Preparing for uncertainty during public health emergencies: What Canadian health leaders can do now to optimize future emergency response
Preparing for uncertainty during public health emergencies: What Canadian health leaders can do now to optimize future emergency response
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- creativework.keywords - en
- Emergencies
- Health planning
- Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype
- Policy making
- Public health
- Risk assessment
- dc.contributor.author
- Tam, Theresa W. S.
- dc.date.accessioned
- 2024-01-10T18:44:00Z
- dc.date.available
- 2024-01-10T18:44:00Z
- dc.date.issued
- 2020-07
- dc.description.abstract - en
- It is clear that the risk for epidemics with high health and socio-economic impacts remains but there will be many unknowns at the start of future responses to these events. This article highlights principles and practices to assist health leaders in preparing for uncertainty, including integrating scalability to ensure response activities can be more easily adapted to suit evolving needs; assessing risk and capabilities to inform planning for appropriate response measures; and considering overall flexibility and adaptability of plans, systems, and resources. Ultimately, being prepared for "Disease X" is about applying the approaches that we have learned from previous events, using evidence-based practices to develop and strengthen foundational capacities, so that we are able to respond to the unanticipated in proportionate and appropriate ways.
- dc.identifier.citation
- Tam TWS. Preparing for uncertainty during public health emergencies: What Canadian health leaders can do now to optimize future emergency response. Healthc Manage Forum. 2020 Jul;33(4):174-177. doi: 10.1177/0840470420917172
- dc.identifier.doi
- https://doi.org/10.1177/0840470420917172
- dc.identifier.issn
- 2352-3883
- dc.identifier.pubmedID
- 32228317
- dc.identifier.uri
- https://open-science.canada.ca/handle/123456789/1668
- dc.language.iso
- en
- dc.publisher
- Sage
- dc.rights - en
- Open Government Licence - Canada
- dc.rights - fr
- Licence du gouvernement ouvert - Canada
- dc.rights.uri - en
- https://open.canada.ca/en/open-government-licence-canada
- dc.rights.uri - fr
- https://ouvert.canada.ca/fr/licence-du-gouvernement-ouvert-canada
- dc.subject - en
- Health
- dc.subject - fr
- Santé
- dc.subject.en - en
- Health
- dc.subject.fr - fr
- Santé
- dc.title - en
- Preparing for uncertainty during public health emergencies: What Canadian health leaders can do now to optimize future emergency response
- dc.type - en
- Article
- dc.type - fr
- Article
- local.article.journalissue
- 4
- local.article.journaltitle
- Healthcare Management Forum
- local.article.journalvolume
- 33
- local.pagination
- 174-177
- local.peerreview - en
- Yes
- local.peerreview - fr
- Oui
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