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J osé A. Capriles – Quirós , MD, MPH, MHSA

Puerto Rico-Florida Public Health Training Center Results of 2011 Puerto Rico Needs Assessment (Puerto Rico Health Department Workforce). J osé A. Capriles – Quirós , MD, MPH, MHSA. Introduction.

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J osé A. Capriles – Quirós , MD, MPH, MHSA

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  1. Puerto Rico-Florida Public Health Training CenterResults of 2011 Puerto Rico Needs Assessment(Puerto Rico Health Department Workforce) José A. Capriles – Quirós, MD, MPH, MHSA

  2. Introduction • A competent and well-trained public health workforce is essential to address emerging and major public health challenges facing Puerto Rico and the United States. • Maintaining a highly trained, culturally sensitive public health workforce must include on-going assessment of training needs and agile development of public health training opportunities.

  3. Aim • The first aim of the PRF-PHTC states as follows: • To assess the public health workforce and training needs in Puerto Rico and Florida, especially among Spanish speakers.

  4. Methodology • All subjects who consented to participate in the study were included in the study. • The inclusion criteria were as follows: study participants included Puerto Rico Department of Health active personnel at three different levels: entry level public health professionals, to individuals with management and/or supervisory responsibilities; and senior managers and/or leaders of public health organizations. Department of Health’s clerical and maintenance staff will be excluded from the survey.

  5. Methodology • A total of 2,676 questionnaires were distributed. From these: • 1,755 were collected in a month • 1,414 agreed to participate • 341 did not want to participate • Response rate of 58.0%.

  6. RESULTS Percentage Distribution of Demographic and Professional Characteristicsof Public Health Training Need Assessment’s Survey Participants

  7. Gender

  8. Age

  9. Highest Academic Degree

  10. Employment Setting

  11. Years in current employment Percent

  12. RESULTS Percentage Distribution of EXPERIENCE IN PUBLIC HEALTH of Public Health Training Need Assessment’s Survey Participants

  13. Total of years working in the field of Public Health

  14. Source of Public Health Training *Categories are not mutually exclusive; Respondents could have chosen more than one category.

  15. Public Health Field Specialty

  16. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES

  17. Main Reasons to Participate in Professional Development or Continuing Education Activities

  18. Barriers to Participate in Training or Professional Development Activities

  19. Percent Distribution of Survey Participants According to How Much Time in the Average Week They Have Available to Participate in Professional Development Training or Knowledge Update Activities

  20. PUBLIC HEALTH KNOWLEDGE AND COMPETENCIES

  21. RESULTS Percent Distribution of Survey Participants by their Self-Perceived Need for Training on Core Functions of Public Health

  22. CORE FUNCTIONS OF PUBLIC HEALTH

  23. Self-Perceived Knowledge or Skills on Council of Linkages Public Health Competencies

  24. Council of Linkages Competencies Identified as Priorities in Need for Training Ranked According to Mean and Median Values • Scale: • 0= N/A This skill does not apply to my position. • 1= I have no knowledge or skills. • 2= I have awareness level knowledge or skills: • 3= I have practical knowledge or skills. • 4= I have advanced knowledge or skills.

  25. Council of Linkages Competencies Identified as Priorities in Need for Training Ranked According to Mean and Median Values

  26. RESULTS Percentage Distribution of training preferences and technological capacity of Public Health Training Need Assessment’s Survey Participants

  27. Percent Distribution of Survey Participants by Perception of Self-Competence on Council of Linkages Public Health Professionals Competencies

  28. Skills Level in Computer Literacy

  29. Type and Place of Computer Service Access

  30. Computer Services Use and Type

  31. Computer Software That They Have Working Knowledge

  32. Interest in Receive Training

  33. Top Five Topics

  34. Conclusion • The PR/F PHTC Training Needs Assessment of the Puerto Rico Department of Health employees included a sample of 1,414. • The survey provided information on these professionals public health-related experience, self-perceived competencies, barriers for training, technical capacity, and training preferences. • In general, most respondents have acquired their public health knowledge by experience and not by academic formation or continued activities. They perceived a great need for introductory courses in the competencies assessed. • Face-to-face methods were the training modality of preference.

  35. Conclusion • Results from their self-assessed technical capacity provide an idea of why Internet/Web-based training is their third choice for training modality. • Respondents informed limited access to computer and online resources, in addition to poor level to none of computer literacy by a significant group (42.4%). • Promisingly, the great majority of respondents are interested in receiving training in Public health as part of a capacity program over the next three years.

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