Exploratory Literature Review of the Role of National Public Health Institutes in COVID-19 Response

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Zuber, Alexandra ; Sebeh, Yesser ; Jarvis, Dennis ; Bratton, Shelly
• Description:
  To help explain the diversity of COVID-19 outcomes by country, research teams worldwide are studying national government response efforts. However, these attempts have not focused on a critical national authority that exists in half of the countries in the world: national public health institutes (NPHIs). NPHIs serve as an institutional home for public health systems and expertise and play a leading role in epidemic responses. To characterize the role of NPHIs in the COVID-19 response, we conducted a descriptive literature review that explored the research documented during March 2020-May 2021. We conducted a name-based search of 61 NPHIs in the literature, representing over half of the world's NPHIs. We identified 33 peer-reviewed and 300 gray articles for inclusion. We describe the most common NPHI-led COVID-19 activities that are documented and identify gaps in the literature. Our findings underscore the value of NPHIs for epidemic control and establish a foundation for primary research.
• Subjects:
  COVID-19/epidemiology COVID-19/prevention & Control Humans Public Health Public Health Aministration
• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 2022; 28(Suppl 1):S151-S158
• Pubmed ID:
  36502388
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC9745230
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Volume:
  28
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:268ca47a1fc9aa7b058acaedb7d36d2efb11cd1c0524397e58d1c6dccaf71628
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/123318/cdc_123318_DS1.pdf
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