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CORE COMPETENCY TRAINING
TRAINING CONTENT ADAPTED FROM THE CORE COMPETENCIES FOR PUBLIC HEALTH PROFESSIONALS
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
1.Define the Core Competencies for Public Health
Professionals.
2.Describe the different Core Competency tiers.
3. Identify the importance and benefits of the Core
Competencies.
4.Describe the eight domains of the Core Competencies.
WHAT ARE THE CORE COMPETENCIES?
The Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals (Core Competencies) are:
Workforce Development Planning
Starting point for public health professionals and organizations as they work to
better understand and meet workforce development needs, improve performance,
prepare for accreditation, and enhance the health of the communities they serve.
Foundational skills for public
health services10 Essential Public Health Services
CORE COMPETENCY DEVELOPMENT
Developed by the Council on Linkages Between Academia and
Public Health Practice
In 1991, the Universal Competencies by the Public Health
Faculty/Agency Forum was developed
The current version of the Core Competencies adopted on June 26,
2014, following a yearlong review and revision process.
Regularly reviewed and revised by the Core Competencies
Workgroup
CORE COMPETENCY TIERS
Tier A: Administrative Support Staff
Administrative, clerical, facilities, technicians, and IT support positions
Tier 1: Front Line Staff/Entry Level
Carry out the day-to-day tasks of public health organizations and are not in management
positions.
Tier 2: Program Management/ Supervisory Level
Program management or supervisory roles.
Tier 3: Senior Management/ Executive Level
Senior management level and to leaders of public health
organizations.
WHY ARE PUBLIC HEALTH CORE COMPETENCIES IMPORTANT?
Develop a stronger public health workforce
Improve the performance of the organization and workforce based on national standards
Facilitate communication across the organization at all levels
Serves as a basis for workforce assessments and workforce development plans
Determine an organization’s direction and agency plans for employee professional development and expectations
University of South Florida College of Public Health
WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF USING THE CORE COMPETENCIES?
Assures a competent workforce that can carry out the essential public health services in all areas of public health practice
Useful in writing job descriptions and training curricula
Provide a clear, systematic, and flexible method to acquire new skills and knowledge
Establishes transparent workforce planning, performance standards, performance assessments, and succession plans
Benefits both the employee and the organization
Provide a basis for professional development opportunities/prioritiesUniversity of South Florida College of Public Health
CORE COMPETENCIES: 8 DOMAINS
CORE COMPETENCY DOMAINS
Analytical/
Assessment
Skills
Policy
Development/
Program
Planning Skills
Communication
Skills
Community
Dimensions of
Practice Skills
Cultural
Competency
Skills
Public Health
Sciences Skills
Financial
Planning and
Management
Skills
Leadership and
Systems
Thinking Skills
ANALYTICAL/ASSESSMENT SKILLS
DEFINITION:
Identifying and understanding data, turning data into information for action, assessing needs, developing community health assessments, and using evidence for decision making.
What does this mean?
Identifying, understanding, and assessing data from multiple sources. Using data to inform action and as evidence for decision making.
ANALYTICAL/ASSESSMENT SKILLS
This skill includes:
Data collection
Data analysis
Evidence-based decision making
Community health assessment
Ethical use of data Information technology
ANALYTICAL/ASSESSMENT SKILLS- SCENARIO
As part of their program planning
process at the local health department,
an employee reviews published reports
for population-based health indicators
that are associated with the population
in their community.
DEFINITION:
Determine needed policies and programs; advocating for policies and programs; planning, implementing, and evaluating policies and programs; developing and implementing strategies for continuous quality improvement; and developing and implementing community health improvement plans and strategic plans.
What does this mean?
Determining the need for and the development, implementation, and evaluation of
policies, programs, and services. Work to develop and implement quality
improvement strategies, community health improvement plan, and strategic plan.
POLICY DEVELOPMENT/PROGRAM PLANNING SKILLS
POLICY DEVELOPMENT/PROGRAM PLANNING SKILLS
Strategic planning
Policy, program and service
development/implementation/improvement
Applying public health
informatics
Community health
improvement planning
Influence external policy,
programs and services
This skill includes:
Aligning with new legislative regulations, a
local health department updates their
emergency response plan and associated
training.
POLICY DEVELOPMENT/PROGRAM PLANNING SKILLS- SCENARIO
COMMUNICATION SKILLS
DEFINITION:
Assess and address population literacy; soliciting and using community input; communicating data and information; facilitating communications; and communicating the roles of government, health care, and others.
What does this mean?
Communicate relevant data/information. Discuss the differing roles of government and non-government organizations in public health. Determine the literacy level of the population to assure information distributed is understandable by the population served. Gather and use community input.
COMMUNICATION SKILLS
Gathering community input
Facilitation
Written and oral communication
Literacy assessment
Information dissemination
This skill includes:
COMMUNICATION SKILLS- SCENARIO
Using data collected from the local
health department’s Community
Health Assessment, an employee
creates a poster presentation to
demonstrate the needs of the
community to their Board of Health.
CULTURAL COMPETENCY SKILLS
DEFINITION:
Understand and respond to diverse needs, assessing organizational cultural diversity and competence, assessing effects of policies and programs on different populations, and taking action to support a diverse public health workforce.
What does this mean?
Assess and understand the impact of policies and programs on diverse populations. Address population diversity in policies, programs, and services. Assess the organization’s cultural diversity and competence, and take action to support a diverse workforce.
CULTURAL COMPETENCY SKILLS
This skill includes:
Policy, program and services impacts
Cultural influences on policy,
programs and services
Recognizing workforce diversity
Recognizing population diversity
CULTURAL COMPETENCY SKILLS- SCENARIO
Health educators use focus groups,
interviews, and community forums to
collect information about a specific
population’s public health needs.
COMMUNITY DIMENSIONS OF PRACTICE SKILLS
DEFINITION:
Evaluate and develop linkages and relationships within the community, maintaining and advancing partnerships and community involvement, negotiating for use of community assets, defending public health policies and programs, and evaluating effectiveness and improving community engagement.
What does this mean?
Develop, maintain, and evaluate partnerships within the community to improve
community engagement. Engage community members and partners to provide input
for developing and assessing programs and policies.
COMMUNITY DIMENSIONS OF PRACTICE SKILLS
Community-based participatory researchAdvocacy
Leverage community assets
Community engagement Relationship building
Partner collaboration
This skill includes:
COMMUNITY DIMENSIONS OF PRACTICE SKILLS- SCENARIO
A local health department program
supervisor works with community
partners to build relationships and
identify their needs, interests,
concerns, and assets to address the
community’s needs.
PUBLIC HEALTH SCIENCES SKILLS
DEFINITION:
Understand the foundation and prominent events of public health, applying public health sciences to practice, critiquing and developing research, using evidence when developing policies and programs, and establishing academic partnerships.
What does this mean?
Understand public health concepts and historical events and apply to daily work.
Review and use research and evidence when developing policies, programs, and
services.
PUBLIC HEALTH SCIENCES SKILLS
Establish academic partnerships
Contribute to evidence-based public health
Use ethical research practicesUse public health evidence in
policies and programs
Understand the scientific foundation
of public health
Apply public health sciences
This skill includes:
PUBLIC HEALTH SCIENCES SKILLS- SCENARIO
A breastfeeding peer counselor at the local
health department researches and uses
proven strategies to increase initiation and
duration of breastfeeding among mothers.
FINANCIAL PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT SKILLS
DEFINITION:
Engage other government agencies that can address community health needs, leveraging public health and health care funding mechanisms, developing and defending budgets, motivating personnel, evaluating and improving program and organization performance, and establishing and using performance management systems to improve organization performance.
What does this mean?
Engage government partners to help address community health by leveraging
available funding. Develop and defend budgets. Evaluate and improve health
department performance through the use of a performance management system.
FINANCIAL PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT SKILLS
Team building/motivation
Financial analysis
Contract negotiation
Proposal writingBudgeting
Leverage public health and
health care funding
Performance management
Implement policies and procedures
of the governing body
This skill includes:
FINANCIAL PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT SKILLS- SCENARIO
The human resources department at
a local health department develops
and reviews staffing levels and
budgets to ensure the agency has
capacity to provide grant-funded
services.
LEADERSHIP AND SYSTEMS THINKING SKILLS
DEFINITION:
Incorporating ethical standards into the organization; creating opportunities for collaboration among public health, health care, and other organizations; mentoring personnel; adjusting practice to address changing needs and environment; ensuring continuous quality improvement; managing organizational change; and advocating for the role of governmental public health.
What does this mean?
Convene and collaborate with public health system partners. Adapt to changing
needs of the community, the workforce, and the organization. Assure continuous
improvement and engage in ethical practices.
LEADERSHIP AND SYSTEMS THINKING SKILLS
Change management
Advocate for governmental
public health
Continuous improvement
Identify factors impacting
effectivenessProfessional development
Systems thinking
This skill includes:
LEADERSHIP AND SYSTEMS THINKING SKILLS- SCENARIO
A public health committee led by the local
health department addresses the social
determinants of health to improve the
community’s health status.
CONTACT INFORMATION
Jessie Jones
Jeanette Ball
CORE COMPETENCY TRAINING
TRAINING CONTENT ADAPTED FROM THE CORE COMPETENCIES FOR PUBLIC HEALTH PROFESSIONALS
Hello everyone and welcome to the Core Competency Training! This information will be helpful to you as your agency is preparing to collect workforce assessment data.
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LEARNING OBJECTIVES
1.Define the Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals.
2.Describe the different Core Competency tiers.
3. Identify the importance and benefits of the Core Competencies.
4.Describe the eight domains of the Core Competencies.
With the information from this training you all will be able to:1. Define the Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals.2. Describe the different Core Competency tiers, which is especially helpful as you
work on your Core Competencies assessment. 3. Identify the importance and benefits of the Core Competencies, both to
employees and to the health department. 4. and Describe the eight domains of the Core Competencies.
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WHAT ARE THE CORE COMPETENCIES?
The Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals (Core Competencies) are:
Workforce Development Planning
Starting point for public health professionals and organizations as they work to better understand and meet workforce development needs, improve performance, prepare for accreditation, and enhance the health of the communities they serve.
Foundational skills for public health services 10 Essential Public Health Services
Let’s start by answering the question “What are the Core Competencies”?
They are a set of foundational skills for professionals who are engaging in the practice, education, and research of public health. They are based on the 10 essential public health services. They serve as a Framework for workforce development planning and they are also a starting point for public health professionals and organizations as they work to better understand and meet workforce development needs, improve performance, prepare for accreditation, and enhance the health of the communities that they are serving.
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CORE COMPETENCY DEVELOPMENT
Developed by the Council on Linkages Between Academia and Public Health Practice
In 1991, the Universal Competencies by the Public Health Faculty/Agency Forum was developed
The current version of the Core Competencies adopted on June 26, 2014, following a yearlong review and revision process.
Regularly reviewed and revised by the Core Competencies Workgroup
The Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals were developed in 1991 By the Council on Linkages between Academia and Public Health Practice. The current version of the Core Competencies was unanimously adopted by the Council on Linkages on June 2014, following a yearlong review and revision process. The Core Competencies undergo regular reviews and are revised by the Core Competencies Workgroup to ensure these competencies remain relevant in the evolving field of public health and continue to meet the needs of the workforce.
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CORE COMPETENCY TIERS
Tier A: Administrative Support StaffAdministrative, clerical, facilities, technicians, and IT support positions
Tier 1: Front Line Staff/Entry LevelCarry out the day-to-day tasks of public health organizations and are not in management
positions.
Tier 2: Program Management/ Supervisory Level
Program management or supervisory roles.
Tier 3: Senior Management/ Executive LevelSenior management level and
to leaders of public health organizations.
There are four different tiers that you will see as part of the Core Competencies assessment. The first is Tier A‐ which consists of Administrative and Support staff. Staff who fall into this category hold Administrative and clerical positions, are responsible for facilities, and even IT Support Positions. Responsibilities of these professionals may include ensuring that program and organizational logistics operate effectively and efficiently.
Tier 1 consists of Frontline and Entry Level Staff. They carry out the day to day tasks of the public health organizations, but they are not in management positions. Responsibilities of these professionals may include data collection and analysis, fieldwork, program planning, outreach, communications, customer service, and program support.
Tier 2 consists of Program Management or those in Supervisory Roles. Responsibilities of these professionals may include developing, implementing, and evaluating programs; supervising staff; establishing and maintaining community partnerships; managing timelines and work plans; making policy recommendations; and providing technical expertise.
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Lastly, Tier 3 consists of Senior Management and Executive Level staff. These professionals typically have staff who report to them and may be responsible for overseeing major programs or operations of the organization, setting a strategy and vision for the organization, creating a culture of quality within the organization, and working with the community to improve health.
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WHY ARE PUBLIC HEALTH CORE COMPETENCIES IMPORTANT?
Develop a stronger public health workforce
Improve the performance of the organization and workforce based on national standards
Facilitate communication across the organization at all levels
Serves as a basis for workforce assessments and workforce development plans
Determine an organization’s direction and agency plans for employee professional development and expectations
University of South Florida College of Public Health
Let’s take a deeper dive into why the Core Competencies are so important. These competencies help develop a stronger public health workforce, which helps us deliver better services to the communities we serve. Core Competencies help us to improve the performance of the organization and workforce ensuring we are meeting national standards. The competencies also help to facilitate communication across the organization at all levels, which allows those frontline staff to have input in improving the organization. It serves as a basis for workforce assessments and workforce development plans. Lastly, the core competencies helps to determine an organization’s direction and agency plans for employee professional development and expectations.
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WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF USING THE CORE COMPETENCIES?Assures a competent workforce that can carry out the essential public health
services in all areas of public health practice
Useful in writing job descriptions and training curricula
Provide a clear, systematic, and flexible method to acquire new skills and knowledge
Establishes transparent workforce planning, performance standards, performance assessments, and succession plans
Benefits both the employee and the organization
Provide a basis for professional development opportunities/prioritiesUniversity of South Florida College of Public Health
Next, we are going to talk about the benefits of using the Core Competencies. Using them ensures a competent workforce that can carry out the essential public health services. As we go through this training you will see how the Core Competencies can relates to several different jobs across the local public health system and working together we are ensuring that clients are receiving the best services possible. Another benefit to using the Core Competencies when we are writing job descriptions and creating trainings. This allows us to really target the training and meet the needs of the specific job requirements which helps make sure we have knowledgeable staff as they move forward.
Another benefit is it provide a clear, systematic, and flexible method to acquire new skills and knowledge. It establishes transparent workforce planning, performance standards, performance assessments, and succession plans, which is a benefit to both the employee and the organization. Lastly, it provides a basis for professional development opportunities/priorities within the organization.
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CORE COMPETENCIES: 8 DOMAINS
Now we are going to take a closer look at the 8 Core Competencies Domains.
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CORE COMPETENCY DOMAINS
Analytical/Assessment
Skills
Policy Development/
Program Planning Skills
Communication Skills
Community Dimensions of Practice Skills
Cultural Competency
Skills
Public Health Sciences Skills
Financial Planning and Management
Skills
Leadership and Systems
Thinking Skills
For each domain we will show you the original definition and then describe what it means. We will also describe the different skills associated with each domain and provide an example scenario of what the skill would look like in a local health department.
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ANALYTICAL/ASSESSMENT SKILLS
DEFINITION:
Identifying and understanding data, turning data into information for action, assessing needs, developing community health assessments, and using evidence for decision making.
What does this mean?
Identifying, understanding, and assessing data from multiple sources. Using data to inform action and as evidence for decision making.
The first skill is Analytical and Assessment. Here is the original definition. What this means is a person with this skill is able to identify and assessing data from multiple sources and uses data to inform action and as evidence for decision making.
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ANALYTICAL/ASSESSMENT SKILLS
This skill includes:
Data collection
Data analysis
Evidence-based decision making
Community health assessment
Ethical use of data Information technology
Skills that fall into this domain include, data collection, data analysis, evidence‐based decision making, Community health assessment and ethical use of that data and information technology.
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ANALYTICAL/ASSESSMENT SKILLS- SCENARIO
As part of their program planning process at the local health department, an employee reviews published reports for population-based health indicators that are associated with the population
in their community.
An example scenario is as part of their program planning process at the local health department, an employee reviews published reports for population‐based health indicators that are associated with the population in their community.
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DEFINITION:
Determine needed policies and programs; advocating for policies and programs; planning, implementing, and evaluating policies and programs; developing and implementing strategies for continuous quality improvement; and developing and implementing community health improvement plans and strategic plans.
What does this mean?
Determining the need for and the development, implementation, and evaluation of policies, programs, and services. Work to develop and implement quality improvement strategies, community health improvement plan, and strategic plan.
POLICY DEVELOPMENT/PROGRAM PLANNING SKILLS
The next domain is Policy Development and Program Planning skills. Here is the original definition. What this means is a person with this skill is able to determine the need for and the development, implementation, and evaluation of policies, programs, and services. They work to develop and implement quality improvement strategies, community health improvement plans, and strategic plans.
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POLICY DEVELOPMENT/PROGRAM PLANNING SKILLS
Strategic planning
Policy, program and service development/implementation/improvement
Applying public health informatics
Community health improvement planning
Influence external policy, programs and services
This skill includes:
Skills related to Policy Development and Program Planning include applying public health informatics, influencing external policy, programs and services, developing, implementing and improving policy, programs and services, and creating community health improvement plans as well as strategic plans.
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Aligning with new legislative regulations, a local health department updates their
emergency response plan and associated training.
POLICY DEVELOPMENT/PROGRAM PLANNING SKILLS- SCENARIO
The scenario for this skill is aligning with new legislative regulations, a local health department updates their emergency response plan and associated training. Again, the health department is staying on top of changes that are made, they are then updating policies within the health department and then training staff on those changes that took place.
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COMMUNICATION SKILLS
DEFINITION:
Assess and address population literacy; soliciting and using community input; communicating data and information; facilitating communications; and communicating the roles of government, health care, and others.
What does this mean?
Communicate relevant data/information. Discuss the differing roles of government and non-government organizations in public health. Determine the literacy level of the population to assure information distributed is understandable by the population served. Gather and use community input.
Next is Communications Skills. Here is the original definition. A person with this skill can communicate relevant data/information. Discuss the differing roles of government and non‐government organizations in public health. Determine the literacy level of the population to assure information distributed is understandable. And gather and use community input.
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COMMUNICATION SKILLS
Gathering community input
Facilitation
Written and oral communication
Literacy assessment
Information dissemination
This skill includes:
Skills for this competency domain include completing literacy assessments to really understanding the literacy level of the community, gathering community input as well as being able to disseminate it back, having good written and oral communication and being able to facilitate conversations.
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COMMUNICATION SKILLS- SCENARIO
Using data collected from the local health department’s Community Health Assessment, an employee creates a poster presentation to demonstrate the needs of the
community to their Board of Health.
An example scenario of this skill is using data collected from the local health department’s Community Health Assessment, an employee creates a poster presentation to demonstrate the needs of the community to their Board of Health. Ultimately being able to take the information from a Community Health Assessment, distilling it down and highlighting key data points that are tailored to the audience
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CULTURAL COMPETENCY SKILLS
DEFINITION:
Understand and respond to diverse needs, assessing organizational cultural diversity and competence, assessing effects of policies and programs on different populations, and taking action to support a diverse public health workforce.
What does this mean?
Assess and understand the impact of policies and programs on diverse populations. Address population diversity in policies, programs, and services. Assess the organization’s cultural diversity and competence, and take action to support a diverse workforce.
The next Core Competency domain is Cultural Competency skill. This means that a person with this skill has the ability to assess and understand the impact of policies and programs on diverse populations. Address population diversity in policies, programs, and services. Assess the organization’s cultural diversity and competence and take action to support a diverse workforce.
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CULTURAL COMPETENCY SKILLS
This skill includes:
Policy, program and services impacts
Cultural influences on policy, programs and services
Recognizing workforce diversity
Recognizing population diversity
Skills for this domain include being able to recognize diversity of the population they service as well as the diversity among staff within their workforce at the health department. They would also look at policies, programs and services that impact the different populations that are being serviced and look at cultural influences that can have an effect on policy, programs and services.
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CULTURAL COMPETENCY SKILLS- SCENARIO
Health educators use focus groups, interviews, and community forums to collect information about a specific
population’s public health needs.
An example scenario for this skill is that health educators use focus groups, interviews, and community forums to collect information about a specific population’s public health needs. You will notice that focus groups, interviews, and community forums were conducted, meaning that they tried several different avenues to collect the data, in order to ensure they are really getting the information that they need.
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COMMUNITY DIMENSIONS OF PRACTICE SKILLS
DEFINITION:
Evaluate and develop linkages and relationships within the community, maintaining and advancing partnerships and community involvement, negotiating for use of community assets, defending public health policies and programs, and evaluating effectiveness and improving community engagement.
What does this mean?
Develop, maintain, and evaluate partnerships within the community to improve community engagement. Engage community members and partners to provide input for developing and assessing programs and policies.
The next domain is Community Dimensions of Practice. Here is the original definition. Essentially someone with this skill would have the ability to develop, maintain, and evaluate partnerships within the community to improve community engagement. Engage community members and partners to provide input for developing and assessing programs and policies.
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COMMUNITY DIMENSIONS OF PRACTICE SKILLS
Community-based participatory researchAdvocacy
Leverage community assets
Community engagement Relationship building
Partner collaboration
This skill includes:
This skill includes a person who works to build new relationships, not only with other agency partners but with community. They practice Community‐based participatory approach and they leverage community assets to support programs.
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COMMUNITY DIMENSIONS OF PRACTICE SKILLS- SCENARIO
A local health department program supervisor works with community partners to build relationships and
identify their needs, interests, concerns, and assets to address the
community’s needs.
An example scenario is a local health department program supervisor works with community partners to build relationships and identify their needs, interests, concerns, and assets to address the community’s needs. Again, a person is working with the community seeing what they need, then building those partnerships, and leveraging assets to be able to provide the community with the best services possible.
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PUBLIC HEALTH SCIENCES SKILLS
DEFINITION:
Understand the foundation and prominent events of public health, applying public health sciences to practice, critiquing and developing research, using evidence when developing policies and programs, and establishing academic partnerships.
What does this mean?
Understand public health concepts and historical events and apply to daily work. Review and use research and evidence when developing policies, programs, and services.
Next, we have our Public Health Sciences Skills and the original definition. Which means that a person with this skill understands public health concepts and historical events and can apply it to their daily work. They also review and use research and evidence when developing policies, programs, and services.
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PUBLIC HEALTH SCIENCES SKILLS
Establish academic partnerships
Contribute to evidence-based public health
Use ethical research practicesUse public health evidence in policies and programs
Understand the scientific foundation of public health
Apply public health sciences
This skill includes:
An example scenario of this skill is a breastfeeding peer counselor at the local health department researches and uses proven strategies to increase initiation and duration of breastfeeding among mothers. So, looking for evidence‐based practices that have worked for similar communities.
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PUBLIC HEALTH SCIENCES SKILLS- SCENARIO
A breastfeeding peer counselor at the local health department researches and uses
proven strategies to increase initiation and duration of breastfeeding among mothers.
Skills for this domain include having an understanding of the scientific foundations of public health and applying it to their work. Contributing to evidence‐based public health research. And establishing academic partnerships. By establishing relationships with the local schools you are able to pull in competent workers as well as educate students about the different opportunities that are available to them.
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FINANCIAL PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT SKILLS
DEFINITION:
Engage other government agencies that can address community health needs, leveraging public health and health care funding mechanisms, developing and defending budgets, motivating personnel, evaluating and improving program and organization performance, and establishing and using performance management systems to improve organization performance.
What does this mean?
Engage government partners to help address community health by leveraging available funding. Develop and defend budgets. Evaluate and improve health department performance through the use of a performance management system.
The next core competency domain is financial planning and management skill. Here is the original definition. What this means is a person Engages government partners to help address community health by leveraging available funding. Develops and defends budgets. And Evaluates and improves health department performance through the use of a performance management system.
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FINANCIAL PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT SKILLS
Team building/motivation
Financial analysis
Contract negotiation
Proposal writingBudgeting
Leverage public health and health care funding
Performance management
Implement policies and procedures of the governing body
This skill includes:
Skills for this domain include the ability to negotiate contracts, contribute to proposals being written, be familiar with different types of budgets, figure out what motivates team members to work together, implement policies and procedures voted on by the governing body, and leverage the public health and health care funding to work to provide the best services possible.
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FINANCIAL PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT SKILLS- SCENARIO
The human resources department at a local health department develops
and reviews staffing levels and budgets to ensure the agency has capacity to provide grant-funded
services.
An example scenario of this skill in practice is the human resources department develops and reviews staffing levels and budgets to ensure the agency has capacity to provide grant‐funded services.
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LEADERSHIP AND SYSTEMS THINKING SKILLS
DEFINITION:
Incorporating ethical standards into the organization; creating opportunities for collaboration among public health, health care, and other organizations; mentoring personnel; adjusting practice to address changing needs and environment; ensuring continuous quality improvement; managing organizational change; and advocating for the role of governmental public health.
What does this mean?
Convene and collaborate with public health system partners. Adapt to changing needs of the community, the workforce, and the organization. Assure continuous improvement and engage in ethical practices.
Last but not least we have our Leadership and Systems Thinking Skills with the original definition. What this means is a person is able to convene and collaborate with public health system partners. Adapt to changing needs of the community, the workforce, and the organization. And assure continuous improvement and engage in ethical practices.
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LEADERSHIP AND SYSTEMS THINKING SKILLS
Change management
Advocate for governmental public health
Continuous improvement
Identify factors impacting effectiveness
Professional development
Systems thinking
This skill includes:
A person with this skill would need to have a system thinking perspective. Which means being able to think of the public health system as one big system and not just focus in on what the health department is doing. They continually work to make improvements. They also provide professional development opportunities for staff and helps to advocate for governmental public health.
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LEADERSHIP AND SYSTEMS THINKING SKILLS- SCENARIO
A public health committee led by the local health department addresses the social determinants of health to improve the
community’s health status.
A scenario for this skill is a public health committee led by the local health department addresses the social determinants of health to improve the community’s health status.
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CONTACT INFORMATION
Jessie Jones
Jeanette Ball
Congratulations, you have completed the Core Competency Training! Thank you so much for your participation! If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us!
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