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ArticleJournal of public health management and practice : JPHMP

Equipping the Public Health Workforce of the Future: Evaluation of an Evidence-Based Public Health Training Delivered Through Academic-Health Department Partnerships.

Stephanie Mazzucca-Ragan, Carol A Brownson, Maurine M Crouch, Sarah Davis, Kathleen O Duffany, Paul C Erwin, Jenn A Leiferman, Lisa C McCormick, Jeffery T Walker, Ross C Brownson

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  1. Co-design values: public health perspectives.Frontiers in public health · 2025
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Stephanie Mazzucca-RaganAuthor Affiliations: Prevention Research Center, Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri (Dr Mazzucca-Ragan and Mrs Brownson); New England Public Health Training Center, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut (Mrs Crouch); Rocky Mountain Public Health Training Center, Colorado School of Public Health, Aurora, Colorado (Mrs Davis); Yale-Griffin Prevention Research Center, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut (Dr Duffany); School of Public Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Alabama, Birmingham (Dr Erwin); Rocky Mountain Prevention Research Center, Colorado School of Public Health, Aurora, Colorado (Dr Leiferman); Region IV Public Health Training Center, University of Alabama at Birmingham, School of Public Health, Alabama, Birmingham (Dr McCormick); Center for the Study of Community Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Alabama, Birmingham (Dr Walker); Prevention Research Center, Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis (Dr Brownson), St. Louis, Missouri; and Department of Surgery, Division of Public Health Sciences, and Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center, Washington University School of Medicine, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri (Dr Brownson).
Carol A Brownson
Maurine M Crouch
Sarah Davis
Kathleen O Duffany
Paul C Erwin
Jenn A Leiferman
Lisa C McCormick
Jeffery T Walker
Ross C Brownson

Funding

Washington University Center for Diabetes Translation Research P30DK092950 · NIDDK · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI Ross C Brownson, Debra Haire-Joshu · 2011 to 2026
$11.7M
Washington University Implementation Science Center for Cancer Control (WU-ISCCC)P50CA244431 · NCI · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI COLDITZ, GRAHAM A. · 2019 to 2023
$8.0M
Improving cancer prevention and control through academic-local public health department partnershipsR37CA262011 · NCI · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI MAZZUCCA-RAGAN, STEPHANIE · 2022 to 2025
$2.2M
NCCDPHP CDC HHS U48 DP006380NCCDPHP CDC HHS U48 DP006395NCCDPHP CDC HHS U48 DP006399NCCDPHP CDC HHS U48 DP006404NCI NIH HHS P50 CA244431NCI NIH HHS R37 CA262011NIDDK NIH HHS P30 DK092950
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Abstract

objectiveMaintaining a skilled public health workforce is essential but challenging given high turnover and that few staff hold a public health degree. Situating workforce development within existing structures leverages the strengths of different organizations and can build relationships to address public health challenges and health equity. We implemented and evaluated an innovative, sustainable model to deliver an established evidence-based public health (EBPH) training collaboratively among Prevention Research Centers (PRC), local and state health departments, and Public Health Training Centers (PHTC).

designQuantitative data: quasi-experimental, 1-group pre-post. Qualitative data: cross-sectional. Data were collected between December 2021 and August 2022.

settingFour US sites, each a partnership between a PRC, local or state health department, and a PHTC.

participantsGovernmental public health staff and representatives from other organizations that implement public health programs in practice settings.

main outcome measuresCourse participants completed a pre- and postcourse survey self-rating 14 skills on a 5-point Likert scale. Differences were analyzed using mixed effects linear models. In-depth interviews (n = 15) were conducted with course faculty and partners to understand: (1) resources contributed, (2) barriers and facilitators, (3) benefits and challenges, and (4) resources needed to sustain this model. Interviews were transcribed verbatim, and a thematic analysis identified themes.

resultsStatistically significant increases in all skills were observed from pre- to postcourse (n = 241 at post, 90% response). The skills with the largest increases were understanding economic evaluation enough to inform decision-making (mean change = 1.22, standard error [SE] = 0.05) and developing an action plan (mean change = 1.07, SE = 0.07). Facilitators to delivering the course included having a shared goal of workforce development, existing course curricula, and dedicated funding for delivering the course.

conclusionsCollaborative delivery of the EBPH training can ameliorate the effects of high staff turnover, strengthen academic-practice relationships, and promote population-wide health and health equity.

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Evidence-Based PracticeHealth WorkforcePublic HealthWorkforceCross-Sectional StudiesHumansQualitative ResearchSurveys and QuestionnairesUnited States

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PMID39121436
PMCPMC11925482

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