Form 0920-1050 Preparedness Field Assignee Alumni Survey

Form Approved

OMB Approval No. 0920-1050

Expiration Date: 05/31/2022

Preparedness Field Assignee Alumni Survey

1. What is your current employment status? Select all that apply

• Employed

• Furthering education

• Fellowship or training program

• Seeking employment

• Other (please describe)

2. Which of the following best describes your work setting:

• Federal agency

• State agency

• Local agency (i.e. city or county)

• Tribal agency

• Territorial agency

• Non-profit organization

• Private organization

• Academic institution

• Other (please describe)

• Not applicable

3. What field are you currently working in?

• Public health preparedness

• Emergency Management

• Public health - not preparedness (please describe)

• Non-public Health (please describe)

• Not applicable

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4. What is your level of responsibility in your current role?

• Manager - officially manage supervisors

• Supervisor - officially supervise staff

• Team Lead - lead a team on one or more projects, but not in an official supervisory position

• Project Lead - responsible for one or more projects at my organization

• Not Applicable

• Other (please describe)

5. My PFA experience helped me attain a job following the PFA Program.

• Strongly agree

• Agree

• Neither agree nor disagree

• Disagree

• Strongly disagree

• Not applicable

6. Participation in which of these areas during PFA helped you attain your current job? Select up to three.

• Partnership Development

• Emergency Planning

• Exercise Design and Implementation

• Acquisition & Grants Management

• Risk Communication/Media Relations

• Program Management

• Surveillance and Epidemiological Investigations

• Behavioral/Mental Health

• Other (please describe)

• Not applicable

7. What skills gained during PFA helped you attain your current job? Select up to three.

• Program Development

• Quality Improvement

• Emergency Response

• Training and Exercise

• Outreach and Communications

• Planning and Evaluation

• Data management and analysis

• Finance and budget management

• Other (please describe)

• Not applicable

8. Which aspect of the PFA program most contributed to your career development?

• PFA Workgroup Participation

• PFA Annual Meeting

• CDC Networking

• CDC Training/Travel Funding

• CDC Supervisor Mentorship/Guidance

• CDC Emergency Deployments

• Other (please describe)

9. Which aspect of the host site experience most contributed to your career development?

• State/Local Networking

• Host Site Training/Travel

• Host Site Supervisor Mentorship/Guidance

• Host Site Emergency Deployments

• Host Site Preparedness Projects

• Other (please describe)

10. I would recommend the PFA Program to PHAPs considering a career in public health preparedness. If not, please describe why.

• Strongly agree

• Agree

• Neither agree nor disagree

• Disagree

• Strongly disagree

11. My PFA experience was valuable to my career. If not, please describe why.

• Strongly agree

• Agree

• Neither agree nor disagree

• Disagree

• Strongly disagree

12. What changes would you suggest the PFA Program make to have a more positive impact on future PFA graduates’ career prospects?

13. Anything else you would like to share concerning the PFA Program?