Public Health Emergency Management in Chinese Universities: A Perception Study

Abstract

This article finds the perception of primary stakeholders in universities about public health emergency management. The research aims to fill the gap emanating from a dearth of primary data on the functioning of emergency management. The report interviews 381 academic and administrative staff and students across eight Chinese Universities. The study proceeds with three objectives. Firstly, to find the condition of public health emergency management in the eight universities of China across academic and administrative staff and students. Secondly, to find the variation across university campuses about to stakeholders’ perception of public health emergency management. Thirdly, to propose a revision to Yan et al.'s (2021) model in light of observations from the primary survey. Findings show divergences and convergences across positions. Besides, a few pairs of universities underscore marked differences in perception. The paper concludes by making five critical revisions to the model. It includes counting administrative staff as the core element, making information dissemination robust, revising the training modules, making online education sustainable and accessible, and linking communities as a pivotal strategy.