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A Cross-Sectional Study on China’s Public Health Emergency Personnel’s Field Coping-Capacity: Need, Influencing Factors, and Improvement Options

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 July 2019

Miaomiao Zhao ,
Baohua Liu ,
Lan Wang ,
Qunhong Wu ,
Zheng Kang ,
Yanhua Hao ,
Daniel Amporfro  and
Lijun Gao
Miaomiao Zhao
Affiliation:
Department of Social Medicine, School of Public Health, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
Baohua Liu
Affiliation:
Department of Social Medicine, School of Public Health, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
Lan Wang
Affiliation:
Department of Science Education, EYE&ENT Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, China
Qunhong Wu*
Affiliation:
Department of Social Medicine, School of Public Health, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China The Innovation Center for Social Risk Governance in Health, Shanghai, China
Zheng Kang*
Affiliation:
Department of Social Medicine, School of Public Health, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
Yanhua Hao
Affiliation:
Department of Social Medicine, School of Public Health, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China The Innovation Center for Social Risk Governance in Health, Shanghai, China
Daniel Amporfro
Affiliation:
Department of Social Medicine, School of Public Health, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
Lijun Gao
Affiliation:
Department of Social Medicine, School of Public Health, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
*
Correspondence and reprint requests to Qunhong Wu, Harbin Medical University, 157 Baojian Road, Nangang District, Harbin, Heilongjiang, 150086, China (e-mail: wuqunhong@163.com) or Zheng Kang, Harbin Medical University, 157 Baojian Road, Nangang District, Harbin, Heilongjiang, 150086, China (e-mail: kangzheng0086@126.com).
Correspondence and reprint requests to Qunhong Wu, Harbin Medical University, 157 Baojian Road, Nangang District, Harbin, Heilongjiang, 150086, China (e-mail: wuqunhong@163.com) or Zheng Kang, Harbin Medical University, 157 Baojian Road, Nangang District, Harbin, Heilongjiang, 150086, China (e-mail: kangzheng0086@126.com).
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Abstract

Objective:

This study aimed to identify the important capacities that were most urgently needed during emergency response and factors associated with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) professionals’ field coping-capacity for public health emergency.

Methods:

Professional workers (N = 1854) from 40 CDC institutions were chosen using the stratified cluster random sampling method in all 13 municipalities of Heilongjiang Province, China. Descriptive analysis and multivariate logistic regression were used.

Results:

Of 10 key capacities, the 3 that were most urgently needed during emergency response fieldwork as identified by respondents were crisis communication capacity, personal protection capacity, and laboratory detection capacity. Overall, 38.1% of respondents self-rated as “poor” on their coping-capacity. The logistic regression found that proficiency in emergency preparedness planning, more practical experiences in emergency response, effectiveness in training and drills, a higher education level, and a higher professional position were significantly associated with the individual’s field coping-capacity.

Conclusion:

This study identified CDC professionals’ most urgent capacity need and the obstructive factors and highlighted the importance of enhancing the capacity in crisis communication, personal protection, and laboratory detection. Intervention should be targeted at sufficient fund, formalized, and effective emergency training and drills, more operational technical guidance, and all-around supervision and evaluation.

Keywords

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)Chinaemergency responsepublic health emergency
Type
Original Research
Information
Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness , Volume 14 , Issue 2 , April 2020 , pp. 192 - 200
Copyright
© 2019 Society for Disaster Medicine and Public Health, Inc.

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