Survey of emergency response capacity of health authorities in Shandong province

VernacularTitle:山东省各市级卫生行政机构应急能力调查
Author: Bin GUO ; Lu WANG ; Lingzhong XU ; Qiongwei HU ; Heng WANG
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Health authorities; Public health emergency; Emergency capacity; Survey
From: Chinese Journal of Hospital Administration 2015;(5):381-383
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To learn the emergency response capacity of health authorities at city level in Shandong province in order to discover loopholes and make improvement. Methods The health emergency questionnaire designed by China Health and Family Planning Commission was used for survey of 1 7 city-level health authorities in Shandong province.Results 52.94% of the health authorities were found with health emergency reserve funding; 100.00% of them with public health emergency contingency plans;94.12% of them having health emergency supplies in kind;100.00% of them having health emergency training for all of the staff;100.00% of them with direct web reporting for public health emergency.Conclusion Such authorities were found with satisfactory health emergency capacity in general.Defects were found with emergency funding shortage,poor training and drilling outcomes, poor material reserves management,and insufficient health emergency personnel.