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Strengthening Public Health Practice: Using Core Competencies for Public Health

Strengthening Public Health Practice: Using Core Competencies for Public Health. Canadian Public Health Association 2008 Annual Conference. The Need to Strengthen the Public Health Workforce. Public health events & reports emphasized the need to re-examine public health. Workforce Challenges.

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Strengthening Public Health Practice: Using Core Competencies for Public Health

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  1. Strengthening Public Health Practice: Using Core Competencies for Public Health Canadian Public Health Association 2008 Annual Conference

  2. The Need to Strengthen the Public Health Workforce Public health events & reports emphasized the need to re-examine public health

  3. Workforce Challenges Lack of: • qualified public health professionals in Canada, aging workforce & uneven distribution of existing practitioners (especially in rural & remote areas) • common measure & data to quantify the gap • ‘surge’ capacity of public health practitioners in the case of an emergency • skills development & training opportunities for existing public health practitioners

  4. National Response to Strengthen the Public Health Workforce Creation of the Public Health Agency of Canada (October 2004) Federal/Provincial/Territorial Advisory Groups • Develop pan-Canadian strategies to strengthen public health capacity • 2 Components: • Develop public health core competencies common to all public health professionals • Enhance knowledge & skills among the public health workforce

  5. Core Competencies for Public Health in Canada Set of essential skills, knowledge & attitudes necessary for the broad practice of public health • Basic building block to develop the workforce • Independent of discipline & program

  6. HOW were they developed? 2005: Pan-Canadian Framework for Public Health Human Resource Planning recommends development 2005: Draft statements/preliminary consultation 2006: Revised draft statements, glossary 2006/7: National consultation

  7. Consultation Activities • Communication & promotion • Consultation components: • Survey • Regional consultation meetings • Implementation Pilots • Discipline specific work • Develop tools to assess & use for agencies, educational institutions & employers

  8. www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/core_competencies

  9. Core Competencies for Public Health in Canada: Release 1.0 Launched at Canadian Public Health Association 2007 Annual Conference Ottawa, ON

  10. Core Competencies for Public Health in Canada: Release 1.0 36 statements organized under 7 categories: 1. Public Health Sciences 2. Assessment & Analysis 3. Policy & Program Planning, Implementation & Evaluation 4. Partnerships, Collaboration & Advocacy 5. Diversity & Inclusiveness 6. Communication 7. Leadership

  11. Recommendations from Consultation • Keep the momentum going!!! • Communicate & Market to get endorsement & raise profile of public health • Build infrastructure to support use & maintain competencies (e.g., education, training & professional continuing education; Human Resource planning & management) • Monitor & evaluate use • Keep the Core Competencies for Public Health current • Continue to involve public health community & promote/support collaboration

  12. Next Steps… Strategic Plan Dissemination – Communication & Marketing Strategy Support for use – materials & tools for Practitioners Organizations System (e.g. Self assessment tool, Orientation to Public Health, proficiency levels, practice examples, Skills Online professional continuing education program) Evaluation Plan

  13. A Shared Responsibility

  14. For More Information Core Competencies for Public Health in Canada www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/core_competencies Skills Online www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/skills

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