The COVID-19 pandemic response and its impact on post-corona health emergency and disaster risk management in Italy
BackgroundThe COVID-19 pandemic has profoundly impacted societies, influencing countries' Health Emergency and Disaster Risk Management (H-EDRM) systems. By taking Italy as a case study, this research aimed to investigate the response to the COVID-19 pandemic, focusing on the changes made to th...
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| author | Alessandro Lamberti-Castronuovo Alessandro Lamberti-Castronuovo Emanuela Parotto Francesco Della Corte Francesco Della Corte Ives Hubloue Luca Ragazzoni Luca Ragazzoni Martina Valente Martina Valente |
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| description | BackgroundThe COVID-19 pandemic has profoundly impacted societies, influencing countries' Health Emergency and Disaster Risk Management (H-EDRM) systems. By taking Italy as a case study, this research aimed to investigate the response to the COVID-19 pandemic, focusing on the changes made to the existing H-EDRM system, with an emphasis on human resources, health service delivery, and logistics and the forward-looking strategies for the next health emergencies and disasters.MethodsWe performed a retrospective observational case study using qualitative methodology. Data was collected via semi-structured interviews and analyzed considering the World Health Organization (WHO) H-EDRM framework. Multiple interviewees were selected to obtain a holistic perspective on the Italian response to COVID-19. Stakeholders from five different sectors (policy-making, hospital, primary care, third sector, lay community) from three of the most impacted Italian regions (Piemonte, Lombardia, and Veneto) were interviewed, for a total of 15 respondents.ResultsResults on human resources revolved around the following main themes: personnel, training, occupational health, and multidisciplinary work; results on health service delivery encompassed the following main themes: public health, hospital, and primary care systems; results on logistics dealt with the following themes: infrastructures, supplies, transports, and communication channels. Lessons learned stressed on the importance of considering pragmatic disaster preparedness strategies and the need for cultural and structural reforms. Stakeholders mentioned several implications for the post-pandemic H-EDRM system in Italy.ConclusionsFindings highlight that the interconnection of sectors is key in overcoming pandemic-related challenges and for future disaster preparedness. The implications for the Italian H-EDRM system can inform advancements in disaster management in Italy and beyond. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d9d3f3e1017b464b87e0dd8766f70b0d2022-12-22T02:43:38ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Public Health2296-25652022-10-011010.3389/fpubh.2022.10341961034196The COVID-19 pandemic response and its impact on post-corona health emergency and disaster risk management in ItalyAlessandro Lamberti-Castronuovo0Alessandro Lamberti-Castronuovo1Emanuela Parotto2Francesco Della Corte3Francesco Della Corte4Ives Hubloue5Luca Ragazzoni6Luca Ragazzoni7Martina Valente8Martina Valente9CRIMEDIM-Center for Research and Training in Disaster Medicine, Humanitarian Aid and Global Health, Università del Piemonte Orientale, Novara, ItalyDepartment for Sustainable Development and Ecological Transition, Università del Piemonte Orientale, Vercelli, ItalyDepartment of Surgery DIDAS, Azienda Ospedale Università, Padova, ItalyCRIMEDIM-Center for Research and Training in Disaster Medicine, Humanitarian Aid and Global Health, Università del Piemonte Orientale, Novara, ItalyDepartment of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale, Novara, ItalyResearch Group on Emergency and Disaster Medicine, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, BelgiumCRIMEDIM-Center for Research and Training in Disaster Medicine, Humanitarian Aid and Global Health, Università del Piemonte Orientale, Novara, ItalyDepartment for Sustainable Development and Ecological Transition, Università del Piemonte Orientale, Vercelli, ItalyCRIMEDIM-Center for Research and Training in Disaster Medicine, Humanitarian Aid and Global Health, Università del Piemonte Orientale, Novara, ItalyDepartment for Sustainable Development and Ecological Transition, Università del Piemonte Orientale, Vercelli, ItalyBackgroundThe COVID-19 pandemic has profoundly impacted societies, influencing countries' Health Emergency and Disaster Risk Management (H-EDRM) systems. By taking Italy as a case study, this research aimed to investigate the response to the COVID-19 pandemic, focusing on the changes made to the existing H-EDRM system, with an emphasis on human resources, health service delivery, and logistics and the forward-looking strategies for the next health emergencies and disasters.MethodsWe performed a retrospective observational case study using qualitative methodology. Data was collected via semi-structured interviews and analyzed considering the World Health Organization (WHO) H-EDRM framework. Multiple interviewees were selected to obtain a holistic perspective on the Italian response to COVID-19. Stakeholders from five different sectors (policy-making, hospital, primary care, third sector, lay community) from three of the most impacted Italian regions (Piemonte, Lombardia, and Veneto) were interviewed, for a total of 15 respondents.ResultsResults on human resources revolved around the following main themes: personnel, training, occupational health, and multidisciplinary work; results on health service delivery encompassed the following main themes: public health, hospital, and primary care systems; results on logistics dealt with the following themes: infrastructures, supplies, transports, and communication channels. Lessons learned stressed on the importance of considering pragmatic disaster preparedness strategies and the need for cultural and structural reforms. Stakeholders mentioned several implications for the post-pandemic H-EDRM system in Italy.ConclusionsFindings highlight that the interconnection of sectors is key in overcoming pandemic-related challenges and for future disaster preparedness. The implications for the Italian H-EDRM system can inform advancements in disaster management in Italy and beyond.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2022.1034196/fullCOVID-19ItalyH-EDRMdisaster responsequalitative research |
| spellingShingle | Alessandro Lamberti-Castronuovo Alessandro Lamberti-Castronuovo Emanuela Parotto Francesco Della Corte Francesco Della Corte Ives Hubloue Luca Ragazzoni Luca Ragazzoni Martina Valente Martina Valente The COVID-19 pandemic response and its impact on post-corona health emergency and disaster risk management in Italy Frontiers in Public Health COVID-19 Italy H-EDRM disaster response qualitative research |
| title | The COVID-19 pandemic response and its impact on post-corona health emergency and disaster risk management in Italy |
| title_full | The COVID-19 pandemic response and its impact on post-corona health emergency and disaster risk management in Italy |
| title_fullStr | The COVID-19 pandemic response and its impact on post-corona health emergency and disaster risk management in Italy |
| title_full_unstemmed | The COVID-19 pandemic response and its impact on post-corona health emergency and disaster risk management in Italy |
| title_short | The COVID-19 pandemic response and its impact on post-corona health emergency and disaster risk management in Italy |
| title_sort | covid 19 pandemic response and its impact on post corona health emergency and disaster risk management in italy |
| topic | COVID-19 Italy H-EDRM disaster response qualitative research |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2022.1034196/full |
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