Understanding Wicked Problems: A Key to Advancing Environmental Health Promotion

2004 ◽  
Vol 31 (4) ◽  
pp. 441-454 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marshall W. Kreuter ◽  
Christopher De Rosa ◽  
Elizabeth H. Howze ◽  
Grant T. Baldwin
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Environmental Health ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Life Experiences ◽  
Wicked Problems ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Hazardous Waste Sites ◽  
Public Health Professionals ◽  
Effective Community

Complex environmental health problems—like air and water pollution, hazardous waste sites, and lead poisoning—are in reality a constellation of linked problems embedded in the fabric of the communities in which they occur. These kinds of complex problems have been characterized by some as “wicked problems” wherein stakeholders may have conflicting interpretations of the problem and the science behind it, as well as different values, goals, and life experiences. Accordingly, policy makers, public health professionals, and other stake-holders who grapple with these problems cannot expect to effectively resolve them by relying solely on expert-driven approaches to problem solving. Rather, they need to acknowledge that wicked environmental health problems are most likely to yield to (1) the application of effective community health promotionskills, (2) a sustained commitment to sound toxicological and epidemiological science, (3) the application of systems thinking, and (4) transparent communication among all stakeholders.

Essay I Primary Care and Public Health

2015 ◽  
pp. 26-27
Author(s):  
Julie K. Wood
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Primary Care ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
The United States ◽  
Federal Agencies ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Public Health Professionals ◽  
Primary Care Clinicians ◽  
The Right

Drawing on the experiences of hundreds of public health and primary care clinicians from across the United States, this book explains why population health is receiving so much attention from policy makers in states and federal agencies, the practical steps that clinicians and public health professionals can take to work together to meet the needs of their community, signs that you are on the right track (or not) and how to sustain successes to the benefit of patients, community members, and the health care and public health teams that care for them.

Data and the Future of Public Health

2015 ◽  
pp. 305-310
Author(s):  
Jeffrey Engel
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Primary Care ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
The United States ◽  
Federal Agencies ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Public Health Professionals ◽  
Primary Care Clinicians ◽  
The Right

Drawing on the experiences of hundreds of public health and primary care clinicians from across the United States, this book explains why population health is receiving so much attention from policy makers in states and federal agencies, the practical steps that clinicians and public health professionals can take to work together to meet the needs of their community, signs that you are on the right track (or not) and how to sustain successes to the benefit of patients, community members, and the health care and public health teams that care for them.

Partnering With Medicaid, Medicare, Public Health, and Primary Care to Improve Health Outcomes

2015 ◽  
pp. 195-206
Author(s):  
Sharon G. Moffatt ◽  
Monica Valdes Lupi ◽  
Kathleen Nolan
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Primary Care ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
The United States ◽  
Federal Agencies ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Public Health Professionals ◽  
Primary Care Clinicians ◽  
The Right

Drawing on the experiences of hundreds of public health and primary care clinicians from across the United States, this book explains why population health is receiving so much attention from policy makers in states and federal agencies, the practical steps that clinicians and public health professionals can take to work together to meet the needs of their community, signs that you are on the right track (or not) and how to sustain successes to the benefit of patients, community members, and the health care and public health teams that care for them.

Community Health Assessments: Past, Present, and Future

2015 ◽  
pp. 167-179 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kevin Barnett ◽  
Sara Rosenbaum
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
The United States ◽  
Federal Agencies ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Public Health Professionals ◽  
Health Assessments ◽  
Primary Care Clinicians ◽  
The Right

Drawing on the experiences of hundreds of public health and primary care clinicians from across the United States, this book explains why population health is receiving so much attention from policy makers in states and federal agencies, the practical steps that clinicians and public health professionals can take to work together to meet the needs of their community, signs that you are on the right track (or not) and how to sustain successes to the benefit of patients, community members, and the health care and public health teams that care for them.

Challenges of Working Together

2015 ◽  
pp. 105-110
Author(s):  
Lara Snyder
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
The United States ◽  
Federal Agencies ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Public Health Professionals ◽  
Working Together ◽  
Primary Care Clinicians ◽  
The Right

Drawing on the experiences of hundreds of public health and primary care clinicians from across the United States, this book explains why population health is receiving so much attention from policy makers in states and federal agencies, the practical steps that clinicians and public health professionals can take to work together to meet the needs of their community, signs that you are on the right track (or not) and how to sustain successes to the benefit of patients, community members, and the health care and public health teams that care for them.

scholarly journals Climate and Health Concerns of Montana’s Public and Environmental Health Professionals: a Cross-Sectional Study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lori Griffin Byron ◽  
Karen L. Akerlof
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Climate Change ◽  
Global Warming ◽  
Environmental Health ◽  
Human Health ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Risk Perceptions ◽  
Injunctive Norms ◽  
Local Climate ◽  
Public Health Professionals

Abstract Background: Rural health professionals stand at the forefront of community response to climate change, but few studies have assessed their perceptions of the threat. Further, no previous study has compared the opinions of environmental to public health professionals or extensively analyzed the factors related to these experts’ climate beliefs, risk perceptions, and injunctive norms. Methods: In conjunction with the Montana Climate Assessment’s 2021 Special Report on Climate Change and Human Health, the 479 members of the Montana Public Health Association and Montana Environmental Health Association were surveyed during September-October 2019, with 39% completing the survey. We summarized descriptive data about their perceptions of local climate-related changes, and their levels of belief that global warming is happening, is mostly human-caused, is a risk to human health, and that their offices and others should take action. We also evaluated which sociodemographic and risk perception factors related to these climate beliefs, risk perceptions, and injunctive norms. Results: Health professionals in Montana, a politically conservative state, demonstrated high levels of awareness that global warming is happening, human-caused, and a threat to human health, well above reported rates of public concern. Eighty-eight percent said that global warming is occurring and 69% that it is mostly anthropogenic. Sixty-nine percent said that their own health was already affected by climate, and 86% said they were already seeing at least one climate change-related event in their communities. Seventy-two percent said that their departments should be preparing to deal with climate change’s health effects, but just 30% said that it is currently happening. We found no statistically significant differences between Montana environmental health and public health professionals in regression models predicting climate beliefs, risk perception, and injunctive norms. As in studies of the public, political ideology and the observation of local climate-related changes were the strongest factors.Conclusions: Montana environmental and public health officials said that departmental action was needed on climate change, indicating the readiness of rural health professionals to take action. Further studies of health professionals in rural regions are warranted.

scholarly journals AN EVALUATION ON THE POLICIES ON PUBLIC HEALTH WORKERS AS HEALTH PROFESSIONALS

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Muswandar Muswandar ◽  
Purnawan Junadi
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Environmental Health ◽  
Professional Education ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Education Institution ◽  
Standard Test ◽  
Public Health Professionals ◽  
The Right

Abstract. Law No. 36 of 2014 is a comprehensive law for health professionals. In that regulation, all health graduates that wish to practice their trade must have a letter of registration (STR). That policy also separated environmental health from public health. This was the reason why we decided to evaluate the policy that is related to public health professionals. This evaluation was a retrospective analysis that used in-depth interviews and literary research, respectively as primary and secondary data. From this research we discovered that public health graduates is has their own profession. And to obtain the right to practice their trade, they must pass the competence standard test. However, according to other regulations, only vocational or professional education graduates can participate in the test. Since there currently are no professional education institutions available for public health professionals, Minister of Health Regulation No. 41/2013 takes over. According to this law, all public health graduates will be provided an STR until there is a professional education institution. We also discovered that environmental health should NOT be separated from public health, since it is a large part of it. And therefore, the law must be amended. Abstrak. Undang-undang (UU) No. 36 Tahun 2014 mengatur tenaga kesehatan secara komprehensif. Dalam UU tersebut, semua tenaga kesehatan yang berpraktek wajib memiliki surat tanda registrasi (STR). Kebijakan juga telah memisahkan kesehatan lingkungan dari kesehatan masyarakat (kesmas). Oleh karena itu peneliti tertarik untuk melakukan evaluasi kebijakan khususnya terhadap konten kebijakan yang berhubungan dengan tenaga kesmas. Evaluasi isi kebijakan ini dilakukan dengan analisis retrospektif yang menggunakan wawancara mendalam dan telaah literatur sebagai data primer dan sekunder. Dari penelitian ini diketahui bahwa tenaga kesehatan masyarakat layak disebut sebagai sebuah profesi. Untuk mendapatkan STR, tenaga kesmas harus lulus ujian kompetensi. Tetapi, menurut peraturan yang berlaku, yang dapat mengikuti ujian kompetensi adalah lulusan pendidikan vokasi atau profesi. Namun, karena belum adanya pendidikan profesi untuk tenaga kesmas, maka untuk sementara Peraturan Menteri Kesehatan Nomor 41 Tahun 2013 digunakan sebagai solusi. Dimana semua lulusan institusi kesmas akan mendapatkan STR hingga terdapat institusi pendidikan yang menyelenggarakan pendidikan profesi. Selain itu ditemukan bahwa kesling sebenarnya merupakan bagian yang penting dari kesmas, baik dalam literatur maupun pendapat para ahli. Sehingga sebaiknya dilakukan revisi atau amandemen untuk UU tersebut.

scholarly journals Working With Data

2015 ◽  
pp. 243-256
Author(s):  
Mina Silberberg ◽  
Denise Koo ◽  
Raymond J. King
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Primary Care ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
The United States ◽  
Federal Agencies ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Public Health Professionals ◽  
Primary Care Clinicians ◽  
The Right

Drawing on the experiences of hundreds of public health and primary care clinicians from across the United States, this book explains why population health is receiving so much attention from policy makers in states and federal agencies, the practical steps that clinicians and public health professionals can take to work together to meet the needs of their community, signs that you are on the right track (or not) and how to sustain successes to the benefit of patients, community members, and the health care and public health teams that care for them.

Essay The Value of Early Wins in Be Well Lake County

2015 ◽  
pp. 100-104
Author(s):  
Christina Arnold
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
The United States ◽  
Federal Agencies ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Lake County ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Public Health Professionals ◽  
Primary Care Clinicians ◽  
The Right

Drawing on the experiences of hundreds of public health and primary care clinicians from across the United States, this book explains why population health is receiving so much attention from policy makers in states and federal agencies, the practical steps that clinicians and public health professionals can take to work together to meet the needs of their community, signs that you are on the right track (or not) and how to sustain successes to the benefit of patients, community members, and the health care and public health teams that care for them.

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