Schnall Amy, Nakata Nicole, Talbert Todd, Bayleyegn Tesfaye, Martinez DeAndrea, Wolkin Amy
Amy Schnall, Nicole Nakata, and Tesfaye Bayleyegn are with the Health Studies Branch, Division of Environmental Hazards and Health Effects, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, GA. Todd Talbert and DeAndrea Martinez are with the Division of State and Local Readiness, Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response, CDC. Amy Wolkin is with the Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response, CDC.
Am J Public Health. 2017 Sep;107(S2):S186-S192. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2017.303948.
To demonstrate how inclusion of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Community Assessment for Public Health Emergency Response (CASPER) as a tool in Public Health Preparedness Capabilities: National Standards for State and Local Planning can increase public health capacity for emergency response.
We reviewed all domestic CASPER activities (i.e., trainings and assessments) between fiscal years 2012 and 2016. Data from these CASPER activities were compared with respect to differences in geographic distribution, type, actions, efficacy, and usefulness of training.
During the study period, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention conducted 24 domestic in-person CASPER trainings for 1057 staff in 38 states. On average, there was a marked increase in knowledge of CASPER. Ninety-nine CASPERs were conducted in the United States, approximately half of which (53.5%) assessed preparedness; the others were categorized as response or recovery (27.2%) or were unrelated to a disaster (19.2%).
CASPER trainings are successful in increasing disaster epidemiology skills. CASPER can be used by Public Health Emergency Preparedness program awardees to help build and sustain preparedness and response capabilities.
证明将疾病控制与预防中心的公共卫生应急响应社区评估（CASPER）作为《公共卫生应急准备能力：州和地方规划国家标准》中的一项工具，如何能够提高公共卫生应急响应能力。
我们回顾了2012财年至2016财年期间所有国内的CASPER活动（即培训和评估）。将这些CASPER活动的数据在地理分布、类型、行动、效果以及培训的有用性方面的差异进行了比较。
在研究期间，疾病控制与预防中心为38个州的1057名工作人员开展了24次国内现场CASPER培训。平均而言，对CASPER的了解有显著增加。美国共进行了99次CASPER评估，其中约一半（53.5%）评估了应急准备情况；其他的被归类为响应或恢复（27.2%）或与灾害无关（19.2%）。
CASPER培训在提高灾害流行病学技能方面是成功的。公共卫生应急准备项目受助人可以使用CASPER来帮助建立和维持应急准备和响应能力。
