Public Health Emergency Management Development Plan, Incidence Command System and Emergency Operation Center, Phuket Province

Abstract

This research study is a research and development study. The objectives are to develop the operation of surveillance, prevention and management of public health emergencies. There is an action plan for managing public health emergencies in the event of a medical and public health emergency, disasters and disasters. There is an integrated approach for working together among relevant agencies to respond to public health emergencies through the process of responding to medical and public health emergencies through the incident command system and the provincial public health emergency operation center (Emergency Operations Center, EOC). The study was conducted among executives and personnel of the Phuket Provincial Public Health Office network (according to the order to appoint a committee and working group for preparing and responding to medical and public health emergencies according to the public health emergency command system (ICS) for diseases and health hazards and the public health emergency operation center (EOC)). During this research and development, it was conducted during July - August 2024. Data were collected using a questionnaire prepared by the researcher, with a sample size of 112 people. The questionnaire was checked for content validity by 3 experts and checked for reliability. The Cronbach's alpha coefficient was 1.0. The researcher analyzed and calculated the statistical value using a computer. The results of the weighted scores of internal and external factors are summarized into a radar graph to show the strategic position of the Phuket Provincial Public Health Office..

The results of this study found that there were a total of 112 samples, divided into 7 public health office executives, 4 hospital directors, 13 department heads, 3 district public health officers, 21 communicable disease control officers, 18 district public health officers, and 46 hospital officers. Most of them were in Gen Y and Gen X, respectively. Approximately 20 of them were baby boomers (aged 55 and over), accounting for 17.86 percent of the total personnel. As a result, the organization must urgently develop personnel with knowledge and professionalism to replace them. Most personnel have an average age of approximately 40 years. 0.89 percent of personnel hold a doctorate degree, 24.11 percent hold a master's degree, and 75 percent hold a bachelor's degree. Most personnel have basic knowledge in public health and are EOC personnel according to the mission. It was found that the Phuket Provincial Public Health Office has a strategic position that is conducive to the management of the emergency response department in medicine and public health. It has strengths that are in line with opportunities. Therefore, it focuses on proactive strategies and implements remedial strategies. Preventive and reactive approaches are applied in some cases, leading to three strategic issues: (1) Establish policies to promote risk reduction in medical and public health disasters with standards; (2) Integrate systems and provide medical and public health services in emergencies and disasters comprehensively and efficiently; (3) Develop potential and integrated management mechanisms for medical and public health in emergencies and disasters with technology and innovation, totaling three objectives, 13 strategies, and 8 plans.