Journal of Public Health Management and Practice · 2001 · 65 citations · 1 references
Public HealthHealth EducationPublic Health PracticeHealth Services ResearchPublic Health AdministrationPublic Health PolicyHealth Education CurriculumHealth Education For Disease PreventionHealth Workforce DevelopmentPreparedness PolicyPublic EducationPublic-private Partnerships In HealthFocused PracticeHealth PreparationHealth Workforce EducationPublic Education For PreparednessPublic Health Capacity BuildingPublic Health CollaborationPublic Health Needs AssessmentPublic Health Workforce Preparedness
Despite more than a decade of dialogue on the critical needs and challenges in public health workforce development, progress remains slow in implementing recommended actions. A life-long learning system for public health remains elusive. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry in collaboration with other partners in federal, state, local agencies, associations and academia is preparing a national action agenda to address front-line preparedness. Four areas of convergence have emerged regarding: (1) the use of basic and crosscutting public health competencies to develop practice-focused curricula; (2) a framework for certification and credentialing; (3) the need to establish a strong science base for workforce issues; and (4) the acceleration of the use of technology-supported learning in public health.
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