Table 2 Initial themes emerging from scoping review on evidence-based knowledge for PHEP
| Â | Emerging theme from the evidence-based literature for PHEP | Subthemes, if applicable | No. of studies (total) |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | Attitudes and beliefs | Willingness to respond | 3 |
2 | Capacity assessment and capacity-building | - | 7 |
3 | Collaboration and system integration | - | 4 |
4 | Communicable disease control | Â | 2 |
5 | Communication | Externally-facing (public) | 4 |
Internally-facing (system) | 3 | ||
Vulnerable or high-risk populations | 1 (8) | ||
6 | Education, training and exercises | Public health practitioner | 7 |
Clinician | 1 | ||
Leadership | 1 (9) | ||
7 | Public health considerations for sheltering and evacuation | - | 2 |
8 | Quality improvement and performance standards | - | 5 |
9 | Surveillance, epidemiology and public health information | Unspecified | 8 |
Rapid needs assessments | 4 | ||
Risk assessment | 1 (13) | ||
10 | Vulnerable populations | Vulnerability assessment | 2 |
High-risk populations | 3 (5) | ||
TOTAL | 58 | ||