【摘要】 合理的配置公共卫生人力资源是保障群众健康和有医可就的必要条件之一。评估医务人力资源配置需要科学的方法。文章介绍美国卫生部现用的一套建立于医疗资源需求基础上的评定医务人员短缺和医疗服务短缺地区及短缺程度的方法以及美国疾病防治中心推算必要卫生人力资源的方法。希望这些方法对我国的公共卫生政策研究人员具有一定的借鉴作用。进而对我国城乡及农村的医务人员设置,医疗体制改革和长期医疗资源(财力)保障的规划提供科学依据。更多还原

【Abstract】 Scientific methodologies are needed in considering what constitutes adequate/appropriate levels of public health workforce to maintain and improve people’s health and to offer medical services to residents when needed. This paper reviews the various indicators, criteria, and methods that are in use by the U.S. government to identify medical workforce shortage: Professional Shortage Area, Medically Underserved Area and one of the US CDC workforce pro- jection methods. Hopefully, health services and policy researchers in China find the review and discussion presented in this paper useful in their future researches on relevant issues and be able to provide more scientific evidences to help public health workforce setting, particularly in rural areas, medical system reform, and both short and long-term planning for financial security on medicine.更多还原