Recent Developments in Capacity Evaluation of Community Emergency Preparedness and Response for Public Health Emergencies

Abstract

The human health damage and social stability caused by public health emergencies have attracted worldwide attention. But there is a lack of research on capacity evaluation of China's community emergency preparedness and response for public health emergencies. We summarized the latest advances in theoretical frameworks and capacity evaluation of community emergency preparedness and response for public health emergencies based on a systematic review and textual analysis of relevant studies, and proposed that future research should pay attention to the building of the capacity of community emergency preparedness and response for public health emergencies and the development of corresponding assessment tools applicable to communities in China. This study will contribute to the assessment, normalization and improvement of the capacity of community emergency preparedness and response for public health emergencies.

Keywords

• public health emergency preparedness|public health emergencies|community health planning|review