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Center for Biological Defense
The first Center of its kind to be established in Florida and among the first established nationally, this Department of Defense funded Center in collaboration with a network of universities in Florida and the University of Texas at Austin and Texas Tech University, are members of the National Center for Countermeasures to Biological and Chemical Threats. Education, research and service are all part of the Center’s mission. Among the Center’s objectives are to: develop innovative rapid clinical and environmental screening tests for early detection and recognition of biological agents suggestive of a biological terrorist (BT) attack; provide effective and efficient dual-use surveillance of possible BT agents in non-traditional settings; educate and train health professionals, emergency personnel, and government agencies in preparation for, detection of, and response to, a BT attack.Center for Leadership in Public Health Practice
The Center seeks to improve Florida's public health system by strengthening the technical, scientific, managerial, and leadership competencies and capabilities of the state's current and future public health workforce. To achieve these goals, the Center's two primary program areas are leadership development and workforce training.Public Health Leadership Institute of Florida
Established in 1994, the Public Health Leadership Institute of Florida, at the University of South Florida's College of Public Health, provides a year-long comprehensive development program to strengthen the leadership skills of public health professionals and those professionals in the private sector who are working to improve community health. The program is offered annually through several meetings and teleconferences to approximately 30 people working in health care. To learn more about the Public Health Leadership Institute of Florida visit the website at http://www.hsc.usf.edu/phlif.Florida Center for Public Health PreparednessOne of seven national academic preparedness centers, the Florida Center was designated and funded in April 2001 by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention through a cooperative agreement with the Association of Schools of Public Health. The aim of the Center is to improve the capacity of front line public health workers to respond to current, new, and emerging public health threats in Florida and the nation by providing training and resources that will contribute to public health workforce preparedness. The general focus within the Center's mission is leadership and management, with a priority for preparing the workforce for bioterrorism. The Center's national niche in bioterrorism preparedness training include the psychosocial effects of bioterrorism, risk communication, and management during times of crisis. To learn more about the Florida Center for Public Health Preparedness and its training programs, please visit the Center website at http://fcphp.usf.edu//.
Center for Positive Health
Bringing research and training in alternative and complementary positive health practices, the Center has as its collaborators the Colleges of Medicine, Nursing, Social Work, Moffitt Cancer Center and James A. Haley Veterans’ Administration Hospitals.Florida Health Information Center
This Center was created by the Florida Legislature to serve as a statewide Center for the acquisition and dissemination of relevant, policy-oriented health services research and other information to public and private health organizations in the state.Global Center for Disaster Management & Humanitarian Action
The Center facilitates collaborative education, training, research and information and communication services between disaster response and humanitarian assistance agencies (e.g. military, NGOs, PVOs) primarily throughout the western hemisphere.The James and Jennifer Harrell Center for the Study of Domestic Violence
This Center's scope includes spouse, child, elder, same sex partner abuse and other forms of relationship violence. The focus is on research, information-gathering, idea-sharing, training, policy analysis & advocacy. (Website Under Construction)The Lawton and Rhea Chiles Center for Healthy Mothers and Babies
The Center is dedicated to determining the most effective strategies, programs and systems for reducing illness and death among mothers, their infants and young children. It is the lead agency for coordinating a federally funded Healthy Start initiative and has multiple sources of funding.
Center for Environmental/Occupational Risk Analysis & Management
The mission of the University of South Florida Center for Environmental/Occupational Risk Analysis & Management (CEORAM) is to clearly identify and characterize the risks associated with occupational, agricultural and environmental exposures to chemicals. Risk Assessment enables potential health hazards to be identified and appropriately managed through informed public health policy.
Florida Prevention Research Center
The Center is dedicated to the implementation of Community-Based Prevention Marketing (CBPM) to encourage voluntary health behavior change by individuals, groups and communities. CBPM is implemented through demonstration projects that tackle issues such as adolescent smoking and alcohol initiation. In the CBPM model, College of Public Health personnel partner with school officials, health department personnel, other community agencies, existing coalitions, and key community individuals, to use consumer-driven data to organize for social change. This center is based in the department of Community and Family Health.OSHA Consultation Program
This program was awarded to the College of Public Health Industrial Hygiene Program when the state’s OSHA program was abolished. The Consultation program provides free onsite consultations and training to Florida small businesses to help employers reduce work-related accidents, lower workers’ compensation costs and comply with OSHA regulations. This program based in the department of Environmental and Occupational Health.OSHA Training Institute Education Center
This new Center supports OSHA’s mission to protect worker health and safety. Outreach training programs will target high-risk industries such as construction and nursing homes. This program based in the department of Environmental and Occupational Health. (Website under construction)
Prevention Science & Methodology Group (PSMG)
Supported by the National Institute of Mental Health and the National Institute on Drug Abuse, this Group of prevention scientists and methodologists work to build the field of prevention science and to provide the scientific base required for effective implementation of proven prevention programs -- especially those focusing on mental health and substance abuse outcomes. This program based in the department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics.
Sunshine Education & Research Center (ERC)
Supported by $1 million yearly from NIOSH, the Center's mission is to promote health and well-being in the workplace through interdisciplinary education and research programs for physicians, nurses, industrial hygienists, occupational safety experts, employers, employees & labor representatives in Region IV, a nine state region in the Southeastern US. This program based in the department of Environmental and Occupational Health.Suncoast Center for Patient Safety Research
The Center brings together health professionals from universities, the Veterans Administration's regional health care networks, community hospitals and other agencies to share and analyze data on fall-related injuries and medication errors. Researchers translate their findings into educational programs and clinical practices and technologies to make the health care system safer. (Website is under construction)