The Role of Public Health Emergency Management in Biodefense: A COVID-19 Case Study

被引:1
|
作者
Houser, Ryan Scott [1 ]
机构
[1] Georgetown Univ, Washington, DC 20057 USA
关键词
occupational health; emergency medicine; policy; resilience; GLOBAL HEALTH; PREPAREDNESS; SECURITY; OUTBREAK; DISEASE; THREAT; TRENDS; POLICY;
D O I
10.1017/dmp.2022.113
中图分类号
R1 [预防医学、卫生学];
学科分类号
1004 ; 120402 ;
摘要
Introduction: The emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic has had significant impact on human lives as well as economic and social stability. The United States has a complicated history with biosecurity as policy making, biodefense activities, and government transparency have historically been in contention. The terror attacks of September 11, 2001 uncovered various weaknesses in the national public health infrastructure that have persisted into the current pandemic. Methods: This study explores the biodefense and public health preparedness landscape for trends in federal support and capacity building. It also investigates the applicability of public health emergency management principles to the biodefense structure. A mixed method was utilized in this study to investigate the qualitative and quantitative factors of the research inquiry. Braun and Clarke's six phase framework for thematic analysis will assist with defining the important information from a review of the literature. The concurrent triangulation design permits that use of qualitative and quantitative data to more accurately define and analyze the relationship among the variables of interest Results: The results included the identification of 8 common themes of failure during the COVID-19 response: (1) accountable leadership, (2) statutory authorities and policies, (3) inter-agency coordination, (4) coherent data system for situational awareness, (5) strategic national stockpile and supply chain, (6) testing and surveillance, (7) health care system surge capacity and resilience, and (8) federal funds and the role of public health emergency management in the evolving landscape of biothreats, both intentional and natural. Discussion: To counter the increasing biothreats, the United States must invest in revamping the biodefense infrastructure to mimic and support public health emergency preparedness initiatives which will increase our resilience to various biothreats.
引用
收藏
页数:11
相关论文
共 50 条
  • [1] COVID-19: Not a Simple Public Health Emergency
    Stratton, Samuel J.
    [J]. PREHOSPITAL AND DISASTER MEDICINE, 2020, 35 (02) : 119 - 119
  • [2] COVID-19, a worldwide public health emergency
    Palacios Cruz, M.
    Santos, E.
    Velazquez Cervantes, M. A.
    Leon Juarez, M.
    [J]. REVISTA CLINICA ESPANOLA, 2021, 221 (01): : 55 - 61
  • [3] Status and Challenges of Public Health Emergency Management in China Related to COVID-19
    Cao, Yulong
    Shan, Jiao
    Gong, Zhizhong
    Kuang, Jiqiu
    Gao, Yan
    [J]. FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH, 2020, 8
  • [4] Public Health Emergency Preparedness After COVID-19
    Sharfstein, Joshua M.
    Lurie, Nicole
    [J]. MILBANK QUARTERLY, 2023, 101 : 653 - 673
  • [5] WHO ends the COVID-19 public health emergency
    Burki, Talha
    [J]. LANCET RESPIRATORY MEDICINE, 2023, 11 (07): : 588 - 588
  • [6] The Role of Public Health in COVID-19 Emergency Response Efforts From a Rural Health Perspective
    Melvin, Sandra C.
    Wiggins, Corey
    Burse, Nakeitra
    Thompson, Erica
    Monger, Mauda
    [J]. PREVENTING CHRONIC DISEASE, 2020, 17
  • [7] Community Health and Public Health Nurses: Case Study in Times of COVID-19
    Cunha, Carmen
    Henriques, Adriana
    Costa, Andreia
    [J]. SUSTAINABILITY, 2021, 13 (20)
  • [8] Public Health Management of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Australia: The Role of the Morrison Government
    Duckett, Stephen
    [J]. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH, 2022, 19 (16)
  • [9] Health Emergency and Disaster Risk Management During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Case Study from Italy
    Lamberti-Castronuovo, A.
    Parotto, E.
    Ragazzoni, L.
    Valente, M.
    [J]. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH, 2022, 32
  • [10] COVID-19: What is next for nursing in public health emergency?
    Zhang, Xiu-jie
    Shi, Tie-yin
    Sun, Li
    [J]. NURSE EDUCATION IN PRACTICE, 2020, 46