{"id":2071,"date":"2020-09-09T17:15:53","date_gmt":"2020-09-09T17:15:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/emergency-preparedness\/?page_id=2071"},"modified":"2025-07-31T08:21:12","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T12:21:12","slug":"training-guidance-documents-for-vdh-employees","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/emergency-preparedness\/training-education\/training-guidance-documents-for-vdh-employees\/","title":{"rendered":"Training Guidance Documents for VDH Employees"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-2071\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-2071-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-2071-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-2071-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><h3 class=\"widget-title\">Useful Training Documents<\/h3>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>Our mission is to effectively respond to any emergency impacting public health through preparation, collaboration, education and rapid intervention. VDH Emergency Preparedness involves state, regional and local emergency response partners working together to enhance readiness to respond to all hazards, including bioterrorism, infections disease outbreaks and other public health emergencies.<\/p>\n<p>VDH employees participate in a preparedness training program that is tailored to meet public health emergency preparedness core competencies and preparedness capabilities. Training initiatives are guided by a biennial training needs assessment of employees.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/05\/VDH_2024_2029_IPP_Multi_Year_Calendar.pdf\">VDH IPP Addendum Multi-Year Training and Exercise Schedule<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/05\/VDH_2024_2029_Integrated_Preparedness_Plan.pdf\">VDH Integrated Preparedness Plan 2024-2029<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/04\/VDH-PHEP-Workforce-Development-Plan-2024-2025_rev09.29.2025.pdf\">VDH Public Health Emergency Preparedness Workforce Development Plan (Updated July 2025)<\/a><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>NOTE:<\/strong> This Public Health Emergency Preparedness (PHEP) Workforce Development Plan is for VDH employees.\u00a0 Health Districts seeking recognition or re-recognition in Project Public Health Ready (PPHR) should refer to the PPHR criteria cross walked PHEP Workforce Development Plan located in VEOC<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/02\/OEP-2025-Statewide-Training-Needs-Assessment-Results-1.pdf\">Summary of OEP 2025 Statewide Training Needs Assessment Results<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/02\/2021-2025-TNA-Comparision.pdf\">2021-2025 TNA Comparison<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/07\/Training-Menus.pdf\">Training Menu Document<\/a>- provides a list of micro courses, general training courses, links to additional training, and contact information for OEP<\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-457 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2016\/03\/Arlington-MRC-Vol-Staff-Measles-Call-Center-April-09-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2016\/03\/Arlington-MRC-Vol-Staff-Measles-Call-Center-April-09-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2016\/03\/Arlington-MRC-Vol-Staff-Measles-Call-Center-April-09-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2016\/03\/Arlington-MRC-Vol-Staff-Measles-Call-Center-April-09-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our mission is to effectively respond to any emergency impacting public health through preparation, collaboration, education and rapid intervention. 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