Department of Community Health and Health Behavior, The State University of New York at Buffalo, NY 14214, USA.
J Public Health Manag Pract. 2011 Jan-Feb;17(1):84-9. doi: 10.1097/PHH.0b013e3181ec41d5.
The objective was to assess the planning needs of emergency management and public health professionals to provide a flexible and comprehensive planning tool.
This study first assessed the needs of emergency management and public health professionals via an online survey. On the basis of results of the assessment, pertinent information was collected and organized into an online resource tool.
The assessment was designed to address the needs of local, state, and federal government administrators working in emergency management and public health. The online tool was designed for use by any entity that functions to promote public health in the event of an emergency.
Sixty-four participants completed the assessment survey. Seven states were represented. Most participants were senior-level administrators or management-level employees and were employed in public health, emergency, or bioterrorism preparedness, or in emergency medical services.
Needs assessment for preparedness tools.
The results of the survey identified a need for increased access to information (especially concerning liability issues and authority to enter into agreements) and high levels of interest in the availability of an online planning tool. The majority (80.7%) of respondents indicated an ability to locate and quantify resources within their own jurisdiction but only about half (42.9%) could do the same for resources outside of their jurisdiction. Finally, 71.9% reported having no assessment tool to measure emergency capacity and limitations.
Planning for cross-border and multijurisdictional emergencies depends on access to pertinent information and the feasibility of attaining such information. The creation of a comprehensive guide to multijurisdictional collaborations, with its self-assessment checklists, can easily provide such information to emergency. In addition, information sharing and increased collaboration can lead to increased utilization of emergency preparedness best practices.
评估应急管理和公共卫生专业人员的规划需求，以提供灵活且全面的规划工具。
本研究首先通过在线调查评估了应急管理和公共卫生专业人员的需求。在此评估基础上，收集相关信息并组织成在线资源工具。
该评估旨在满足地方、州和联邦政府中从事应急管理和公共卫生工作的行政管理人员的需求。该在线工具旨在供任何在紧急情况下促进公共卫生的实体使用。
64 名参与者完成了评估调查。7 个州有代表参加。大多数参与者是高级行政人员或管理层员工，从事公共卫生、应急或生物恐怖主义准备工作，或从事紧急医疗服务工作。
准备工具的需求评估。
调查结果表明，人们需要更多地获取信息（特别是有关责任问题和签订协议的权力），并且非常关注在线规划工具的可用性。大多数（80.7%）受访者表示有能力在其管辖范围内找到和量化资源，但只有约一半（42.9%）能够在其管辖范围外找到和量化资源。最后，71.9%的受访者表示没有评估工具来衡量应急能力和限制。
跨境和多司法管辖区紧急情况的规划取决于获取相关信息的能力和获取此类信息的可行性。创建一个多司法管辖区合作的综合指南，以及其自我评估清单，可以方便地向应急人员提供此类信息。此外，信息共享和增加协作可以促进应急准备最佳实践的更多利用。
