Policymakers are increasingly seeking to determine whether the federal government's recent investments in public health preparedness have left the public health system better prepared to respond to large-scale public health emergencies. Yet, there remain questions about how to define "public health emergency preparedness," how much preparedness is enough, and how preparedness can be measured and assessed. This chapter identifies the key challenges associated with measuring public health preparedness and reviews approaches currently in use. We also identify some emerging measurement techniques that might help address some of these challenges.

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评估公共卫生应急准备：概念，工具和挑战。

决策者越来越多地寻求确定联邦政府最近在公共卫生防范方面的投资是否使公共卫生系统为应对大规模公共卫生紧急状况做好了更好的准备。然而，仍然存在关于如何定义“公共卫生紧急事件准备”，多少准备就足够以及如何衡量和评估准备的问题。本章确定了与衡量公共卫生准备状况相关的主要挑战，并回顾了当前使用的方法。我们还将确定一些新兴的测量技术，这些技术可能有助于解决其中一些挑战。