Rubin Sara E, Schulman Rachel M, Roszak Andrew R, Herrmann Jack, Patel Anita, Koonin Lisa M
Biosecur Bioterror. 2014 Mar-Apr;12(2):76-84. doi: 10.1089/bsp.2013.0082. Epub 2014 Apr 3.
Response to public health emergencies requires coordination across multiple sectors and effective use of existing resources in communities. With the expanded role of community pharmacists in public health during the past decade, their participation in response to emergencies has become increasingly important. Local health departments play a lead role in local public health emergency responses, and their ability to develop and leverage partnerships has become increasingly vital given their funding and personnel shortages. This article offers insight and recommendations on how local health departments can most effectively develop and maintain relationships with community pharmacies and pharmacists that will allow for a more coordinated and resourceful public health response to emergencies, and specifically to pandemic influenza outbreaks. Additionally, state and local health departments should reach out to pharmacies in a synchronized way to incorporate them into their pandemic influenza planning and response efforts. As pharmacists continue to expand their role as part of the public health system, pharmacy staff can be active participants with public health agencies to improve community public health emergency response.
应对突发公共卫生事件需要多个部门之间的协调以及对社区现有资源的有效利用。在过去十年中，社区药剂师在公共卫生领域的作用不断扩大，他们参与应急响应变得越来越重要。地方卫生部门在地方公共卫生应急响应中发挥主导作用，鉴于其资金和人员短缺，其建立和利用伙伴关系的能力变得越来越关键。本文就地方卫生部门如何最有效地与社区药房及药剂师建立和维持关系提供见解和建议，以便对紧急情况，特别是大流行性流感疫情做出更协调、更有效的公共卫生应对。此外，州和地方卫生部门应以同步方式与药房联系，将其纳入大流行性流感的规划和应对工作。随着药剂师作为公共卫生系统一部分的作用不断扩大，药房工作人员可以成为公共卫生机构的积极参与者，以改善社区公共卫生应急响应。
