Public Health Emergency Preparedness Exercises: Lessons Learned

被引:44
作者
Biddinger, Paul D. [2 ]
Savoia, Elena [1 ,3 ]
Massin-Short, Sarah B. [3 ]
Preston, Jessica
Stoto, Michael A. [4 ]
机构
[1] Harvard Univ, Sch Publ Hlth, Ctr Publ Hlth Preparedness, Landmark Ctr, Boston, MA 02115 USA
[2] Massachusetts Gen Hosp, Boston, MA 02114 USA
[3] Harvard Univ, Sch Publ Hlth, Div Publ Hlth Practice, Boston, MA 02115 USA
[4] Georgetown Univ, Sch Nursing & Hlth Studies, Washington, DC USA
关键词
TABLETOP EXERCISES;
D O I
10.1177/00333549101250S514
中图分类号
R1 [预防医学、卫生学];
学科分类号
1004 ; 120402 ;
摘要
The Harvard School of Public Health Center for Public Health Preparedness exercise program has two aims: (1) educating the public health workforce on key public health system emergency preparedness issues, and (2) identifying specific systems-level challenges in the public health response to large-scale events. Rigorous evaluation of 38 public health emergency preparedness (PHEP) exercises employing realistic scenarios and reliable and accurate outcome measures has demonstrated the usefulness of PHEP exercises in clarifying public health workers' roles and responsibilities, facilitating knowledge transfer among these individuals and organizations, and identifying specific public health systems-level challenges.
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页码:100 / 106
页数:7
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