Achieving a Healthy Oklahoma: Cross-Sector Cooperation to Improve Public Health Preparedness and Pandemic Response.

Autor:	Westbrook G; Gabrielle Westbrook, MPH, is Operations Manager, Center for Public Health Practice, and an Instructor, Department of Health Promotion Sciences, Hudson College of Public Health, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center., Hollen H; Heather Hollen, MS, is a Science Writer, Office of the Dean, Hudson College of Public Health, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center., Naqvi O; Ozair Naqvi, MS, is a Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Hudson College of Public Health, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center., Neuwald S; Sharon Neuwald, DrPH, is a Consultant, Center for Public Health Practice, Hudson College of Public Health, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center., Hann N; Neil Hann, MPH, CHES, is Chair and Lecturer, Department of Health Promotion Sciences, and Director, Center for Public Health Practice, Hudson College of Public Health, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center., Cox G; Gary Cox, JD, is a Professor and Associate Dean for Public Health Practice & Community Partnerships, Center for Public Health Practice Hudson College of Public Health, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center., McFerron P; Pat McFerron is President and Owner, Cole Hargrave Snodgrass & Associates, located in Oklahoma City, OK., Wendelboe A; Aaron Wendelboe, PhD, is a Williams Companies Foundation Presidential Professor and Edward E. and Helen T. Bartlett Chair, Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Hudson College of Public Health, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center., Bratzler DW; Dale W. Bratzler, DO, MPH, is Edith Kinney Gaylord Presidential Professor and Chair, Department of Health Administration and Policy, and Dean, Hudson College of Public Health, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center.; Dale W. Bratzler is also a Professor of Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Health security [Health Secur] 2023 Sep-Oct; Vol. 21 (5), pp. 358-370. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Aug 14.
DOI:	10.1089/hs.2022.0122
Abstrakt:	In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the University of Oklahoma Hudson College of Public Health launched the Achieving a Healthy Oklahoma (AHO) initiative in 2021. The goals of AHO were to assess lessons learned in Oklahoma from COVID-19 and set the foundation for enhanced public-private community collaboration by developing recommendations to prepare for future public health crises and promote health across all major economic sectors. Over 700 stakeholders were engaged in surveys, interviews, workgroup meetings, community listening sessions, and steering committee meetings over 8 months to accomplish these goals. Stakeholders produced 60 sector- and stakeholder-specific policy recommendations to address the major issues uncovered during the initiative. The AHO team then distilled them into 5 recommendations: (1) invest in the future of Oklahoma's health workforce to include critically needed public health professions in Oklahoma's healthcare loan repayment programs; (2) establish contracts between higher education institutions in Oklahoma and state and local health departments to monitor health sector workforce needs and provide training; (3) strengthen the delivery of coordinated public health services within local communities during emergencies and daily operations by dedicating health department roles to coordinate public health projects and services; (4) improve preparedness by coordinating annual emergency management exercises across local and state health departments; and (5) emphasize the efficiency and effectiveness of cross-sector collaborative efforts between public, private, and tribal partners. The AHO initiative serves as an action guide for assessing and improving state-level public health emergency responses and strengthening public health infrastructure. Implementing the recommendations in Oklahoma and assessing and addressing similar needs across the nation are necessary to prepare the United States for future public health emergencies.
Databáze:	MEDLINE
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