Developing web-based training for public health practitioners: what can we learn from a review of five disciplines?

Ballew, Paula; Castro, Sarah; Claus, Julie; Kittur, Nupur; Brennan, Laura K.; Brownson, Ross C.

doi:10.1093/her/cys098

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“…We found that the EBPH course is amenable to different formats, all of which have advantages and disadvantages for both organizers and participants (2,24–27). Course organizers in our project reported moving to blended courses to address concerns about information overload, time away from work, and costs of training; their desire to reach broader audiences and people in remote locations led to development of distance courses.…”

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Scaling Up Evidence-Based Public Health Training

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Evidence-based public health (EBPH) is the process of integrating science-based interventions with community preferences. Training in EBPH improves the knowledge and skills of public health practitioners. To reach a wider audience, we conducted scale-up efforts including a train-the-trainer version of the EBPH course to build states’ capacity to train additional staff. In this essay, we describe formats for course delivery and local adaptations to content, and we review success factors and barriers for state-based replication of the EBPH training course. Findings were based on our experiences and interviews. EBPH training was delivered in varied blended formats as well as in person and in distance courses, each with advantages and disadvantages. Adaptations were made to meet the needs of learners. Success factors included having committed and competent coordinators and trainers, organizational incentives, leadership support, funding, internal and external collaborators, the infrastructure to support training, and models to learn from. Barriers reported included insufficient staff or trainer capacity; time constraints for organizers, trainers, and participants; and lack of sustained funding. We hope our experience and findings will be a guide for states that are committed to building and sustaining capacity through continued EBPH training. Our lessons may also apply more generally to other workforce development training efforts.

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“…This approach offers several advantages to traditional instructional methods, including 24-hr accessibility, standardization of training, personalization/individualization (e.g., self-paced), widespread reach, risk free environment, and the opportunity for interactive exercises and multimedia components, which have been found to enhance knowledge retention [Ballew et al, 2013]. Web-based training is cost-effective and overcomes geographical, transportation, and child care constraints.…”

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Enhancing interactions during daily routines: A randomized controlled trial of a web‐based tutorial for parents of young children with ASD

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This web-based tutorial helped parents of children with ASD use proven strategies to improve their child's participation in daily routines at home. Parents who used the tutorial reported less parenting stress, felt better about their parenting skills, and reported better child social interactions compared to parents who did not use the tutorial. This tutorial may be especially helpful for families who have limited access to services, as it can be completed at home.

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“…All 50 US states could use funding available from the Coordinated Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Program for chronic disease prevention training to expand EBPH training (31). Recent recommendations based on growing evidence point to web-based training as important for future efforts (32). Administrative evidence-based practices like expansion and tailoring of EBPH training and organizational support and policies for EBPH are needed to foster EBPH (33).…”

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Training the Workforce in Evidence-Based Public Health: An Evaluation of Impact Among US and International Practitioners

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IntroductionThe Prevention Research Center in St. Louis developed a course on evidence-based public health in 1997 to train the public health workforce in implementation of evidence-based public health. The objective of this study was to assess use and benefits of the course and identify barriers to using evidence-based public health skills as well as ways to improve the course.MethodsWe used a mixed-method design incorporating on-site pre- and post-evaluations among US and international course participants who attended from 2008 through 2011 and web-based follow-up surveys among course participants who attended from 2005 through 2011 (n = 626). Respondents included managers, specialists, and academics at state health departments, local health departments, universities, and national/regional health departments.ResultsWe found significant improvement from pre- to post-evaluation for 11 measures of knowledge, skill, and ability. Follow-up survey results showed at least quarterly use of course skills in most categories, majority endorsement of most course benefits, and lack of funding and coworkers who do not have evidence-based public health training as the most significant barriers to implementation of evidence-based public health. Respondents suggested ways to increase evidence-based decision making at their organization, focusing on organizational support and continued access to training.ConclusionAlthough the evidence-based public health course is effective in improving self-reported measures of knowledge, skill, and ability, barriers remain to the implementation of evidence-based decision making, demonstrating the importance of continuing to offer and expand training in evidence-based public health.

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Developing web-based training for public health practitioners: what can we learn from a review of five disciplines?

Cited by 39 publications

References 45 publications

Scaling Up Evidence-Based Public Health Training

Scaling Up Evidence-Based Public Health Training

Enhancing interactions during daily routines: A randomized controlled trial of a web‐based tutorial for parents of young children with ASD

Training the Workforce in Evidence-Based Public Health: An Evaluation of Impact Among US and International Practitioners

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