Continuing Contributions of Field Epidemiology Training Programs to Global COVID-19 Response

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Bell, Elizabeth ; Mittendorf, Camille ; Meyer, Erika ; Barnum, Olivia ; Reddy, Carl ; Williams, Seymour ; Baggett, Henry ; Turcios-Ruiz, Reina
• Description:
  We documented the contributions of Field Epidemiology Training Program (FETP) trainees and graduates to global COVID-19 preparedness and response efforts. During February-July 2021, we conducted surveys designed in accordance with the World Health Organization's COVID-19 Strategic Preparedness and Response Plan. We quantified trainee and graduate engagement in responses and identified themes through qualitative analysis of activity descriptions. Thirty-two programs with 2,300 trainees and 7,372 graduates reported near-universal engagement across response activities, particularly those aligned with the FETP curriculum. Graduates were more frequently engaged than were trainees in pandemic response activities. Common themes in the activity descriptions were epidemiology and surveillance, leading risk communication, monitoring and assessment, managing logistics and operations, training and capacity building, and developing guidelines and protocols. We describe continued FETP contributions to the response. Findings indicate the wide-ranging utility of FETPs to strengthen countries' emergency response capacity, furthering global health security.
• Subjects:
  • COVID-19/epidemiology
  • COVID-19/prevention & control
  • Disease Outbreaks
  • Global Health
  • Humans
  • Population Surveillance/Methods
  • Public Health/Methods
• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 2022; 28(Suppl 1):S129-S137
• Pubmed ID:
  36502386
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC9745235
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Corporate as Subject:
  Field Epidemiology Training Programs ; Field Epidemiology Training Programs
• Volume:
  28
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/123332/cdc_123332_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.93 MB]
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:163a59d6d944ee5ecb459e835929a1cad3c84820ed9f90789183a1b598c99576