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ReviewJournal of public health management and practice : JPHMP

A Review of Public Health Training Needs Assessment Approaches: Opportunities to Move Forward.

Brenda M Joly, Fátima Coronado, Brittany C Bickford, Jonathon P Leider, Aaron Alford, Jennifer McKeever, Elizabeth Harper

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Review in Journal of public health management and practice : JPHMP. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

13 citing papers in PubMed.

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  3. Public Opinion Study on School Health Education Programs: Family Needs Assessment Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025
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  9. Chronic disease prevention evaluation in Ontario's public health system: a qualitative needs assessment.Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique · 2020
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  13. Top Training Needs of the Governmental Public Health Workforce.Journal of public health management and practice : JPHMP
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Brenda M JolyGraduate 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).
Fátima Coronado
Brittany C Bickford
Jonathon P Leider
Aaron Alford
Jennifer McKeever
Elizabeth Harper

Funding

Understanding Factors Influencing COVID-19 Testing and Vaccination in Immigrant Low-income and Homeless Populations and Testing Targeted InterventionsU54GM115516 · NIGMS · MAINEHEALTH · PI Frances E. Carr · 2017 to 2026
$51.6M
Intramural CDC HHS CC999999NIGMS NIH HHS U54 GM115516OSTLTS CDC HHS U38 OT000161
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

contextAssessing training needs of the public health workforce is crucial for creating professional development opportunities to improve knowledge, competence, and effectiveness of this workforce. DISSEMINATION: 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. EVALUATION: 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. DISCUSSION: 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.

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HumansNeeds AssessmentPublic HealthStaff DevelopmentSurveys and Questionnaires

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PMID29521851
PMCPMC8135091

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