:

  1. Abilene Paradox Video Reflection (I, P/F)
  2. Leadership Reflection (I, G)
  3. National Response Framework (I, P/F)
  4. Collaboration Reflection Activity (T, P/F)

Topics

  • Course Themes

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