Responsibility and Blame

Mapping Intimacies ◽

10.1093/oso/9780190697211.003.0010 ◽

2018 ◽

Author(s):

Joshua M. Sharfstein

Keyword(s):

Public Health ◽

Health Agency ◽

Public Health Response ◽

Difficult Situation ◽

Health Training ◽

Health Response ◽

Public Health Training ◽

Health Agencies ◽

Sincere Apology

Issues of responsibility and blame are very rarely discussed in public health training, but are seldom forgotten in practice. Blame often follows a crisis, and leaders of health agencies should be able to think strategically about how to handle such accusations before being faced with the pain of dealing with them. When the health agency is not at all at fault, officials can make the case for a strong public health response without reservation. When the agency is entirely to blame, a quick and sincere apology can allow the agency to retain credibility. The most difficult situation is when the agency is partly to blame. The goal in this situation is to accept the appropriate amount of blame while working quickly to resolve the crisis.

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Taking Training Seriously: A Policy Statement on Public Health Training by the Joint Council of Governmental Public Health Agencies

Journal of Public Health Management and Practice ◽

10.1097/00124784-199500140-00014 ◽

1995 ◽

Vol 1 (4) ◽

pp. 60-69

Author(s):

Paul J. Wiesner ◽

Diana Bonta ◽

M Jane Ford ◽

Donald Kwalick ◽

Robert Melton ◽

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Keyword(s):

Public Health ◽

Policy Statement ◽

Health Training ◽

Public Health Agencies ◽

Public Health Training ◽

Health Agencies

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National Public Health Response to Candida auris in England

Journal of Fungi ◽

10.3390/jof5040093 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 5 (4) ◽

pp. 93 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Colin S. Brown ◽

Rebecca Guy

Keyword(s):

Public Health ◽

Health Agency ◽

Incident Management ◽

Candida Auris ◽

Public Health Response ◽

Health Response ◽

National Public Health ◽

Key Steps ◽

Collaborative Activities ◽

Rapid Emergence

This paper highlights the key steps undertaken by a national public health agency, working in close collaboration with academic partners and experienced healthcare professionals, in developing a response to the rapid emergence of a novel nosocomial pathogen. It details the key activities in national incident management team formation, surveillance activities, epidemiological investigations, laboratory developments, scientific advances, and collaborative activities. It discusses commonalities that can be adapted for dealing with the emergence of future new pathogens.

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Direct Contract Public Health Training between an Asian Government and a U.S. University: 1984–1988

International Quarterly of Community Health Education ◽

10.2190/jhpf-hj03-bmnj-b8cg ◽

1989 ◽

Vol 9 (4) ◽

pp. 343-351

Author(s):

George P. Cernada ◽

E. Ching-Ching Cernada ◽

Ching-Chuan Yeh ◽

J. F. Tsai

Keyword(s):

Public Health ◽

Third Party ◽

Specific Training ◽

Health Training ◽

Public Health Training ◽

Health Agencies ◽

International Projects ◽

University Of Massachusetts ◽

Asian Government ◽

Operation Cost

A one-semester, non-degree public health training program for staff of various levels of health agencies in Taiwan conducted at the School of Public Health, University of Massachusetts, Amherst during 1984–88 is described. The project's evolvement, organization, specific training objectives and methodology, operation, cost, and evaluation are reviewed. Attention is paid to training feasibility and the advantages of avoiding third-party sponsoring agencies in international projects.

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Practice-Based Teaching and Public Health Training: Bringing Real-World Projects to the Classroom to Teach Intervention Planning and Communication Strategies

Pedagogy in Health Promotion ◽

10.1177/2373379918760929 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 5 (1) ◽

pp. 55-61 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Jacey A. Greece ◽

William DeJong ◽

Jonina Gorenstein Schonfeld ◽

Ming Sun ◽

Donna McGrath

Keyword(s):

Public Health ◽

Real World ◽

Health Workers ◽

Communication Strategies ◽

Public Health Problem ◽

Health Training ◽

Public Health Agencies ◽

Public Health Training ◽

Health Agencies ◽

Intervention Planning

Master of Public Health (MPH) courses can strengthen competency-based education by having students work on real-world problems in collaboration with public health agencies. This article describes practice-based teaching (PBT) and illustrates its importance for coursework in intervention planning and health communications. With a PBT course, community agencies benefit by receiving high-quality deliverables at no cost, such as intervention plans, policy proposals, and communication strategies. For faculty, PBT results in potentially richer practice and scholarship opportunities, plus a deeper understanding of local public health issues and exposure to new topics. Importantly, PBT allows students to expand their professional networks, explore potential careers, obtain teamwork experience, and develop a broader set of professional skills. PBT in public health training is a pedagogy that has immense benefit to students, public health agencies, communities, and faculty, particularly in the areas of intervention planning and communication, which often require innovative solutions and thorough understanding of various modes of technology and social media to effectively address a public health problem. The example presented in this article demonstrates the immense utility of the pedagogy in public health. With the growing demand for skilled public health workers, PBT warrants more extensive application in schools of public health and specifically in courses focused on basic skills for developing and implementing programs and policies to address public health problems.

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