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Are We Prepared? Lessons Learned from the Last Decade of Preparedness Education and a Look to the Future Speakers: Edward Baker, MD, MPH, Jack Thompson, MSW, and Bernard Turnock, MD, MPH Guest Editors of the Nov/Dec 2010 PHR Special Supplement on Public Health Preparedness.
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Are We Prepared? Lessons Learned from the Last Decade of Preparedness Education and a Look to the Future Speakers: Edward Baker, MD, MPH, Jack Thompson, MSW, and Bernard Turnock, MD, MPH Guest Editors of the Nov/Dec 2010 PHR Special Supplement on Public Health Preparedness Public Health ReportsMeet the Author! Live Webcast Tuesday, February 1, 2011 | 1:00-2:15 PM (EST) To join the conference call, dial: 1-866-951-1151 Access Code: 8768832
Public Health ReportsMeet the Author! Live Webcast Are We Prepared? Lessons Learned from the Last Decade of Preparedness Education and a Look to the Future Edward Baker, MD, MPH Jack Thompson, MSW Bernard Turnock, MD, MPH
Disclaimer The views and interpretations presented in this webcast are those of the speakers and do not necessarily represent the official position of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the University of Washington School of Public Health, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Gillings School of Public Health, the University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health or the Association of Schools of Public Health.
Learning Objectives Describe the areas of preparedness education that were addressed by the Centers for Public Health Preparedness program, as described in the supplement. Explain important lessons learned from the Centers for Public Health Preparedness program that can be applied to future preparedness training efforts. Discuss ways that academia and practice partners can collaborate to improve the preparedness of the public health workforce.
HISTORYOrigins of Center for Public Health Preparedness (CPHP) Program Original vision (developed in partnership with ASPH) was to create a funding stream to support delivery of practice-relevant training through schools of public health The emphasis on preparedness training emerged as the nation became more aware of need for public health preparedness
HISTORYModels for CPHP program • CPHP program was designed to emulate other successful CDC-SPH partnerships: • NIOSH Education and Research Centers • Prevention Research Centers • Injury Prevention Centers
HISTORYInitial strategies of CPHP Program • Strategy for growth of CPHP network • Competitive identification of first 4 Centers • Advocacy through ASPH to fund approved but unfunded centers • Annual convening of Centers to share lessons learned and assess impact • Initial goal: one CPHP in every SPH funded at $1 M per year
ACHIEVEMENTSThe development of a national network In 2000, four centers with a collective $1.7 million budget By 2003, 21 centers and $23.8 million By mid-decade, 27 CPHPs shared more than $27 million
CPHP Network and Map • University of Alabama Birmingham • University of Albany SUNY • University of Arizona • University of California, Berkeley • University of California, Los Angeles • University of Illinois at Chicago • University of Iowa • University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey • University of Michigan • University of Minnesota • University of North Carolina Chapel Hill • University of Oklahoma • University of Pittsburgh • University of South Carolina • University of South Florida • University of Texas • University of Washington • Yale University • Columbia University • Emory University • Harvard University • Johns Hopkins University • Loma Linda University • Ohio State University • Saint Louis University • Texas A&M University • Tulane University
Public Health Reports Special SupplementPublic Health Preparedness
Topics from the Special Supplement Evidence Base for Preparedness Training Preparedness Training Programs Graduate Student Epidemiology Response Programs Preparedness Law Pandemic Influenza Planning Exercise Planning & Evaluation Regional Pediatric Disaster Surge
ACHIEVEMENTSThe rapid expansion of substantive preparedness materials and activities Public health preparedness trainings – in person, web-based, webcasts and other modes Expansion of preparedness in public health education Innovative collaborations between academia and public health practice Advancement of new technologies
ACHIEVEMENTSEnhancement of public health preparedness core competencies Core competency frameworks previously developed for public health workers supplemented with competencies for emergency preparedness and response, epidemiology, informatics and other public health specializations
ACHIEVEMENTSExpansion of education and training programs Competency frameworks for needs assessments developed and utilized Trainings took advantage of new information and communication technologies Schools of public health offered new degrees, academic certificate programs, student epidemiology response teams, and courses related to public health emergency preparedness New partnerships developed
ACHIEVEMENTSReturn on investment – outcomes of the 2004 CDC impact assessment Strong, sustained partnerships with the public health frontline Capacity building and strengthening in state and local public health agencies Improved capacity of schools of public health to respond to the needs of the public health workforce, including multiple training modes Directed applied research that benchmarked learner performance and filled critical workforce development research gaps
ACHIEVEMENTSSummary of impacts Training materials and multiple modalities available for workforce Substantive partnerships established with state, local and tribal public health Set the stage for the practice-based research that will drive the next phases of the preparedness activity within schools of public health
LESSONS LEARNEDNational level Importance of credibility with practice partners Importance of national network of centers Importance of elevating the prominence of practice within schools of public health
LESSONS LEARNEDSome cautionary lessons – national level A strengthened science base for practice was needed and not likely to emerge from the emphasis we placed on just-in-time and on the ground partnerships (the PERRCs may better fill this role) The need for the science base may also be met by the new PERLCs, with their emphasis on development of training based on nationally established competencies Need to document what doesn’t work if we are to develop the evidence base
LESSONS LEARNEDCritical success factors – center level • Strong leadership • Strong relationships with state and local partners • Services determined by needs of practice partners • Strong emphasis on highest quality products • Innovative use of technology • Training Website • Distance Based Course Delivery • Ready to Use Training Packages • Research and service linked
LESSONS LEARNEDCritical success factors – center level • Dedicated professional staff • Diversified funding support • CDC grant provides core support • Contracts with state and local health departments • Other support (CDC, CSTE, PAHO, etc) • Close working relationships within SPH and other university colleges (medicine, business)
OPPORTUNITIESPERLC Program Unique Opportunities Opportunity knocks but twice for Preparedness Centers PERLC’s Law: For every opportunity, there is an equal and opposite re-opportunity Every opportunity is a challenge in disguise (and vice versa)
OPPORTUNITIESPERLC Program Unique Opportunities • Part of largest public health workforce development initiative • Much to build on from first decade • Student Epi Response Teams • Technologic Tools • Competencies Linked to Organizational Capacity • Exercise planning and evaluation • Retooled game plan • Clear performance focus from the outset • Target audience identified, training ends defined • Collaborations across centers now focus on getting the work done, rather than building a foundation
OPPORTUNITIESPERLC Program Challenges • Sustaining partnerships • Influencing workforce development • PERLC-PERRC synergies • Research and evaluation too important to be left to the researchers and evaluators
Public Health Reports Special SupplementPublic Health Preparedness What story will be told in the 2020 special supplement?
OPPORTUNITIESOpportunity Knocks But Twice? Special program despite uncertainties What will 2020 Supplement tell us? Ducks on the pond
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