Stakeholders’ assessment of US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s contributions to the development of National Public Health Institutes in seven countries

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• Alternative Title:
  J Public Health Policy
• Personal Author:
  Woldetsadik, Mahlet A. ; Fitzpatrick, Kaitlin ; Del Castillo, Lisetta ; Miller, Bridget ; Jarvis, Dennis ; Carnevale, Caroline ; Ravat, Fatima ; Cassell, Cynthia H. ; Williams, Alice ; Young, Stephanie K. ; Clemente, Jacob ; Baggett, Henry C. ; Bratton, Shelly ; Woldetsadik, Mahlet A. ; Fitzpatrick, Kaitlin ; Del Castillo, Lisetta ; Miller, Bridget ; Jarvis, Dennis ; Carnevale, Caroline ; Ravat, Fatima ; Cassell, Cynthia H. ; Williams, Alice ; Young, Stephanie K. ; Clemente, Jacob ; Baggett, Henry C. ; Bratton, Shelly
• Description:
  National Public Health Institutes (NPHIs) can strengthen countries' public health capacities to prevent, detect, and respond to public health emergencies. This qualitative evaluation assessed the role of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in NPHI development and strengthening of public health functions. We interviewed NPHI staff (N = 43), non-NPHI government staff (N = 29), and non-governmental organization staff (N = 24) in seven countries where CDC has supported NPHI development: Cambodia, Colombia, Liberia, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, and Zambia. Participants identified four areas of support that were the most important: workforce capacity building, technical assistance for key public health functions, identifying institutional gaps and priorities, and funding to support countries' priorities. Participants underscored the need for capacity building directed toward country-driven priorities during planning and implementation. Continued support for NPHI development from CDC and other partners is vital to building stronger public health systems, improving population health, and strengthening global health security.
• Subjects:
  Article Capacity Building CDC Centers For Disease Control And Prevention, U.S. Global Health Global Health Security Humans International Cooperation International Health Regulations (IHR) National Public Health Institutes NPHI Development Public Health United States Workforce

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• Source:
  J Public Health Policy. 42(4):589-601 ; J Public Health Policy. 42(4):589-601
• Pubmed ID:
  34811465
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC9387635
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  CC999999/ImCDC/Intramural CDC HHSUnited States/
• Volume:
  42
• Issue:
  4
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:04682122f35e8bf87f0e90d8405ed91641364c9c3147e575712dc005c91e5336
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/120438/cdc_120438_DS1.pdf
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