Courses / Workshops

COE offers courses in a number of areas to improve civil military coordination and humanitarian assistance/disaster management capacity. Some of our courses/workshops are executed in collaboration with key partners, while invitation to others are coordinated with the host nation's respective US embassies. However, we welcome future key collaborators and participants that could have a valuable role to play in this events. For more information on our courses/workshops, please contact our Front Office at: frontoffice@coe-dmha.org.
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Humanitarian Assistance Response Training (HART) course

The Humanitarian Assistance Response Training (HART) course provides military planning and response professionals with a two- to four-day operational-level training course with practical information and tools for use in supporting civilian-led humanitarian assistance operations, including disaster response operations.



UN Civil-Military Coordination (UN CMCoord) course
Since 2004, COE has partnered with the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UN OCHA) to facilitate OCHA's Civil Military Coordination (UN-CMCoord) course in the Asia-Pacific Region. The course works to build a network of civilian and military personnel that are trained in international civil-military coordination.

Health Emergencies in Large Populations (HELP)

The Health Emergencies in Large Populations (HELP) course is hosted by the Center for Excellence in Disaster Management and Humanitarian Assis tance (COE) in collaboration with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the partnership of University of Hawaii's John A. Burns School of Medicine's Office of Public Health Studies. This is a three week, intensive, graduate-level training course, providing participants with an understanding of the major public health issues to be addressed among populations affected by natural disasters, complex emergencies, and internal displacement.



Pandemic Influenza workshop series
Since 2007, COE has held Pandemic Influenza workshops focused on building capacities in the Asia Pacific to respond to a possible pandemic threat. The focus is also on enhancing relationships, exchanging information and ensuring that countries are equipped with international protocols designed to facilitate effective domestic and global efforts to contain pandemics.

Regional Health Systems Strengthening workshop series
The Regional Health Systems Strengthening workshop series is designed for mid- to senior-level public health and disaster management professionals from throughout the Asia-Pacific region.

Senior Civil Military Leaders seminar series
The Senior Civil-Military Leaders seminar series focuses on building regional cooperation in the Asia-Pacific that came about in the aftermath of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami that devastated part of South and Southeast Asia.

Disaster Management Seminars
COE executes seminars focused on helping host nations to better plan and respond to disasters. The seminars are customized according to what the host country would like to accomplish during the seminar. The events include a combination of field and table top exercises, as well as training focused on improving the capability of the national emergency agency. Since 2009, COE has executed seminars in Mongolia (“Gobi Wolf”) and Fiji.

Center for Excellence in Disaster Management & Humanitarian Assistance
1 Jarrett White Road (MCPA-DM), Tripler, AMC, Hawaii 96859-5000 USA
Tel:(808)433-7035    Fax:(808)433-1757