Brandert Kathleen, McCarthy Claudine, Grimm Brandon, Svoboda Colleen, Palm David, Stimpson Jim P
University of Nebraska Medical Center, College of Public Health, Omaha, Nebraska.
State of Nebraska, Department of Health and Human Services, Lincoln, Nebraska.
Prev Chronic Dis. 2014 May 15;11:E82. doi: 10.5888/pcd11.140108.
There is growing recognition that health goals are more likely to be achieved and sustained if programs are complemented by appropriate changes in the policies, systems, and environments that shape their communities. However, the knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to create and implement policy are among the major needs identified by practitioners at both the state and local levels. This article describes the structure and content of the Nebraska Health Policy Academy (the Academy), a 9-month program developed to meet the demand for this training. The Academy is a competency-based training program that aims to increase the capacity of Nebraska's state and local public health staff and their community partners to use public health policy and law as a public health tool. Our initiative allows for participation across a large, sparsely populated state; is grounded in adult learning theory; introduces the key principles and practices of policy, systems, and environmental change; and is offered free of charge to the state's public health workforce. Challenges and lessons learned when offering workforce development on public health policy efforts are discussed.
人们越来越认识到，如果项目能辅以塑造其社区的政策、系统和环境的适当变革，那么健康目标更有可能得以实现并持续下去。然而，制定和实施政策所需的知识、技能和能力是州和地方层面的从业者所确定的主要需求之一。本文介绍了内布拉斯加州健康政策学院（该学院）的结构和内容，这是一个为期9个月的项目，旨在满足此类培训的需求。该学院是一个基于能力的培训项目，旨在提高内布拉斯加州州和地方公共卫生工作人员及其社区合作伙伴将公共卫生政策和法律用作公共卫生工具的能力。我们的倡议允许在一个地域广阔、人口稀少的州内广泛参与；以成人学习理论为基础；介绍政策、系统和环境变革的关键原则和实践；并免费提供给该州的公共卫生工作人员。文中还讨论了在开展公共卫生政策方面的劳动力发展工作时所面临的挑战和吸取的经验教训。
