Evaluation on key node issues in constructing community resilience to cope with public health emergencies in China

• Published in: Zhongguo gong gong wei sheng = China public health Vol. 38; no. 2; pp. 149 - 152
• Main Authors: Xin ZHANG, Wen-jing ZHOU, Jiu-rui ZHANG
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Chinese
• Published: Editorial Office of Chinese Journal of Public Health 01.02.2022
• Subjects: community resilience; comprehensive evaluation; key node issue; public health emergency
• ISSN: 1001-0580
• DOI: 10.11847/zgggws1135902

ObjectiveTo evaluate key node issues in the process of community resilience construction to deal with public health emergencies in China and to provide a reference for the construction and improvement of community resilience. MethodsA list of problems in the construction of community resilience in response to public health emergencies was determined after literature studies and professional group discussions. The severity and the urgency of intervention for each of the problems were assessed through a consultation among 40 senior professionals engaged in emergency response or community management. Technique for order performance by similarity to ideal solution (TOPSIS) method was adopted to rank the importance of the problems. ResultsFor the expert consultation, the positive coefficient was 95.0% and the authority coefficient was 0.774; and the coordination coefficients were 0.387 and 0.428 for the experts’ scores of evaluation on the severity and intervention urgency of the 16 items in the problem list of co