de Boer Mary, Banchoff Katherine, Morgan Rosemary, Kalbarczyk Anna
Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, USA.
Ann Glob Health. 2025 Sep 3;91(1):57. doi: 10.5334/aogh.4811. eCollection 2025.
Gender's influence on health outcomes is well-documented, yet gaps in gender expertise persist within the global health workforce. Simultaneously, accessible and interactive gender training opportunities are limited. The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Gender and Health Summer Institute (GHSI), launched in 2023, aims to address these gaps by advancing the gender integration and analysis skills of health professionals. Using Stake's Countenance Model for educational evaluations, we explored whether the Institute was meeting its objective of providing applied knowledge and experience of gender integration and analysis for health research, programs, and policy. The evaluation focused on intended and actual program outcomes. We examined proposal documents and held discussions with the GHSI team. All students receive pre-course surveys one week prior to each course. Post-course surveys focused on changes in knowledge, skills, and abilities and overall experience. Two focus-group discussions were held with students. Survey data were analyzed descriptively in R, and qualitative data were analyzed thematically. The pre-course survey received 137 unique responses; the post-course survey received 78 responses. Results indicate that the GHSI successfully met many of its intended goals, for example, by increasing participants' knowledge and skills in gender analysis and integration as well as confidence in applying new skills. Learning was enhanced through creating safe and inclusive spaces. However, the courses' short duration and lack of a sustained community of practice were identified as areas for improvement. Findings underscore the importance of applied skills training and the need for ongoing support to fully equip professionals to address gender disparities in health. The GHSI's virtual format also demonstrates a scalable, innovative approach other programs may consider. Finally, recommendations are provided for enhancing the GHSI and similar programs to better serve working professionals and foster a more equitable global health landscape.
性别对健康结果的影响已有充分记录，但全球卫生工作队伍中性别专业知识的差距依然存在。与此同时，可获取且互动性强的性别培训机会有限。约翰·霍普金斯大学彭博公共卫生学院于2023年发起的性别与健康暑期学院（GHSI），旨在通过提升卫生专业人员的性别整合与分析技能来填补这些差距。我们运用斯塔克的教育评价支持模型，探讨该学院是否实现了为卫生研究、项目及政策提供性别整合与分析的应用知识及经验这一目标。此次评价聚焦于预期和实际的项目成果。我们查阅了提案文件，并与GHSI团队进行了讨论。所有学生在每门课程开课前一周会收到课前调查问卷。课后调查聚焦于知识、技能和能力的变化以及总体体验。我们与学生进行了两次焦点小组讨论。调查数据在R软件中进行描述性分析，定性数据则进行主题分析。课前调查收到了137份独特回复；课后调查收到了78份回复。结果表明，GHSI成功实现了许多预期目标，例如，通过增加参与者在性别分析与整合方面的知识和技能，以及应用新技能的信心。通过营造安全且包容的空间，学习效果得到了提升。然而，课程时长较短以及缺乏持续的实践社群被确定为有待改进的方面。研究结果强调了应用技能培训的重要性，以及持续支持对于使专业人员充分具备应对卫生领域性别差异能力的必要性。GHSI的虚拟形式还展示了一种其他项目可考虑的可扩展、创新性方法。最后，我们为改进GHSI及类似项目提供了建议，以便更好地服务在职专业人员，并营造更公平的全球卫生格局。
