The DelValle Institute Vision, Mission and Principles
The DelValle Institute for Emergency Preparedness is the pre-eminent resource
for emergency preparedness training in the City of Boston. The Institute prepares
the Boston community to respond to health-related challenges in ways that protect
the City’s first responders, care providers and citizens, alike. By providing
a common forum for learning, it supports collaborative planning and interoperability
in response to large-scale health challenges. The Institute draws on the best
in the field to create and deliver programs that educate, inspire and prepare,
creating a healthier and safer community for all of Boston’s service providers,
visitors and residents.
MISSION
The City of Boston’s DelValle Institute for Emergency Preparedness provides
high quality all-hazards training for the Boston community, including public
health, health care and public safety personnel, with a focus on chemical, biological,
radiological, nuclear and explosive incident preparedness, response and recovery.
PRINCIPLES
The DelValle Institute bases its work on the following principles:
LOCAL DIRECTION – The DelValle Institute is operated
by the City of Boston, in cooperation with State and Federal funding partners,
to meet locally identified needs. Trainings are available to Boston providers
and residents, except when specific grants allow Urban Area partners to be
included in order to enhance response to Boston-area threats.
PARTNERSHIP – Trainings are designed and conducted
in partnership with local, regional, statewide and federal public health,
health care, public safety, academic and community institutions, drawing on
the insight and expertise of the best in the field.
ALL-HAZARDS APPROACH – Curricula prepare students in
universal principles of public health, public safety, medical and community
response, thereby raising awareness of a range of intentional and natural
health threats and building performance-focused competencies to respond when
needed.
LEARNER FOCUS – Teaching emphasizes hands-on exercises
that build sustainable skills, and classroom presentations that respond to
the needs of diverse adult learners.
INTEROPERABILITY – Trainings support standardization
of equipment and skills for response across disciplines and agencies, in order
to increase the flexibility and efficiency of a response.
INCLUSION – Curricula employ culturally competent and
community-specific approaches, in order to engage diverse components of the
Boston professional and lay communities.
For
more info contact:
DelValle Institute for Emergency
Preparedness
(617) 343-1370(p)
delvalle@bostonems.org
767 Albany Street
Boston, MA
02118
