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Thank you in advance for participating in this brief online survey. Your participation in the survey is voluntary.

You have been identified as a CDC/HHS subject matter expert (SME) who has been involved in defining the 15 capabilities for the 2011-2016 PHEP cooperative agreement; and who may also provide training/technical assistance to Public Health and Emergency Preparedness (PHEP) awardees. Therefore, DSLR would like to request your participation in the PHEP program training and implementation needs assessment to better inform the design and development of training and improve technical assistance provided for the 2011-2016 PHEP cooperative agreement.

The purpose of the survey is to assist DSLR to better identify:
a) training needs for awardees and CDC staff related to the PHEP cooperative agreement from your perspective
b) existing training opportunities related to preparedness in your subject matter expertise.

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We appreciate your input and suggestions.
 
 
Section 1. Participant Information
 
 
The following general questions will allow us to better understand your level of involvement with developing the 15 PHEP capabilities.
 
 
* What is your functional job title? (e.g., Branch Chief, Deputy Director, Supervisor, Public Health Analyst, etc.)
   
 
 
 
* Which CDC Division/Branch or HHS Agency do you represent?
   
 
 
 
* What is your main area of subject matter expertise? (e.g. Immunizations, Public Health Information Network, Biological Laboratory, Hospital Preparedness Program, etc.)
   
 
 
* Which PHEP capabilities did you primarily assist to define? (Check all that apply.)
 
Community Preparedness
 
Community Recovery
 
Emergency Operations Coordination
 
Emergency Public Information and Warning
 
Information Sharing
 
Fatality Management
 
Mass Care
 
Medical Countermeasure Dispensing
 
Non-pharmaceutical Interventions
 
Countermeasures and Mitigation: Responder Safety and Health
 
Medical Materiel Management and Distribution
 
Medical Surge
 
Volunteer Management
 
Public Health Laboratory Testing
 
Public Health Surveillance and Epidemiologic Investigation
 
None of the above

 
 
* At what level were you primarily involved with defining the PHEP capabilities? (Check all that apply.)
 
Defining capability
 
Defining capability functions
 
Defining capability tasks
 
Defining capability resource elements
 
Other (specify)
 

 
 
 
* What would you like your role to be with regard to supporting the technical assistance provided that is related to the new PHEP cooperative agreement? (Check all that apply.)
 
Provide PHEP awardees with training/technical assistance related to my area of subject matter expertise as it is needed
 
Upon request, provide assistance and updates to DSLR staff regarding my area of subject matter expertise as it relates to public health preparedness
 
Participate in the PHEP cooperative agreement application review process
 
Participate in the technical assistance planning/monitoring process for awardees post-application review
 
No further involvement beyond defining the core public health capabilities
 
Other (specify)
 

 
 
Section 2. Awardee Training Needs
 
 
The questions in this section are intended to improve future training for PHEP awardees by identifying:

a) Potential training gaps as they relate to the 15 PHEP capabilities
b) Existing training opportunities your agency/division/branch currently offers that PHEP awardees can potentially access.

Please consider “training” to be formal training (e.g. face-to-face classroom, video presentation, webinar, video conference) as opposed to one-on-one technical assistance.
 
 
* Based on your subject matter expertise experiences and involvement with defining the 15 PHEP capabilities, in which areas would PHEP awardees benefit from additional training in order to better demonstrate their ability to accomplish the cooperative agreement deliverables? (Check all that apply)
 
In-depth training to better understand the capability definitions
 
In-depth training to better understand the functions, tasks, and resource elements
 
Training to help classify their existing PHEP program activities under the 15 PHEP capabilities
 
Background training on the resource elements
 
Assist awardees with selecting additional resource elements to perform a given task or function
 
Hands-on training to perform tasks associated with a given function or capability (e.g. medical countermeasure receiving, monitoring impact of non-pharmaceutical interventions)
 
Guidance to develop systems, tools, and resources to evaluate and monitor performance related to a given capability/function
 
None of the above
 
Other
 

 
 
 
Please elaborate on your response above, if possible please provide examples, explain the importance or benefit of such proposed trainings, etc.
   
 
 
 
* Does your agency/division/branch currently provide or plan to provide training that would support PHEP awardees’ ability to perform any of the 15 PHEP capabilities and associated functions or tasks?
 
Yes
 
No
 
 
* How can PHEP awardees access trainings that your agency/division/branch currently provides or plans to provide that would support their ability to perform any of the 15 PHEP capabilities and associated functions or tasks? (Check all that apply.)
 
Viewable/Downloadable online (please specify in the next question)
 
Instructor led (live) online (e.g. webinar or satellite broadcast)
 
In-person (live) training during specified times of the year (e.g. quarterly, semi-annually) that are held in an awardee’s region/jurisdiction
 
In-person (live) during national meetings/conferences only (please specify in the next question)
 
In-person (live) upon written/verbal request by PHEP awardee
 
In-person (live) upon recommendation by Project Officer or Subject Matter Expert in order to address major issues/concerns
 
Not routinely available to PHEP awardees
 
Other (specify)
 

 
 
If you offer training to support any of the 15 PHEP capabilities either online or during national meetings/conferences, please provide us with the URL (web addresses) or the meeting name(s) where PHEP awardees can access them.
   
 
 
In order to better coordinate training opportunities for PHEP awardees, who would be the appropriate individual in your agency/division/branch to contact to obtain further training information?
First and Last Name : 
Title : 
Phone : 
Email Address : 
 
 
Section 3. Your Agency/Division/Branch Training Needs
 
 
* In your opinion, do you foresee a need for other staff from your agency/division/branch that would benefit from training related to the 2011-2016 PHEP cooperative agreement?
 
Yes
 
No
 
Unsure
 
 
* What general training would other staff from your agency/division/branch need if they were not involved in developing the 15 PHEP capabilities? (Check all that apply)
 
Overview of the PHEP cooperative agreement application components and process
 
Overview of the PHEP cooperative agreement application review process
 
In-depth training on the PHEP cooperative agreement application review process
 
Overview of PERFORMS (DSLR’s online grant management software application)
 
In-depth training on PERFORMS (please specifiy in the next question)
 
None of the above
 
Don't know
 
Other
 

 
 
Please specify what type of PERFORMS training is needed:
   
 
 
 
* What capabilities training would other staff from your agency/division/branch need if they were not involved in developing the 15 PHEP capabilities? (Check all that apply)
 
Overview of capabilities, functions, tasks, and resource elements
 
In-depth training for ALL capabilities, functions, tasks, and resource elements
 
In-depth training for capabilities, functions, tasks, and resource elements NOT related to staff area of expertise
 
In-depth training for capabilities, functions, tasks, and resource elements related ONLY to staff area of expertise
 
In-depth training about selecting non-critical/awardee defined resource elements
 
None of the above
 
Don't know
 
Other
 

 
 
 
* What Performance Measures and PAHPA benchmarks training would other staff from your agency/division/branch need if they were not involved in developing the 15 PHEP capabilities? (Check all that apply)
 
Overview of the PHEP program performance measures
 
In-depth training on ALL PHEP program performance measures
 
In-depth training on PHEP program performance measures NOT related to staff area of expertise
 
In-depth training on PHEP performance measures related ONLY to staff area of expertise
 
None of the above
 
Don't know
 
Other
 

 
 
Section 4. CDC Communication and Coordination
 
 
* How do you currently receive updates about the PHEP program and DSLR activities? (Check all that apply)
 
DSLR Friday Updates (emailed weekly)
 
Emails from DSLR Workgroup(s)
 
In-person through regular participation with DSLR Workgroup(s)
 
PHEP Director Conference Calls
 
DSLR Newsletter (monthly)
 
CDC Announcements (email)
 
Ask a colleague
 
Word of mouth
 
I don’t get updates
 
Other (specify)
 

 
 
* What is your preferred method of receiving updates about the PHEP program and DSLR activities?
 
DSLR Friday Updates (emailed weekly)
 
Emails from DSLR Workgroup(s)
 
In-person through regular participation with DSLR Workgroup(s)
 
Conference Calls
 
Routine Conference Calls with my agency/division/branch
 
DSLR Newsletter (monthly)
 
Office of Public Health Preparedness & Response (OPHPR) Internet Site for general public use: http://emergency.cdc.gov/cdcpreparedness
 
Office of Public Health Preparedness & Response (OPHPR) Intranet Site for CDC staff use: http://ophpr.cdc.gov/od
 
Emails from “CDC Announcements”
 
Ad hoc emails with tiered prioritization (e.g. “high importance” for urgent issues that require a response vs. “normal” priority emails for routine updates)
 
Ask a colleague
 
Word of mouth
 
I prefer not to receive future updates
 
Other (specify)
 

 
 
Thinking about the level of your future involvement in working with DSLR, how can communication and coordination between your agency/division/branch and DSLR be improved (e.g. more cross-training, need centralized system to track technical assistance provided to awardees, consistent responses to frequently asked questions)?
   
 
 
 
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