Characteristics of Global Rapid Response Team Deployers and Deployment, United States, 2019-2022

IF 3 4区医学 Q2 PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH

Public Health Reports Pub Date : 2024-09-14 DOI:10.1177/00333549241269529

Samantha L. Lammie, Mwoddah Habib, Dante Bugli, Mary Claire Worrell, Leisel Talley, John C. Neatherlin, Christine Dubray, Christina Watson

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Abstract

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) Global Rapid Response Team (GRRT) was created in 2015 to efficiently deploy multidisciplinary CDC experts outside the United States for public health emergencies. The COVID-19 pandemic dramatically increased the need for domestic public health responders. This study aimed to follow up on previously published data to describe the GRRT surge staffing model during the height of the COVID-19 response. We conducted descriptive analyses to assess GRRT deployment characteristics during April 1, 2019–March 31, 2022, and characteristics of responders rostered in 2021 and 2022. We analyzed data on response events, remote versus in-person work, and international versus domestic deployment location. We also examined the number of responders on call per month, language proficiency, and technical skills. During the study period, 1725 deployments were registered, accounting for 82 058 person-days deployed. Of all person-days deployed during the study period, 82% were related to COVID-19. Eighty-seven percent of all person-days deployed were domestic. Virtual deployments that were not in person accounted for 51% of deployments registered, yet these resulted in 67% of person-days deployed. The median deployment duration was 31 days. We found a median of 79 surge responders on call each month. Among 608 responders rostered in 2021 and 2022, 35% self-reported proficiency in a second language. Epidemiology was the most common technical skill (38%). GRRT transitioned to primarily remote, domestic deployments to support the COVID-19 pandemic response. The GRRT model demonstrates how response structure shifted to address the global health threat of a pandemic.

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2019-2022 年美国全球快速反应小组部署者和部署特点

美国疾病控制与预防中心（CDC）的全球快速反应小组（GRRT）成立于 2015 年，目的是在美国境外高效部署多学科 CDC 专家，以应对公共卫生突发事件。COVID-19 大流行极大地增加了对国内公共卫生响应人员的需求。本研究旨在跟进之前公布的数据，描述 COVID-19 高峰响应期间 GRRT 的增援人员配备模式。我们进行了描述性分析，以评估 2019 年 4 月 1 日至 2022 年 3 月 31 日期间 GRRT 的部署特征，以及 2021 年和 2022 年列入名册的响应人员的特征。我们分析了有关响应事件、远程工作与现场工作、国际部署地点与国内部署地点的数据。我们还检查了每月出勤的响应者人数、语言能力和技术技能。在研究期间，共登记了 1725 次部署，部署人日为 82058 个。在研究期间的所有部署人日中，82% 与 COVID-19 有关。在所有部署人日中，87%为国内部署。非亲自参加的虚拟部署占登记部署的 51%，但却占部署人日的 67%。部署持续时间的中位数为 31 天。我们发现，每月待命的快速反应人员中位数为 79 人。在 2021 年和 2022 年列入名册的 608 名应急响应人员中，35% 的人自称精通第二语言。流行病学是最常见的技术技能（38%）。GRRT 主要过渡到远程国内部署，以支持 COVID-19 大流行响应。GRRT 模式展示了响应结构如何转变以应对大流行病的全球健康威胁。

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Public Health Reports 医学-公共卫生、环境卫生与职业卫生

CiteScore

5.00

自引率

6.10%

发文量

164

审稿时长

6-12 weeks

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