Meyer Pamela A, Brusuelas Kristin M, Baden Daniel J, Duncan Heather L
Field Services Office (Drs Meyer and Baden and Ms Brusuelas) and Public Health Associate Program (Ms Duncan), Office for State, Tribal, Local and Territorial Support, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia.
J Public Health Manag Pract. 2015 Nov-Dec;21(6):E19-22. doi: 10.1097/PHH.0000000000000214.
Federal public health advisors provide guidance and assistance to health departments to improve public health program work. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) prepares them with specialized training in administering public health programs. This article describes the evolving training and is based on internal CDC documents and interviews. The first federal public health advisors worked in health departments to assist with controlling syphilis after World War II. Over time, more CDC prevention programs hired them. To meet emerging needs, 3 major changes occurred: the Public Health Prevention Service, a fellowship program, in 1999; the Public Health Associate Program in 2007; and integration of those programs. Key components of the updated training are competency-based training, field experience, supervision, recruitment and retention, and stakeholder support. The enduring strength of the training has been the experience in a public health agency developing practical skills for program implementation and management.
联邦公共卫生顾问为卫生部门提供指导和协助，以改善公共卫生项目工作。疾病控制与预防中心（CDC）为他们提供公共卫生项目管理方面的专业培训。本文基于CDC内部文件和访谈，描述了不断发展的培训情况。第一批联邦公共卫生顾问在二战后到卫生部门工作，协助控制梅毒。随着时间的推移，更多的CDC预防项目雇佣了他们。为满足新出现的需求，发生了三大变化：1999年设立了公共卫生预防服务奖学金项目；2007年设立了公共卫生助理项目；以及这些项目的整合。更新后的培训的关键组成部分包括基于能力的培训、实地经验、监督、招聘与留用，以及利益相关者的支持。培训的持久优势在于在公共卫生机构积累的经验，这种经验能培养项目实施和管理的实用技能。
