Moore Ashley, Errett Nicole Ann, Patel Resham
University of Washington School of Public Health, Seattle, WA, USA.
Center for Disaster Resilient Communities, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.
Disaster Med Public Health Prep. 2025 May 30;19:e131. doi: 10.1017/dmp.2025.10068.
The roles and responsibilities of the public health emergency preparedness (PHEP) and response workforce have changed since the last iteration of competencies developed in 2010. This project aims to identify current competencies (i.e., knowledge, skills, and abilities) for the PHEP workforce, as well as all public health staff who may contribute to a response.
Five focus groups with members of the PHEP workforce across the US focused on their experiences with workforce needs in preparedness and response activities. Focus group transcripts were thematically analyzed using qualitative methods to identify key competencies needed in the workforce.
The focus groups revealed 7 domains: attitudes and motivations; collaboration; communications; data collection and analysis; preparedness and response; leadership and management; and public health foundations. Equity and social justice was identified as a cross-cutting theme across all domains.
Broad validation of competencies through ongoing engagement with the PHEP practice and academic communities is necessary. Competencies can be used to inform the design of PHEP educational programs and PHEP program development. Implementation of an up-to-date, validated competency model can help the workforce better prepare for and respond to disasters and emergencies.
自2010年制定上一版能力标准以来，公共卫生应急准备（PHEP）及应对工作人员的角色和职责已发生变化。本项目旨在确定PHEP工作人员以及所有可能参与应对工作的公共卫生人员当前的能力（即知识、技能和能力）。
与美国各地PHEP工作人员组成的五个焦点小组聚焦于他们在应急准备和应对活动中对人员需求的经验。使用定性方法对焦点小组记录进行主题分析，以确定工作人员所需的关键能力。
焦点小组揭示了7个领域：态度和动机；协作；沟通；数据收集与分析；应急准备和应对；领导与管理；以及公共卫生基础。公平和社会正义被确定为所有领域的一个贯穿各领域的主题。
有必要通过与PHEP实践和学术团体的持续互动对能力标准进行广泛验证。能力标准可用于指导PHEP教育项目的设计和PHEP项目开发。实施最新的、经过验证的能力模型有助于工作人员更好地为灾害和紧急情况做准备并做出应对。
