Objective To identify the distribution of places with high occurring possibility of public health emergencies for reasonable allocating health emergency resources in Shanghai.
Methods In 2013, preschools, primary and middle schools, nursing homes for the elderly, enterprises with occupational hazards, centralized water plants, and organizations using nuclear radiation technology from 17 districts of Shanghai were investigated for their geo-locations and involved persons.
Results There were 2 515 kindergartens/nurseries/day-care centers, 1 752 public/private/hope schools, 876 nursing homes for the elderly, which were mostly located in Pudong New Area and Minhang districts; there were 4 433 enterprises registered acute occupational hazards; 104 centralized water plants, 43 reservoirs, and 113 691 secondary water supply facilities were distributed in consistent with the resident congregation; there were 1 736 organizations using nuclear and radiation technology, including 1 273 medical institutions and 463 companies, showing a balanced distribution.
Conclusion We need to strengthen the capability to response to infectious disease events in Shanghai, and should focus on the response to acute occupational poisoning events in the suburb areas. We also consider making alliances to build capability to response to drinking water and nuclear and radiation events in the neighboring areas.
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