Graduate Program in Public Health, University of Southern Maine, Portland, Maine (Dr Joly); Division of Scientific Education and Professional Development, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia (Dr Coronado); National Coordinating Center for Public Health Training, National Network of Public Health Institutes, New Orleans, Louisiana (Ms Bickford); JP Leider Research & Consulting, LLC, Minneapolis, Minnesota (Dr Leider); National Coordinating Center for Public Health Training, National Network of Public Health Institutes, Washington, District of Columbia (Dr Alford and Ms McKeever); and Association of State and Territorial Heath Officials, Arlington, Virginia (Dr Harper).
J Public Health Manag Pract. 2018 Nov/Dec;24(6):571-577. doi: 10.1097/PHH.0000000000000774.
Assessing training needs of the public health workforce is crucial for creating professional development opportunities to improve knowledge, competence, and effectiveness of this workforce.
Regional Public Health Training Centers (RPHTCs) assess workforce training needs and deliver training based on identified needs. To determine training priorities, several needs assessment surveys have been administered by RPHTCs and national public health member organizations.
This study identified the types of training questions being asked to public health practitioners in the various assessment surveys implemented by RPHTCs and national membership organizations. Although the surveys measured similar overarching constructs, multiple approaches with limited consistency were used to measure training needs.
Although successful in responding to the needs of their targeted constituents, the limited consistency among survey types makes generalization of findings difficult. Disseminating common metrics and aggregate survey findings would increase efficiency in determining workforce training needs and developing targeted training.
评估公共卫生劳动力的培训需求对于创造专业发展机会以提高该劳动力的知识、能力和效能至关重要。
区域公共卫生培训中心(RPHTC)评估劳动力培训需求,并根据确定的需求提供培训。为了确定培训重点,RPHTC 和国家公共卫生成员组织已经进行了几次需求评估调查。
本研究确定了 RPHTC 和国家成员组织实施的各种评估调查中向公共卫生从业人员提出的培训问题的类型。虽然这些调查衡量了类似的总体结构,但在衡量培训需求时,采用了多种方法,一致性有限。
尽管这些调查成功地满足了目标人群的需求,但调查类型之间的一致性有限,使得研究结果难以推广。传播通用指标和汇总调查结果将提高确定劳动力培训需求和制定针对性培训的效率。