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Improving Team Performance for Public Health Preparedness

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 August 2016

Megan Peck ,
Mickey Scullard ,
Craig Hedberg ,
Emily Moilanen ,
Deborah Radi ,
William Riley ,
Paige Anderson Bowen ,
Cheryl Petersen-Kroeber ,
Louise Stenberg  and
Debra K. Olson
Megan Peck*
Affiliation:
University of Minnesota School of Public Health, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Mickey Scullard
Affiliation:
Minnesota Department of Health, St Paul, Minnesota
Craig Hedberg
Affiliation:
University of Minnesota School of Public Health, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Emily Moilanen
Affiliation:
Minnesota Department of Health, St Paul, Minnesota
Deborah Radi
Affiliation:
Minnesota Department of Health, St Paul, Minnesota
William Riley
Affiliation:
Arizona State University School for the Science of Health Care, Phoenix, Arizona.
Paige Anderson Bowen
Affiliation:
Arizona State University School for the Science of Health Care, Phoenix, Arizona.
Cheryl Petersen-Kroeber
Affiliation:
Minnesota Department of Health, St Paul, Minnesota
Louise Stenberg
Affiliation:
University of Minnesota School of Public Health, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Debra K. Olson
Affiliation:
University of Minnesota School of Public Health, Minneapolis, Minnesota
*
Correspondence and reprint requests to Megan Peck, University of Minnesota School of Public Health, 420 Delaware St SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455 (e-mail: megpeck@umn.edu).
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Abstract

Objective

Between May 2010 and September 2011, the University of Minnesota School of Public Health partnered with the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) to assess the effect of exercises on team performance during public health emergency response.

Methods

Participants were divided into 3 research teams exposed to various levels of intervention. Groups consisted of a control group that was given standard MDH training exercises, a didactic group exposed to team dynamics and communication training, and a treatment group that received the didactic training in addition to a post-exercise facilitated debriefing. To assess differences in team performance, teams engaged in 15 functional exercises.

Results

Differences in team performance across the 3 groups were identified, although there was no trend in team performance over time for any of the groups. Groups demonstrated fluctuation in team performance during the study period. Attitudinal surveys demonstrated an increase in workplace satisfaction and confidence in training among all groups throughout the study period.

Conclusions

Findings from this research support that a critical link exists between training type and team performance during public health emergency response. This research supports that intentional teamwork training for emergency response workers is essential for effective public health emergency response. (Disaster Med Public Health Preparedness. 2017;11:7–10)

Keywords

public health preparednessdisaster planningemergency preparednessstate health departmentsimulation training
Type
Brief Reports
Information
Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness , Volume 11 , Issue 1 , February 2017 , pp. 7 - 10
Copyright
Copyright © Society for Disaster Medicine and Public Health, Inc. 2016 

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