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.

Expanding the Public Health Emergency Preparedness Competency Set to Meet Specialized Local and Evolving National Needs

2007 ◽  
Vol 13 (5) ◽  
pp. 497-505 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lisle S. Hites ◽  
Amy V. Lafreniere ◽  
Martha S. Wingate ◽  
Ann C. Anderson ◽  
Peter M. Ginter ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Emergency Preparedness ◽  
Public Health Emergency ◽  
The Public ◽  
Public Health Emergency Preparedness

The Nature of the Public Health Emergency Preparedness Literature 2000-2008

2010 ◽  
Vol 16 (5) ◽  
pp. 441-449 ◽  
Author(s):  
Valerie A. Yeager ◽  
Nir Menachemi ◽  
Lisa C. McCormick ◽  
Peter M. Ginter
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Emergency Preparedness ◽  
Public Health Emergency ◽  
The Public ◽  
Public Health Emergency Preparedness

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 )

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 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

Ready, Willing, and Able: A Framework for Improving the Public Health Emergency Preparedness System

2010 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 161-168 ◽  
Author(s):  
O. Lee McCabe ◽  
Daniel J. Barnett ◽  
Henry G. Taylor ◽  
Jonathan M. Links
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Emergency Response ◽  
Emergency Preparedness ◽  
Public Health Emergency ◽  
High Quality ◽  
The Public ◽  
Public Health Emergencies ◽  
Public Health Emergency Preparedness ◽  
Comprehensive Framework ◽  
Necessary And Sufficient

ABSTRACTEvery society is exposed periodically to catastrophes and public health emergencies that are broad in scale. Too often, these experiences reveal major deficits in the quality of emergency response. A critical barrier to achieving preparedness for high-quality, system-based emergency response is the absence of a universal framework and common language to guide the pursuit of that goal. We describe a simple but comprehensive framework to encourage a focused conversation to improve preparedness for the benefit of individuals, families, organizations, communities, and society as a whole. We propose that constructs associated with the well-known expression “ready, willing, and able” represent necessary and sufficient elements for a standardized approach to ensure high-quality emergency response across the disparate entities that make up the public health emergency preparedness system. The “ready, willing, and able” constructs are described and specific applications are offered to illustrate the broad applicability and heuristic value of the model. Finally, prospective steps are outlined for initiating and advancing a dialogue that may directly lead to or inform already existing efforts to develop quality standards, measures, guidance, and (potentially) a national accreditation program.(Disaster Med Public Health Preparedness. 2010;4:161-168)

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