Cross-sector leadership development for preparedness

被引:9
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作者
Potter, MA
Burns, HK
Barron, G
Grofebert, A
Bednarz, GD
机构
[1] Univ Pittsburgh, Grad Sch Publ Hlth, Ctr Publ Hlth Practice, Ctr Publ Hlth Preparedness, Pittsburgh, PA 15260 USA
[2] Penn Dept Hlth, Off Publ Hlth Preparedness, Harrisburg, PA USA
[3] Allegheny Cty Hlth Dept, Pittsburgh, PA USA
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D O I
10.1177/00333549051200S119
中图分类号
R1 [预防医学、卫生学];
学科分类号
1004 ; 120402 ;
摘要
After fall 2001, scientists and professionals recognized the importance of integrating public health with traditional first-response professions in planning and training for disasters. However, operationalizing this approach among professionals in the field confronted barriers that were both inter-cultural and jurisdictional. The Pennsylvania Preparedness Leadership Institute (PPLI) is a collaboration of the Pennsylvania Department of Health and the University of Pittsburgh Center for Public Health Preparedness. Team members are recruited from public health, emergency medicine, emergency management, hospitals, and public safety agencies from each of nine multi-county regions in Pennsylvania. Each team takes on a year-long project that addresses a strategic problem as a focus for capacity-building within its region. Unexpectedly during PPLI's first year in operation, a hepatitis-A outbreak tested whether one regional team could successfully mount the necessary integrated response. This experience, as well as the planned evaluation for PPLI, demonstrated both the successful processes and the positive impact of this integrated leadership training initiative.
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页码:109 / 115
页数:7
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