Lovelace Kay A, Bibeau Daniel L, Donnell Brigid M, Johnson Hans H, Glascoff Mary A, Tyler Emily
Department of Public Health Education, PO Box 26170, The University of North Carolina-Greensboro, Greensboro, North Carolina 27402-6170, USA.
Health Promot Pract. 2009 Jul;10(3):428-35. doi: 10.1177/1524839907307992. Epub 2008 Mar 28.
Collaboration among public health organizations is essential to ensuring the health of the public. Much of the day-to-day work of public health educators is done in groups or teams or in consultation with others. This study examined the extent of health educators' work in teams as a proxy for collaboration. Health educators participated in an average of four teams per individual; three of these were interorganizational teams. Moreover, 40% of the respondents participated in five or more teams. Health educators supervised by other health educators were more likely to work in interorganizational teams than were those supervised by other professionals. Certified Health Education Specialists were more likely to participate in intraorganizational teams. Curricula in academic programs should reflect the extensive teamwork in which health educators are involved. Employers need to provide health educators with grounding in organizational priorities and support to carry out their collaborative work.
公共卫生组织之间的合作对于确保公众健康至关重要。公共卫生教育工作者的日常工作大多是在小组或团队中完成的，或者是在与他人协商的情况下进行的。本研究考察了健康教育工作者在团队中的工作范围，以此作为合作的一个指标。健康教育工作者平均每人参与四个团队；其中三个是组织间团队。此外，40%的受访者参与了五个或更多团队。由其他健康教育工作者监督的健康教育工作者比由其他专业人员监督的健康教育工作者更有可能在组织间团队中工作。获得认证的健康教育专家更有可能参与组织内团队。学术项目的课程应反映健康教育工作者所参与的广泛团队合作。雇主需要让健康教育工作者了解组织的优先事项，并为他们开展合作工作提供支持。
