背景:在COVID-19大流行期间,公共卫生人员遇到了挑战,这些挑战暴露了需要改进的领域,为未来的公共卫生威胁做准备。其中关键是训练有素的公共卫生领导人,他们配备了一系列危机领导技能。
目标:为了检查培训背景,评估感知的准备,并从应对COVID-19大流行的公共卫生领导人那里获得未来公共卫生人员培训的建议。
方法:这项探索性研究通过利用在线问卷和访谈来收集信息,以提供有关公共卫生领导者准备所需改进的经验教训。
方法:三个加州公共卫生部门代表城市,郊区,郊区和农村人口。
方法:30名直接参与公共卫生工作3年以上领导/管理角色并参与COVID-19相关工作至少6个月的公共卫生领导。
结果:问卷调查结果揭示了危机领导力方面的差距,通信,合作培训。访谈结果支持并扩大了定量结果,包括各种能力的价值和建议,以提高未来公共卫生领导人的准备。
结论:研究结果表明,尽管所需的许多技能是获得认可的公共卫生培训计划的能力,在突发公共卫生事件期间,有效的领导可能需要额外的培训,而不是通常提供的培训。建议包括将研究结果纳入公共卫生培训计划,以解决能力差距,利用结果来提高领导技能,并促进公共卫生部门和学术机构之间的合作,以发展循证危机领导培训。这些发现为确保公共卫生人员为未来危机做好准备的战略提供了信息。
BACKGROUND: The public health workforce encountered challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic that exposed areas for improvement in preparation for future public health threats. Key among these is well-trained public health leaders equipped with an array of crisis leadership skills.
OBJECTIVE: To examine the training background, assess the perceived preparedness, and garner recommendations for training of the future public health workforce from public health leaders who navigated the COVID-19 pandemic.
METHODS: This exploratory research gleaned information by utilizing an online questionnaire and interviews to provide lessons learned regarding improvements needed for public health leader preparedness.
METHODS: Three California public health departments representing urban, suburban, and rural populations.
METHODS: Thirty public health leaders who were directly involved in public health work for ≥3 years in a leadership/management role and involved in COVID-19-related work for at least 6 months participated.
RESULTS: Questionnaire findings revealed gaps in crisis leadership, communication, and collaboration training. Interview results supported and expanded upon the quantitative findings, including the value of various competencies and recommendations to improve the preparedness of future public health leaders.
CONCLUSIONS: The findings suggested that although many of the skills needed are competencies for accredited public health training programs, effective leadership during public health emergencies may require additional training beyond what is generally provided. Recommendations include integrating study findings into public health training programs to address competency gaps, leveraging results to enhance leadership skills, and promoting collaboration between public health departments and academic institutions to develop evidence-informed crisis leadership training. These findings inform strategies to ensure the preparedness of the public health workforce for future crises.