Barriers and Enablers to Using an Emergency Operations Center in Public Health Emergency Management: A Scoping Review
Allen, Tammy, and Spencer, Rosalie (2023) Barriers and Enablers to Using an Emergency Operations Center in Public Health Emergency Management: A Scoping Review. Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness, 17 (11). e407.
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Abstract
Objectives: The aim of this study was to review the role of public health emergency operations centers in recent public health emergencies and to identify the barriers and enablers influencing the effective use of a public health emergency operations center (PHEOC) in public health emergency management.
Methods: A systematic search was conducted in 5 databases and selected grey literature websites.
Results: Forty-two articles, consisting of 28 peer-reviewed studies and 14 grey literature sources matched the inclusion criteria. Results suggest that PHEOCs are used to prepare and respond to a range of public health emergencies, including coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Factors found to influence the use of a PHEOC include the adoption of an incident management system, internal and external communications, data management, workforce capacity, and physical infrastructure.
Conclusions: PHEOCs play an important role in public health emergency management. This review identified several barriers and enablers to using a PHEOC in public health emergency management. Future research should focus on addressing the barriers to using a PHEOC and looking at ways to evaluate the impact of using a PHEOC on public health emergency outcomes.
| Item ID: | 79198 |
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| Item Type: | Article (Research - C1) |
| ISSN: | 1938-744X |
| Keywords: | emergency operation center, incident management, public health emergency, public health emergency management |
| Copyright Information: | © World Health Organization, 2023. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of Society for Disaster Medicine and Public Health, Inc. This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution licence (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted re-use, distribution and reproduction, provided the original article is properly cited. |
| Date Deposited: | 12 Jul 2023 04:14 |
| FoR Codes: | 42 HEALTH SCIENCES > 4206 Public health > 420699 Public health not elsewhere classified @ 100% |
| SEO Codes: | 20 HEALTH > 2004 Public health (excl. specific population health) > 200404 Disease distribution and transmission (incl. surveillance and response) @ 50% 20 HEALTH > 2004 Public health (excl. specific population health) > 200406 Health protection and disaster response @ 50% |
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