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ArticleFrontiers in public health2022

Emerging lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic about the decisive competencies needed for the public health workforce: A qualitative study.

Osnat Bashkin, Robert Otok, Lore Leighton, Kasia Czabanowska, Paul Barach, Nadav Davidovitch, Keren Dopelt, Mariusz Duplaga, Leah Okenwa Emegwa, Fiona MacLeod and 4 more

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Article in Frontiers in public health, 2022. 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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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

13 citing papers in PubMed, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors at 11 institutions in 8 countries.

Osnat BashkinDepartment of Public Health, Ashkelon Academic College, Ashkelon, Israel.
Robert OtokThe Association of Schools of Public Health in the European Region (ASPHER), Brussels, Belgium.
Lore LeightonThe Association of Schools of Public Health in the European Region (ASPHER), Brussels, Belgium.
Kasia CzabanowskaDepartment of International Health, Care and Public Health Research Institute CAPHRI, Faculty of Health, Medicine & Life Sciences, Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands.
Paul BarachCollege of Population Health, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, United States.
Nadav DavidovitchFaculty of Health Sciences, Department of Health Policy and Management, School of Public Health, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beersheba, Israel.
Keren DopeltDepartment of Public Health, Ashkelon Academic College, Ashkelon, Israel.
Mariusz DuplagaFaculty of Health Sciences, Department of Health Promotion and e-Health, Institute of Public Health, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland.
Leah Okenwa EmegwaDepartment of Health Sciences, The Swedish Red Cross University College (SRCUC), Huddinge, Sweden.
Fiona MacLeodSchool of Public Health, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland.
Yehuda NeumarkBraun School of Public Health and Community Medicine, Hebrew University-Hadassah, Jerusalem, Israel.
Maya Peled RazFaculty of Social Welfare and Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel.
Theodore TulchinskyDepartment of Public Health, Ashkelon Academic College, Ashkelon, Israel.
Zohar MorDepartment of Public Health, Ashkelon Academic College, Ashkelon, Israel.
Ashkelon Academic College · ILAssociation of Schools of Public Health in the European Region · BEBen-Gurion University of the Negev · ILHebrew University of Jerusalem · ILIsrael Medical Association · ILJagiellonian University · PLMaastricht University · NLRed Cross University College of Nursing · SEThomas Jefferson University · USUniversity College Cork · IEUniversity of Haifa · IL

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The global COVID-19 crisis exposed the critical need for a highly qualified public health workforce. This qualitative research aimed to examine public health workforce competencies needed to face COVID-19 challenges and identify the gaps between training programs and the competency demands of real-world disasters and pandemics. Through a sample of thirty-one participant qualitative interviews, we examined the perspectives of diverse stakeholders from lead public health organizations in Israel. Grounded Theory was used to analyze the data. Six themes emerged from the content analysis: public health workforce's low professional status and the uncertain future of the public health workforce; links between the community and Higher Education institutions; the centrality of communication competencies; need to improve health promotion; the role of leadership, management, and partnership, and innovation in public health coherence. Increasing the attractiveness of the profession, professional and financial support, and improving the working conditions to ensure a sustainable and resilient PH system were deemed necessary. This paper describes and cultivates new knowledge and leadership skills among public health professionals, and lays the groundwork for future public health leadership preparedness programs.

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COVID-19Public HealthHealth WorkforceHumansPandemicsQualitative Researchcommunicationcompetencieshealth promotionleadershipmanagementpublic health workforce

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PMID36117595
PMCPMC9479633
OpenAlexW4294287301

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