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Pluralistic Social Responses to Global Public Health Events: Psychological Trauma, Economic Loss, and Coping Strategies

Author(s)

Zihang Wang*

Affiliation(s)

School of Public Health, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA, 98195 *Corresponding author

Abstract

This paper comprehensively discusses the profound impact of global public health events on social psychological and economic levels, and constructs the corresponding multi-social response framework. This paper analyzes in detail how public health events cause a wide range of psychological trauma, including hypochondriac psychology, panic psychology, anxiety psychology and depression psychology, and probes into the formation mechanism, manifestations and long-term effects of these psychological trauma on individuals and society. Then, the paper systematically evaluated the economic losses caused by public health events, not only analyzing the direct economic losses (such as medical treatment costs, investment in epidemic prevention and control, etc.), but also deeply exploring the complexity and breadth of indirect economic losses (such as industrial chain disruption, investment decline, consumption reduction and labor market fluctuations, etc.). In terms of constructing the framework of multi-social response, this paper puts forward the strategy system of the government, social organizations, enterprises and the public. The government should play a leading role, establish a sound public health emergency mechanism, strengthen information disclosure and science popularization education, and introduce supportive policies to relieve economic pressure. Social organizations should actively participate in psychological assistance, volunteer services and international cooperation to contribute to epidemic prevention and control and social stability. Enterprises should optimize internal management, promote scientific and technological innovation and industrial upgrading, and enhance their ability to resist risks. The public should improve self-protection awareness, pay attention to mental health, and actively participate in volunteer service activities. Finally, this paper summarizes the main findings of the current research and looks forward to the direction of future research. With the frequent and complex global public health events, how to build a more efficient and collaborative social response mechanism will become the focus of future research. At the same time, the introduction of new technologies and new methods will also provide new ideas and means for the monitoring, early warning and response of public health events. Through this study, it is expected to provide valuable reference and guidance for the government, social organizations, enterprises and the public when dealing with global public health events, and promote social harmony and stability and sustainable economic development.

Keywords

Psychological Trauma; Economic Impact; Social Resilience; Early Warning Systems

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