Field epidemiology training programs contribute to Covid-19 preparedness and response globally

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ID15360800
AutoresAudrey E Hu (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, autor de correspondencia), Robert Fontaine (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), Reina Turcios-Ruiz (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), Aisha A Abedi (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), Seymour Williams (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), Angela Hilmers (0000-0001-7640-0308, The Task Force for Global Health), Eni Njoh (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), Elizabeth Bell (0000-0003-1021-9287, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), Carl Reddy (0000-0002-4698-5744, Training Programs in Epidemiology and Public Health Interventions Network), Kashef Ijaz (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), Henry C Baggett (0000-0002-7620-5569)
Año2022
Volumen22
Número1
Páginas63-63
Fecha de publicación2022-01-10
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaBMC Public Health (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1471-2458 • E-ISSN: 1471-2458
EditorialBioMed Central (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1186/s12889-021-12422-z
PMID35012482
OpenAlexW4205781109
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas9
Referencias citadas16

Our findings demonstrate the value of FETPs in responding to public health threats like COVID-19. This program provides critical assistance to countries' COVID-19 response efforts but also enhances epidemiologic workforce capacity, public health emergency infrastructure and helps ensure global health security as prescribed in the WHO's International Health Regulations

Biostatistics · Emergency management · Emergency response · International health · Preparedness · Public health · Training (meteorology · Workforce · Workforce development · COVID-19 epidemiological studies · Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research · Zoonotic diseases and public health · Epidemiology