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ReviewPublic health reviews2023

The Governance of Core Competencies for Public Health: A Rapid Review of the Literature.

Harman Singh Sandhu, Victoria Otterman, Lynda Tjaden, Rosemarie Shephard, Emma Apatu, Erica Di Ruggiero, Richard Musto, Jasmine Pawa, Malcolm Steinberg, Claire Betker

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Review in Public health reviews, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Updating the core competencies for public health in Canada: Feminist community-based study.Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique · 2026
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  2. Building the future of public health in Canada: A modified Delphi survey for updated core competencies.Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique · 2026
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  3. The Public Health Communication Competency Framework: Results from a multi-method and consensus-building process.Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Harman Singh SandhuNational Collaborating Centre for Determinants of Health, St. Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, NS, Canada.
Victoria OttermanPublic Health Agency of Canada (PHAC), Ottawa, ON, Canada.
Lynda TjadenNational Collaborating Centre for Determinants of Health, St. Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, NS, Canada.
Rosemarie ShephardPublic Health Agency of Canada (PHAC), Ottawa, ON, Canada.
Emma ApatuDepartment of Health Research Methods, Evidence & Impact, Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada.
Erica Di RuggieroDalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Richard MustoCanadian Public Health Association, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
Jasmine PawaDalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Malcolm SteinbergFaculty of Health Sciences, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, Canada.
Claire BetkerNational Collaborating Centre for Determinants of Health, St. Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, NS, Canada.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Core competencies for public health (CCPH) define the knowledge, skills, and attitudes required of a public health workforce. Although numerous sets of CCPH have been established, few studies have systematically examined the governance of competency development, review, and monitoring, which is critical to their implementation and impact. This rapid review included 42 articles. The findings identified examples of collaboration and community engagement in governing activities (e.g., using the Delphi method to develop CCPH) and different ways of approaching CCPH review and revision (e.g., every 3 years). Insights on monitoring and resource management were scarce. Preliminary lessons emerging from the findings point towards the need for systems, structures, and processes that support ongoing reviews, revisions, and monitoring of CCPH.

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competencieseducationgovernancepublic healthworkforce

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PMID37767458
PMCPMC10520247

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