Emergency preparedness training for public health nurses: a pilot study

被引：50

作者：

Qureshi, KA ^{[1
]}

Merrill, JA ^{[1
]}

Gershon, RRM ^{[1
]}

Calero-Breckheimer, A ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Columbia Univ, Mailman Sch Publ Hlth, Ctr Publ Hlth Preparedness, New York, NY 10032 USA

来源：

JOURNAL OF URBAN HEALTH-BULLETIN OF THE NEW YORK ACADEMY OF MEDICINE | 2002年 / 79卷 / 03期

关键词：

West Nile Virus; Public Health Nurse; Emergency Preparedness; Public Health Emergency; Public Health Worker;

D O I：

10.1093/jurban/79.3.413

中图分类号：

R1 [预防医学、卫生学];

学科分类号：

1004 ; 120402 ;

摘要：

The Columbia Center for Public Health Preparedness, in partnership with the New York City Department of Health, recently developed an emergency preparedness training program for public health workers. A pilot training program was conducted for a group of school health nurses and evaluated using a pre/posttest design. A surprising finding was that 90% of the nurses reported at least one barrier to their ability to report to duty in the event of a public health emergency. The most frequently cited barriers included child/elder care responsibilities, lack of transportation, and personal health issues. These findings suggest that it may be prudent to identify and address potential barriers to public health workforce responsiveness to ensure the availability of the workforce during emergencies.

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页码：413 / 416

页数：4