Development and validation of an assessment tool for public health emergency management program.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Effective public health emergency management (PHEM) is crucial for safeguarding population health and societal resilience in the face of escalating global threats. However, standardized tools for comprehensively assessing emergency readiness across diverse contexts are lacking, particularly in resource-constrained settings like Ethiopia. Existing assessment approaches have demonstrated limitations, including narrow scope focused on specific hazards or sectors, over-emphasis on implementation processes rather than programmatic outcomes, and lack of empirical grounding in tool development and validation. This study aimed to develop and validate a standardized tool to assess PHEM programs.

Methods

This study employed a sequential exploratory mixed methods design. Rel

SUBMITTER: Sasie SD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12455816 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature