TY - JOUR
T1 - Health workforce development in health emergency and disaster risk management
T2 - The need for evidence-based recommendations
AU - Hung, Kevin K.C.
AU - Mashino, Sonoe
AU - Chan, Emily Y.Y.
AU - Macdermot, Makiko K.
AU - Balsari, Satchit
AU - Ciottone, Gregory R.
AU - Corte, Francesco Della
AU - Dell’aringa, Marcelo F.
AU - Egawa, Shinichi
AU - Evio, Bettina D.
AU - Hart, Alexander
AU - Hu, Hai
AU - Ishii, Tadashi
AU - Ragazzoni, Luca
AU - Sasaki, Hiroyuki
AU - Walline, Joseph H.
AU - Wong, Chi S.
AU - Bhattarai, Hari K.
AU - Dalal, Saurabh
AU - Kayano, Ryoma
AU - Abrahams, Jonathan
AU - Graham, Colin A.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.
PY - 2021/4/1
Y1 - 2021/4/1
N2 - The Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015–2030 placed human health at the centre of disaster risk reduction, calling for the global community to enhance local and national health emergency and disaster risk management (Health EDRM). The Health EDRM Framework, published in 2019, describes the functions required for comprehensive disaster risk management across prevention, preparedness, readiness, response, and recovery to improve the resilience and health security of communities, countries, and health systems. Evidence-based Health EDRM workforce development is vital. However, there are still significant gaps in the evidence identifying common competencies for training and education programmes, and the clarification of strategies for workforce retention, motivation, deployment, and coordination. Initiated in June 2020, this project includes literature reviews, case studies, and an expert consensus (modified Delphi) study. Literature reviews in English, Japanese, and Chinese aim to identify research gaps and explore core competencies for Health EDRM workforce training. Thirteen Health EDRM related case studies from six WHO regions will illustrate best practices (and pitfalls) and inform the consensus study. Consensus will be sought from global experts in emergency and disaster medicine, nursing, public health and related disciplines. Recommendations for developing effective health workforce strategies for low-and middle-income countries and high-income countries will then be disseminated.
AB - The Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015–2030 placed human health at the centre of disaster risk reduction, calling for the global community to enhance local and national health emergency and disaster risk management (Health EDRM). The Health EDRM Framework, published in 2019, describes the functions required for comprehensive disaster risk management across prevention, preparedness, readiness, response, and recovery to improve the resilience and health security of communities, countries, and health systems. Evidence-based Health EDRM workforce development is vital. However, there are still significant gaps in the evidence identifying common competencies for training and education programmes, and the clarification of strategies for workforce retention, motivation, deployment, and coordination. Initiated in June 2020, this project includes literature reviews, case studies, and an expert consensus (modified Delphi) study. Literature reviews in English, Japanese, and Chinese aim to identify research gaps and explore core competencies for Health EDRM workforce training. Thirteen Health EDRM related case studies from six WHO regions will illustrate best practices (and pitfalls) and inform the consensus study. Consensus will be sought from global experts in emergency and disaster medicine, nursing, public health and related disciplines. Recommendations for developing effective health workforce strategies for low-and middle-income countries and high-income countries will then be disseminated.
KW - Disaster
KW - Health EDRM workforce development
KW - Health emergency
KW - Health emergency and disaster risk management (Health EDRM)
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85102885925&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.3390/ijerph18073382
DO - 10.3390/ijerph18073382
M3 - Article
SN - 1661-7827
VL - 18
JO - International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
JF - International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
IS - 7
M1 - 3382
ER -