Emergency response capacity for community health service center in Pudong New Area of Shanghai

ObjectiveThrough the investigation of 46 Pudong New Area community health service centers with respect to their emergency response capacity, to master the current situation of the community health service center, health emergency response capability, and to provide a scientific basis for further strengthening of emergency response capability construction.

MethodsDeans for prevention and protection were to fill out questionnaires from 46 community health service centers.The content of the questionnaire included six aspects:basic situation, emergency management, emergency plan, emergency personnel, emergency rehearsal and training, and emergency materials.

ResultsThere was an average of 28 public health emergency incidents per year in the community; 56.5% prevention and protection departments served as those for emergency management; 100% communities were without public health emergency plan; public health emergency personnel ranged in age from 31-40, accounting for 37.8%, of whom women accounted for 62.9%, and those with bachelor degrees accounted for 56.4%.Those specialized in preventive medicine accounted for 61.4%, and those with junior and below professional titles accounted for 70.3%; and 32.6% of the communities had emergency rehearsal more than once a year; 58.7% of the communities had event handling training for more than once a year, and 10.1% of the communities had report information training for more than once a year.Almost none of the communities were able to meet the emergency management needs in terms of emergency supplies reserve.

ConclusionAs grassroots units for public emergencies, community health service centers should improve the emergency management system, update the community public health emergency plans, strengthen training and exercises, tap emergency personnel potential, and raise emergency capacity of emergency team members.According to the characteristics of the emergencies in the area under jurisdiction should be formulated the program and standard for the emergency supplies reserve.