Present situation and suggestions on the development of public health professionals in Hunan Province

Abstract:

In the fight against the epidemic of coronavirus disease 2019(COVID-19), the first-level response to major public health emergency was launched firstly in Hunan Province, and a series of the unprecedented measures for prevention, control and treatment were taken, the overall cure rate of confirmed COVID-19 cases was the highest all over the country. However, the outbreak of COVID-19 also exposed prominent issues such as insufficient number and unreasonable structure of public health talents, limited funds, no perfect in the personnel assessment and incentive mechanism of public health personnel in Hunan Province. This paper puts forward some suggestions from the following four aspects:deepening the reform on personnel cultivation in public health and preventive medicine education, providing talent support for public health enterprise; improving principles and methods of public health personnel access; increasing government investment in public health and improving personnel remuneration; perfecting the evaluation and incentive mechanism of public health professionals, enhancing the working efficiency of personnels and developing high-quality of public health services.