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

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

doi:10.3389/phrs.2023.1606110

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“…19,20 Additional analysis of competency governance and international governance structures is discussed elsewhere. 21…”

Section: Governance Structure and Leadershipmentioning

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The Core Competencies for Public Health in Canada: Opportunities and Recommendations for Modernization

Shephard,

Uy,

Otterman

et al. 2024

Journal of Public Health Management &Amp; Practice

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Context: The 2008 Public Health Agency of Canada’s (PHAC’s) “Core Competencies for Public Health in Canada” (the “Canadian core competencies”) outline the skills, attitudes, and knowledge essential for the practice of public health. The core competencies represent an important part of public health practice, workforce development, and education in Canada and internationally. However, the core competencies are considered outdated and are facing calls for review, expansion, and revision. Objective: To examine the literature on public health competencies to identify opportunities and recommendations for consideration when reviewing and updating the Canadian core competencies. Methods: This narrative literature review included 4 components: 3 literature searches conducted between 2021 and 2022 using similar search strategies, as well as an analysis of competency frameworks from comparable jurisdictions. The 3 searches were conducted in collaboration with the Health Library to identify core competency-relevant scholarly and gray literature published in English since 2007. Reference lists of sources identified were also reviewed. During the data extraction process, one researcher screened each source, extracted competency-relevant information, and categorized these data into key findings. Results: After identifying 2392 scholarly and gray literature sources, 166 competency-relevant sources were included in the review. Findings from these sources were synthesized into 3 main areas: (1) competency framework methodology and structure; (2) competencies to add; and (3) competencies to modify. Discussion: These findings demonstrate that updates to Canada’s core competencies are needed and overdue. Recommendations to support this process include establishing a formal governance structure for the competencies’ regular review, revision, and implementation, as well as ensuring that priority topics applicable across all competency categories are integrated as overarching themes. Limitations of the evidence include the potential lack of applicability and generalizability to the Canadian context, as well as biases associated with the narrative literature review methodology.

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“…19,20 Additional analysis of competency governance and international governance structures is discussed elsewhere. 21…”

Section: Governance Structure and Leadershipmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Core Competencies for Public Health in Canada: Opportunities and Recommendations for Modernization

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Competencies needed for public health workforce in the programs of Iran’s health transformation plan: A descriptive study based on programs, operations, and competencies chain

Mohammadi,

Fadaei Dehcheshmeh

2024

PLoS ONE

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Background and purpose The public health workforce faces a wide range of challenges related to people’s health. Thus, they need a combination of different professional skills and competencies to perform essential public health operations and provide services to people. The present study was conducted to determine the competencies needed for the public health workforce to implement health transformation plan programs at Ahvaz University of Medical Sciences in the capital of Khuzestan province in Iran. Methods This research was a descriptive cross-sectional study that was conducted in 2020 among 51 managers and experts of the health deputy and faculty members of the public health school. STROBE guideline was used for the present study. The research tools were two researcher-made questionnaires based on the chain of Programs, Operations, and Competencies (POC). Additionally, the validity and reliability of the questionnaires were checked. Cronbach’s alpha coefficient was equal to 0.87 for the first questionnaire (programs-operations) and 0.85 for the second questionnaire (operations-competencies). Results The operations of surveillance of population health and well-being, monitoring and responding to health hazards and emergencies, and disease prevention, including early detection of illness, obtained the highest mean total score (3.9 (95% CI: 3.6 to 4.2)). Respect for and adherence to ethical principles and confidentiality in any professional activity obtained the highest mean total score (4.0 (95% CI: 3.7 to 4.3)) among the needed competencies. Conclusion To properly implement public health programs, managers must plan and take necessary measures to improve such operations as surveillance of population health and well-being, monitoring and responding to health hazards and emergencies, disease prevention (including early detection of illness), and promotion of the workforce competencies in the field of respect for and adherence to ethical principles and confidentiality in any professional activity.

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

Cited by 2 publications

References 55 publications

The Core Competencies for Public Health in Canada: Opportunities and Recommendations for Modernization

The Core Competencies for Public Health in Canada: Opportunities and Recommendations for Modernization

Competencies needed for public health workforce in the programs of Iran’s health transformation plan: A descriptive study based on programs, operations, and competencies chain

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