Review
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Scott Chiossi, Svetla Tsolova, Massimo Ciotti
Summary: Assessing public health emergency preparedness involves a complex process with various limitations in current assessment approaches. The majority of assessments are implemented at national level, using mainly questionnaires/surveys, checklists, interviews/group discussions, and data extraction tools. Analysis methods include quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods, with assessment results often reported by listing gaps in preparedness or providing a preparedness score. Recommendations for improvement include specifying appropriate stakeholders, reaching consensus on preparedness standards, and reducing biases in assessment formats.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF DISASTER RISK REDUCTION
(2021)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Joshua M. Sharfstein, Nicole Lurie
Summary: The task of preparedness is closely linked to the ongoing efforts in improving population health and ensuring health equity.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Josefine Henman, Katherine Shabb, Kes McCormick
Summary: In recent years, more than 2000 jurisdictions worldwide have declared a climate emergency. However, the merits of climate emergency framings are still debated and no studies have been conducted from a Swedish perspective. This study fills this research gap by examining the climate emergency statements issued by three Swedish cities. The findings suggest that the political implications of these statements are limited, but they have empowered the climate movement in Sweden and sparked reflections on municipal capacity to address the climate crisis. Additionally, the cities exhibit a climate emergency mode.
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
L. S. Kengne Kamga, A. C. G. Voordouw, M. C. de Vries, E. Belfroid, M. Koopmans, A. Timen
Summary: This systematic review aimed to identify the sectors mentioned in the literature on public health emergency preparedness and response (PHEPR) and map their involvement in the seven domains of the PHEPR cycle. The results revealed that collaboration and involvement of sectors in PHEPR are primarily limited to a few sectors, indicating a need for broader collaboration with more partners during preparedness and response.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
J. Coggon
Summary: This paper examines the relationship between the scientific and ethical aspects of public health, stating that public health has a political nature and aims to achieve ethical goals. While political outcomes are necessary for public health, individual members are not required to be directly involved in politics.
JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Michael James Howard, Charlotte N. L. Chambers, Nicholas M. Mohr
Summary: This study aimed to evaluate the preparedness of emergency departments (EDs) in New Zealand for COVID-19 based on the views of emergency medicine specialists. The survey revealed significant gaps in the availability of negative pressure rooms, N95 fit testing, and proper use of personal protective equipment (PPE). Additionally, there was a decrease in certain practices such as PPE training, simulations, and patient segregation. These findings highlight the need for improvement in hospital engineering, policies, and PPE practices to effectively respond to future SARS-CoV-2 transmission.
Review
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Jessica M. Lee, Rachel Jansen, Kate E. Sanderson, Fiona Guerra, Sue Keller-Olaman, Michelle Murti, Tracey L. O'Sullivan, Madelyn P. Law, Brian Schwartz, Laura E. Bourns, Yasmin Khan
Summary: This scoping review explores priority areas and indicators for public health emergency preparedness (PHEP) with a focus on infectious disease emergencies. The findings reveal key themes including collaborative networks, community engagement, risk analysis, and communication. Additional themes related to infectious diseases were also identified, such as mitigating inequities, research and evidence-informed decision making, and building capacity for vaccination.
Article
Public Administration
Carl E. Dement
Summary: Jail and prison administrators have difficulties preparing for and responding to disasters. State and county Emergency Managers neglect local jails and prisons in their disaster planning and training. This lack of collaboration exposes inmates, staff, and the public to greater risk.
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION REVIEW
(2023)
Article
Mathematics, Interdisciplinary Applications
Rui Nan, Wenjun Zhu, Yejing Xiao
Summary: Facing the background of risk society and the fourth scientific and technological revolution, digital emergency management (DEM) research has gained widespread attention worldwide. This study conducted a comparative analysis of data from the Web of Science (WOS) and China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI) databases, and used CiteSpace to draw a knowledge map to analyze the spatiotemporal distribution, hotspots, and trends of DEM research. The findings show that DEM research has experienced a spiral growth with a significant increase in the number of papers. The research also revealed the complex cooperation networks among countries and institutions, as well as the interdisciplinary nature of DEM research. The hotspots of DEM research can be categorized into means, processes, and objects, with differences in research emphases between international and China. The evolution and trends of DEM research also vary between international and China.
DISCRETE DYNAMICS IN NATURE AND SOCIETY
(2022)
Article
Management
Shlomo Mizrahi, Adar Ben-Eliyahu, Nissim Cohen, Uri Hertz, Rotem Miller-Mor, Efrat Mishor, Eran Vigoda-Gadot
Summary: This paper investigates the factors related to people's willingness to contribute to institutional emergency preparedness and finds that this willingness is strongly anchored in their evaluations of the government's responsiveness and fairness.
PUBLIC MANAGEMENT REVIEW
(2022)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Lloyd S. Davis, Bienvenido Leon, Michael J. Bourk, Lei Zhu, Wiebke Finkler
Summary: A study on climate change videos showed that using infotainment or expository narration had different effects on different audience clusters. For younger participants, infotainment reduced their perception of climate change seriousness, while viewers of English versions showed increased perception of climate change risk with expository narration.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Rebecca Bunnell, Juliet Ryan, Charlotte Kent
Summary: The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the necessity for a new strategic science agenda in public health, addressing gaps such as health equity science, data science, communication science, policy analysis, scientific collaboration, and climate science. Public health leadership and scientists have a unique opportunity to use strategic science to guide an era of improved and equitable public health.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
(2021)
Article
Biology
Dominique G. Roche, Ilias Berberi, Fares Dhane, Felix Lauzon, Sandrine Soeharjono, Roslyn Dakin, Sandra A. Binning
Summary: Many leading journals in ecology and evolution require open data upon publication, but there is little oversight to ensure data completeness and reusability. This study found that data archiving quality was associated with the identity of the principal investigator (PI), but not with journal open data policy, PI gender, or PI corresponding author status. Improving research data management training and culture within PI groups may be crucial for enhancing data archiving quality.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
(2022)
Review
Psychiatry
Olamide Todowede, Felix Lewandowski, Yasuhiro Kotera, Alison Ashmore, Stefan Rennick-Egglestone, Doreen Boyd, Stuart Moran, Kristin Berre Orjasaeter, Julie Repper, Dan Robotham, Michael Rowe, Dafni Katsampa, Mike Slade
Summary: Partnering with individuals most affected by mental health problems and using the citizen science approach can transform mental health outcomes. This study conducted a systematic review of mental health citizen science research to develop best practice guidelines for conducting and reporting research in this area. The guidelines highlight the importance of empowering individuals affected by mental health problems, addressing safeguarding issues, using existing reporting guidelines, and ensuring clear reporting of consent and data sharing arrangements.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHIATRY
(2023)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Kai Chen, Xiaoping Lin, Han Wang, Yujie Qiang, Jie Kong, Rui Huang, Haining Wang, Hui Liu
Summary: Public health emergency management has been a major challenge for social sustainable development since the beginning of the 21st century. Scholars have increasingly focused on research in this field. However, few studies have used bibliometric analysis and visualization to explore the characteristics of public health emergency management research. This study adopts bibliometric methods and science mapping technology to visually evaluate the knowledge structure and research trends in this field. The findings show that the main research directions include child prevention, mortality from public health events, public health emergency preparedness, public health emergency management, and COVID-19. The current research hotspots and frontiers are climate change, COVID-19, and related coronaviruses.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Jonathan M. Links, Brian S. Schwartz, Sen Lin, Norma Kanarek, Judith Mitrani-Reiser, Tara Kirk Sell, Crystal R. Watson, Doug Ward, Cathy Slemp, Robert Burhans, Kimberly Gill, Tak Igusa, Xilei Zhao, Benigno Aguirre, Joseph Trainor, Joanne Nigg, Thomas Inglesby, Eric Carbone, James M. Kendra
DISASTER MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH PREPAREDNESS
(2018)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Diane Meyer, Tara Kirk Sell, Monica Schoch-Spana, Matthew P. Shearer, Hannah Chandler, Erin Thomas, Dale A. Rose, Eric G. Carbone, Eric Toner
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INFECTION CONTROL
(2018)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
H. Yusuf, L. Ekperi, S. Groseclose, A. Siegfried, M. Meit, E. Carbone
Review
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Shoukat H. Qari, Hussain R. Yusuf, Samuel L. Groseclose, Mary R. Leinhos, Eric G. Carbone
DISASTER MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH PREPAREDNESS
(2019)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Monica Schoch-Spana, Kimberly Gill, Divya Hosangadi, Cathy Slemp, Robert Burhans, Janet Zeis, Eric G. Carbone, Jonathan Links
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
(2019)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Ramya Chari, Elizabeth L. Petrun Sayers, Sohaela Amiri, Mary Leinhos, Virginia Kotzias, Jaime Madrigano, Erin V. Thomas, Eric G. Carbone, Lori Uscher-Pines
Letter
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Jennifer Horney, Eric G. Carbone, Molly Lynch, Cheng Shuang Ji, Terrance Jones
DISASTER MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH PREPAREDNESS
(2021)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Tara Kirk Sell, Matthew P. Shearer, Diane Meyer, Mary Leinhos, Erin Thomas, Eric G. Carbone
Summary: This study analyzed the implementation considerations for Ebola-related policies in the United States during the 2013-2016 West Africa Ebola epidemic, finding that substantial resource commitments were required. Execution of quarantine policies varied by region, indicating a need for improved coordination and guidance.
DISASTER MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH PREPAREDNESS
(2021)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Catherine C. Slemp, Sarah Sisco, Marc C. Jean, Munerah S. Ahmed, Norma F. Kanarek, Monika Eros-Sarnyai, Ingrid A. Gonzalez, Takeru Igusa, Kathryn Lane, Fernando P. Tirado, Maryellen Tria, Sen Lin, Valter N. Martins, Sanjana Ravi, James M. Kendra, Eric G. Carbone, Jonathan M. Links
PUBLIC HEALTH REPORTS
(2020)
Article
Engineering, Civil
James Kendra, Lauren Clay, Kimberly Gill, Jennifer Trivedi, Valerie Marlowe, Benigno Aguirre, Joanne Nigg, Joseph Trainor, Eric Carbone, Jonathan Links
Summary: The paper introduces a comprehensive conceptual model aiming to accurately interpret resilience as the trajectory of postdisaster recovery, with community functioning and well-being as the outcome. The model reveals the importance of natural, social, and physical systems in disasters, as well as the dynamic and directional relationships between these elements in the disaster environment.
NATURAL HAZARDS REVIEW
(2021)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Xidong Deng, Suhana Ema, Craig Mason, Ashley Nash, Eric Carbone, Marcus Gaffney
Summary: This study examined the timeliness of early hearing detection and intervention (EHDI) process among different populations. The results showed that most of the population in the participating states achieved timely completion of newborn hearing screening. However, underrepresented racial/ethnic groups, mothers with less education, and NICU infants and their families may be at an increased risk for delayed diagnostic testing for hearing loss.
JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH MANAGEMENT AND PRACTICE
(2022)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Mallory Kennedy, Eric G. Carbone, Alexa L. Siegfried, Deborah Backman, John D. Henson, Jackie Sheridan, Michael B. Meit, Erin Thomas
JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH MANAGEMENT AND PRACTICE
(2020)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Robyn A. Cree, Catherine A. Okoro, Matthew M. Zack, Eric Carbone
MMWR-MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY WEEKLY REPORT
(2020)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Tara Kirk Sell, Matthew P. Shearer, Diane Meyer, Mary Leinhos, Eric G. Carbone, Erin Thomas
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Tara Kirk Sell, Matthew P. Shearer, Diane Meyer, Hannah Chandler, Monica Schoch-Spana, Erin Thomas, Dale A. Rose, Eric G. Carbone, Eric Toner
JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH MANAGEMENT AND PRACTICE
(2018)
