Evaluating the “whole community” concept based on the national response to COVID ‐19
本文基于地方应急管理专业人员的视角，评估了美国联邦应急管理署和疾控中心提出的“全社区方法”在COVID-19国家响应中的实施情况，发现显著缺陷并提出改进建议。
Abstract This article summarizes an 18‐month study of the national response to the COVID‐19 pandemic as viewed from the individual perspectives of a team of local emergency management professionals. The research project evaluated the COVID‐19 response based on a concept articulated by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) as a “whole community approach” to disaster preparedness and public health, which became the de facto organizing structure for the COVID‐19 national response. The research project identifies significant deficiencies in implementation of that concept, and offers some recommendations for defining a true “whole community approach” to public health and safety as a mitigation strategy against future national‐scale civic emergencies.