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Emerging lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic about the decisive competencies needed for the public health workforce: A qualitative study.
Bashkin, Osnat; Otok, Robert; Leighton, Lore; Czabanowska, Kasia; Barach, Paul; Davidovitch, Nadav; Dopelt, Keren; Duplaga, Mariusz; Okenwa Emegwa, Leah; MacLeod, Fiona; Neumark, Yehuda; Raz, Maya Peled; Tulchinsky, Theodore; Mor, Zohar.
  • Bashkin O; Department of Public Health, Ashkelon Academic College, Ashkelon, Israel.
  • Otok R; The Association of Schools of Public Health in the European Region (ASPHER), Brussels, Belgium.
  • Leighton L; The Association of Schools of Public Health in the European Region (ASPHER), Brussels, Belgium.
  • Czabanowska K; Department of International Health, Care and Public Health Research Institute CAPHRI, Faculty of Health, Medicine & Life Sciences, Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands.
  • Barach P; College of Population Health, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, United States.
  • Davidovitch N; College of Population Health, Sigmund Freud University, Vienna, Austria.
  • Dopelt K; Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Health Policy and Management, School of Public Health, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beersheba, Israel.
  • Duplaga M; The Israeli Association of Public Health Physicians (IPAPH), Israeli Medical Association, Ramat Gan, Israel.
  • Okenwa Emegwa L; Department of Public Health, Ashkelon Academic College, Ashkelon, Israel.
  • MacLeod F; Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Health Policy and Management, School of Public Health, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beersheba, Israel.
  • Neumark Y; Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Health Promotion and e-Health, Institute of Public Health, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland.
  • Raz MP; Department of Health Sciences, The Swedish Red Cross University College (SRCUC), Huddinge, Sweden.
  • Tulchinsky T; School of Public Health, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland.
  • Mor Z; Braun School of Public Health and Community Medicine, Hebrew University-Hadassah, Jerusalem, Israel.
Front Public Health ; 10: 990353, 2022.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2123472
ABSTRACT
The global COVID-19 crisis exposed the critical need for a highly qualified public health workforce. This qualitative research aimed to examine public health workforce competencies needed to face COVID-19 challenges and identify the gaps between training programs and the competency demands of real-world disasters and pandemics. Through a sample of thirty-one participant qualitative interviews, we examined the perspectives of diverse stakeholders from lead public health organizations in Israel. Grounded Theory was used to analyze the data. Six themes emerged from the content

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public health workforce's low professional status and the uncertain future of the public health workforce; links between the community and Higher Education institutions; the centrality of communication competencies; need to improve health promotion; the role of leadership, management, and partnership, and innovation in public health coherence. Increasing the attractiveness of the profession, professional and financial support, and improving the working conditions to ensure a sustainable and resilient PH system were deemed necessary. This paper describes and cultivates new knowledge and leadership skills among public health professionals, and lays the groundwork for future public health leadership preparedness programs.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Public Health / COVID-19 Type of study: Observational study / Qualitative research Limits: Humans Language: English Journal: Front Public Health Year: 2022 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Fpubh.2022.990353

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Public Health / COVID-19 Type of study: Observational study / Qualitative research Limits: Humans Language: English Journal: Front Public Health Year: 2022 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Fpubh.2022.990353