Table 3 Final group of stand-alone themes emerging for the PHEP evidence base

1

Attitudes and beliefs

Willingness to respond

EQUITY

2

Capacity assessment and capacity-building

Community capacity

GENDER CONSIDERATIONS

Multi-sectoral capacity

HIGH RISK OR AT-RISK POPULATIONS

Organizational capacity

RESILIENCE

3

Collaboration and system integration

Including:

○ Acute care

○ Long-term care

○ Community care

○ Primary care

○ Emergency medical services

4

Communicable disease control

5

Communication

Externally-facing (public)

Internally-facing (health or government system)

Social media (cuts across subthemes)

6

Education, training and exercises

Clinician

Leadership

Public health practitioner

7

Ethical considerations

8

Planning

9

Psychosocial impacts of emergencies

Community

Health workers

10

Public health considerations for sheltering and evacuation

Functional needs assessments

11

Quality improvement and performance standards

Measurement and metrics

12

Surveillance, epidemiology and public health information

Rapid needs assessments

Risk assessment