scholarly journals Funding Public Health Emergency Preparedness in the United States

2017 ◽  
Vol 107 (S2) ◽  
pp. S148-S152 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rebecca Katz ◽  
Aurelia Attal-Juncqua ◽  
Julie E. Fischer
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
United States ◽  
Emergency Preparedness ◽  
The United States ◽  
Public Health Emergency ◽  
Public Health Emergency Preparedness

scholarly journals At-Risk populations and public health emergency preparedness in the United States: Nursing leadership in communities

2021 ◽  
Vol 69 (4) ◽  
pp. 699-703
Author(s):  
Mary Pat Couig ◽  
Jasmine L. Travers ◽  
Barbara Polivka ◽  
Jessica Castner ◽  
Tener Goodwin Veenema ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
United States ◽  
At Risk ◽  
Emergency Preparedness ◽  
The United States ◽  
Nursing Leadership ◽  
Public Health Emergency ◽  
Public Health Emergency Preparedness ◽  
At Risk Populations

Public Policy Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Blood Supply in the United States

2021 ◽  
pp. e1-e7
Author(s):  
William Riley ◽  
Kailey Love ◽  
Jeffrey McCullough
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
United States ◽  
Blood Supply ◽  
Emergency Preparedness ◽  
The United States ◽  
Public Health Emergency ◽  
Health Crisis ◽  
The Public ◽  
Preparedness Planning ◽  
The Impact

The COVID-19 pandemic has precipitated an acute blood shortage for medical transfusions, exacerbating an already tenuous blood supply system in the United States, contributing to the public health crisis, and raising deeper questions regarding emergency preparedness planning for ensuring blood availability. However, these issues around blood availability during the pandemic are related primarily to the decline in supply caused by reduced donations during the pandemic rather than increased demand for transfusion of patients with COVID-19. The challenges to ensure a safe blood supply during the pandemic will continue until a vaccine is developed, effective treatments are available, or the virus goes away. If this virus or a similar virus were capable of transmission through blood, it would have a catastrophic impact on the health care system, causing a future public health emergency that would jeopardize the national blood supply. In this article, we identify the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on blood supply adequacy, discuss the public health implications, propose recovery strategies, and present recommendations for preparing for the next disruption in blood supply driven by a public health emergency. (Am J Public Health. Published online ahead of print March 18, 2021: e1–e7. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2021.306157 )

Applying behavioral science to workforce challenges in the public health emergency preparedness system

2012 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 155-166 ◽  
Author(s):  
O. Lee McCabe, PhD ◽  
Carlo C. DiClemente, PhD ◽  
Jonathan M. Links, PhD
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Behavior Change ◽  
Transtheoretical Model ◽  
Emergency Preparedness ◽  
Behavioral Science ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
The United States ◽  
Public Health Emergency ◽  
The Public ◽  
Public Health Emergency Preparedness

When disasters and other broad-scale public health emergencies occur in the United States, they often reveal flaws in the pre-event preparedness of those individuals and agencies charged with responsibility for emergency response and recovery activities. A significant contributor to this problem is the unwillingness of some public health workers to participate in the requisite planning, training, and response activities to ensure quality preparedness.The thesis of this article is that there are numerous, empirically supported models of behavior change that hold potential for motivating role-appropriate behavior in public health professionals. The models that are highlighted here for consideration and prospective adaptation to the public health emergency preparedness system (PHEPS) are the Transtheoretical Model of Intentional Behavior Change (TTM) and Motivational Interviewing (MI). Core concepts in TTM and MI are described, and specific examples are offered to illustrate the relevance of the frameworks for understanding and ameliorating PHEPS-based workforce problems. Finally, the requisite steps are described to ensure the readiness of organizations to support the implementation of the ideas proposed.

Die a Hero or Live Long Enough to Become the Villain: Mass Casualty Preparedness in Hospitals and Protecting Doctors from Liability during Mass Casualty Events

2015 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ashley Tseung
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
United States ◽  
Emergency Preparedness ◽  
Preventive Measures ◽  
The United States ◽  
Mass Casualty Incident ◽  
Mass Casualty ◽  
Public Health Emergency ◽  
Terrorist Attacks ◽  
Mass Casualty Events

AbstractSince 9/11, the United States and the international community have emphasized the need to protect people from terrorist attacks. The Boston Bombing that took place on April 15, 2013, showed that even with all of the preventive measures in place, the United States is not immune from terrorist attacks. If there had been a bioterrorist attack in Boston instead of a homemade bomb, the amount of casualties would likely have been a lot higher. Many hospitals lack effective emergency preparedness plans that address bioterrorist attacks. One area that will help prepare nations during a mass casualty incident or public health emergency involves implementing effective mass casualty preparedness plans for hospitals. This paper analyzes mass casualty preparedness in hospitals and demonstrates the need to have legislation in place to protect doctors who treat patients during mass casualty events.

scholarly journals Progress in Public Health Emergency Preparedness—United States, 2001–2016

2017 ◽  
Vol 107 (S2) ◽  
pp. S180-S185 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bhavini Patel Murthy ◽  
Noelle-Angelique M. Molinari ◽  
Tanya T. LeBlanc ◽  
Sara J. Vagi ◽  
Rachel N. Avchen
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
United States ◽  
Emergency Preparedness ◽  
Public Health Emergency ◽  
Public Health Emergency Preparedness

Global Research on Public Health Emergency Preparedness From 1997 to 2019: A Bibliometric Analysis

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Tong Lin ◽  
Yuqin Qiu ◽  
Wenya Peng ◽  
Lisheng Peng
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Citation Analysis ◽  
Emergency Preparedness ◽  
Publication Output ◽  
The United States ◽  
Disaster Medicine ◽  
Public Health Emergency ◽  
Research Activity ◽  
Increasing Trend ◽  
Public Health Emergency Preparedness

ABSTRACT Objectives: To access the trends and focuses of publications on public health emergency preparedness in the timeframe 1997-2019. Methods: Publications related to public health emergency preparedness (PHEP) were retrieved from the Web of Science Core Collection database. Bibliometric analyses including output statistics, co-authorship analysis, citation analysis, co-citation analysis, and co-occurrence analysis were performed and mapped using VOSviewer. Results: A total of 1058 publications on PHEP were included in this study. There was an increasing trend of publication output and citations since 2002. A total of 4605 authors from 1587 institutes and 92 countries contributed to the publications, and the United States lead the field. Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness was the most active and co-cited journal among 243 journals. The knowledge foundation mainly focused on the professionals’ capacity, education, and conceptions of PHEP. Epidemics, natural disasters, terrorism, education, and communication were the principle topics; while “vulnerable populations,” “disaster medicine,” and “hurricane” were the recent hotspots in this field. Conclusions: Significant progresses had been achieved worldwide in the past 2 decades, however, improvement of research activity and international collaboration is still a need for most countries.

scholarly journals 18.H. Workshop: Bringing evidence during public health emergencies: addressing the challenge through HTA

2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (Supplement_5) ◽  
Author(s):  
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Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Decision Making ◽  
Emergency Preparedness ◽  
Public Health Emergency ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Public Health Emergencies ◽  
Response Planning ◽  
Emergency Preparedness And Response ◽  
Public Health Emergency Preparedness

Abstract Evidence-based decision-making is central to public health. Implementing evidence-informed actions is most challenging during a public health emergency as in an epidemic, when time is limited, scientific uncertainties and political pressures tend to be high, and irrefutable evidence may be lacking. The process of including evidence in public health decision-making and for evidence-informed policy, in preparation, and during public health emergencies, is not systematic and is complicated by many barriers as the absences of shared tools and approaches for evidence-based preparedness and response planning. Many of today's public health crises are also cross-border, and countries need to collaborate in a systematic and standardized way in order to enhance interoperability and to implement coordinated evidence-based response plans. To strengthen the impact of scientific evidence on decision-making for public health emergency preparedness and response, it is necessary to better define mechanisms through which interdisciplinary evidence feeds into decision-making processes during public health emergencies and the context in which these mechanisms operate. As a multidisciplinary, standardized and evidence-based decision-making tool, Health Technology Assessment (HTA) represents and approach that can inform public health emergency preparedness and response planning processes; it can also provide meaningful insights on existing preparedness structures, working as bridge between scientists and decision-makers, easing knowledge transition and translation to ensure that evidence is effectively integrated into decision-making contexts. HTA can address the link between scientific evidence and decision-making in public health emergencies, and overcome the key challenges faced by public health experts when advising decision makers, including strengthening and accelerating knowledge transfer through rapid HTA, improving networking between actors and disciplines. It may allow a 360° perspective, providing a comprehensive view to decision-making in preparation and during public health emergencies. The objective of the workshop is to explore and present how HTA can be used as a shared and systematic evidence-based tool for Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response, in order to enable stakeholders and decision makers taking actions based on the best available evidence through a process which is systematic and transparent. Key messages There are many barriers and no shared mechanisms to bring evidence in decision-making during public health emergencies. HTA can represent the tool to bring evidence-informed actions in public health emergency preparedness and response.

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