Training Guidance Documents for VDH Employees

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.

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.

• Joint Multi-Year Training and Exercise Plan (MYTEP)

• VDH Public Health Emergency Preparedness Workforce Development Plan (Updated December 2023)

  • NOTE: This Public Health Emergency Preparedness (PHEP) Workforce Development Plan is for VDH employees.  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 VEOCI.

• Summary of 2023 Needs Assessment Results

• 2023 Emergency Preparedness Training Needs Assessment Question Set (Entire Survey)

  • NOTE: The 2023 needs assessment question set includes ALL questions including those added for specific Districts and Offices and it does not follow any skip patterns that are built into the survey.

• Summary of 2021 Needs Assessment Results

• Summary of 2019 Needs Assessment Results