Expanding Opportunities for Data Dissemination Through Collaborative Writing Teams in Public Health Practice Settings

2021 ◽  
pp. 152483992110293
Author(s):  
Tramaine Paul McMullen ◽  
Jennifer Mandelbaum ◽  
Kristian Myers ◽  
Courtney Brightharp ◽  
Kelly Kavanaugh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Knowledge ◽  
Data Dissemination ◽  
Environmental Control ◽  
Collaborative Writing ◽  
Public Health Practice ◽  
Health Departments ◽  
Health Practice ◽  
Team Members ◽  
The Public

Government health departments at all levels make meaningful contributions to advancing the public health of communities, yet state health departments lack the time and infrastructure to share their findings with the broader scientific community. To address this gap in data dissemination, the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control developed a “collaborative writing team” (CWT) pilot. As part of this pilot program, teams of staff members leveraged existing data to advance the public health knowledge base, with an emphasis on public health practice. The six steps of the CWT included (1) identify team members’ skills/strengths, (2) discuss available data, (3) determine opportunities to share data, (4) divide responsibilities based on team members’ strengths, (5) write and submit product, and (6) debrief. Between December 2019 and November 2020, the team had six abstracts accepted to two national conferences, one abstract accepted to a state public health conference, and one editorial published in a peer-reviewed journal. Feedback from participants indicated that self-efficacy in areas including writing, project facilitation, and analysis had increased among team. CWTs are a framework for people working within public health practice settings to disseminate findings.

Frameworks and guidance to support ethical public health practice

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
A M Viens ◽  
Caroline Vass
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Health Knowledge ◽  
Public Health Practice ◽  
Health Practice ◽  
Ethical Practice ◽  
Knowledge And Skills ◽  
The Public ◽  
Public Health Professionals ◽  
And Training

Abstract This article reports and reflects on an element of a recent survey of UK public health professionals, specifically in relation to the Public Health Knowledge and Skills Framework (PHSKF) and the ethical requirements that underpin public health practice. Only 38.4% of respondents reported accessing the PHKSF and a mere 13.7% reported accessing the accompanying background paper on ethical public health practice. Given that ethical practice underpins the PHSKF, it is concerning that so few respondents are familiar with the PHSKF and one of the source documents. While issuing frameworks and guidance is one way to support public health practice, there is a further need for greater integration of skills and knowledge around ethical public health practice within education and training initiatives.

scholarly journals Building the Legal Capacity of the Public Health Workforce: Introducing the Public Health Law Academy

2019 ◽  
Vol 47 (S2) ◽  
pp. 80-82 ◽  
Author(s):  
Montrece McNeill Ransom ◽  
Rebecca Johnson ◽  
Marice Ashe ◽  
Matthew Penn ◽  
F. Abigail Ferrell ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Outcomes ◽  
Health Workforce ◽  
Public Health Practice ◽  
Public Health Workforce ◽  
Legal Capacity ◽  
Health Law ◽  
Health Practice ◽  
Public Health Law ◽  
The Public

Knowledge of the law and its impact on health outcomes is increasingly important in public health practice. The CDC's Public Health Law Academy helps satisfy this need by providing online trainings, facilitator toolkits, and legal epidemiology tools to aid practitioners in learning about the law's role in promoting public health.

scholarly journals 4.C. Round table: Recovering from the COVID-19 Pandemic: Identifying and Acting Upon Lessons Learned

2021 ◽  
Vol 31 (Supplement_3) ◽  
Author(s):  
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Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Public Health Practice ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
European Countries ◽  
Scientific Uncertainty ◽  
Health Practice ◽  
Public Health Response ◽  
The Public ◽  
Health Response ◽  
Wide Range

Abstract   The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed many gaps and vulnerabilities in health systems and pandemic preparedness in European countries. It has also led to innovation and rapid improvements in certain elements of public health practice. One defining characteristic of the COVID-19 pandemic has been the rapid advance of scientific knowledge, accompanied by high degrees of scientific uncertainty. Each phase (or “wave”) of the pandemic has presented unique challenges. This workshop involves public health practitioners from multiple European countries. They will reflect upon some over-arching lessons learned through their experiences in the field, while also alluding to important innovations in public health that should be safeguarded for the future. The panellists will also discuss how lessons learned can be systematically identified and acted upon, through approaches such as after-action reviews (AARs), in order to optimise the public health response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic as well as to future ones. The panel discussion format of this workshop adds value to EUPHA 2021 participant through hearing, in a relatively informal format, the experiences from senior staff at national public health agencies from a variety of European countries and contexts. This approach keeps a coherence between speakers will also highlighting the unique challenges posed by specific national contexts. This workshop will also consider how processes such as AARs can be formalised to become routine aspects of public health practice. Particular attention will be paid to challenges and solutions that are similar across national boundaries. During the workshop, the moderator will ensure that the panelists responses are short and succinct. The final 15 minutes will be dedicated to questions from the audience. Speakers/Panelists Flavia Riccardo ISS, Rome, Italy Ute Rexroth RKI, Berlin, Germany Tanya Melillo Directorate of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, MSIDA, Malta Mario Fafangel National Institute of Public Health, Ljubljana, Slovenia Key messages In order to guide the public health response to the COVID-19 pandemic as well as to future pandemics, it is essential to systematically identify lessons learned as well as innovative good practices. Identifying lessons learned, however, is only a first step as it is essential to develop action plans that are supported and endorsed across a wide range of stakeholders.

scholarly journals The Public Health Community Platform: Shared Resources For Enterprise Solutions

2015 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcus Rennick ◽  
Scott Gordon ◽  
Monica Huang ◽  
Anita Samuel ◽  
Paula Soper ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Community Involvement ◽  
Public Health Practice ◽  
Health Practice ◽  
Shared Resources ◽  
Public Health Community ◽  
The Public ◽  
Health Community ◽  
Disparate Data ◽  
Increasing Demand

This presentation aims to update the public health practice community on the continuing development of the Public Health Community Platform (PHCP). Public health is at a precipice of increasing demand for the consumption and analysis of large amounts of disparate data, the centralization of local and state IT offices, and the compartmentalization of programmatic technology solutions. The PHCP is being developed as a platform to host technological solutions and accompanying community involvement for common public health problems.

The Individual, Society, and Health Behavior

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1966 ◽  
Vol 37 (4) ◽  
pp. 706-706
Author(s):  
ROBERT J. HAGGERTY
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Social Psychology ◽  
Health Behavior ◽  
Public Health Practice ◽  
Health Practice ◽  
Behavioral Sciences ◽  
The Public ◽  
Public Health Model ◽  
Health Model ◽  
The Individual

This is a mind stretching book. It presents a broad picture of studies from the behavioral sciences—especially social psychology—of relevance to public health practice. If there is any criticism of the book it would be the exclusive use of the public health model to show the relevance of this knowledge to medicine. This is not to say that there is not a great deal of value in this book for the practitioner dealing with individual children and their families.

Public Health

2020 ◽  
pp. 50-60
Author(s):  
Julie Sin
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Service ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Public Health Practice ◽  
Population Level ◽  
Healthcare Systems ◽  
Health Improvement ◽  
Health Practice ◽  
The Public ◽  
Insight Into

This chapter is about the terminology and practice of the public health specialty to assist insight into its connections with health services for populations. Public health practice is about considering health at a population level. For orientation, the semantics of the term public health are also discussed as part of aiming for effectiveness of dialogue in this area of health service practice. In the public health specialty there are three core domains of public health practice, and healthcare systems will interact with all three. One of these domains, Healthcare Public Health (HCPH) is particularly relevant to the commissioning of health services. This is concerned with improving health outcomes through health services quality and effectiveness. Its work is an integral part of the commissioning function for health services. All three domains are described for the commissioner’s orientation, namely the work of health improvement, health protection, and healthcare public health.

scholarly journals The National Board of Public Health Examiners: Credentialing Public Health Graduates

2007 ◽  
Vol 122 (4) ◽  
pp. 435-440 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kristine Gebbie ◽  
Bernard D. Goldstein ◽  
David I. Gregorio ◽  
Walter Tsou ◽  
Patricia Buffler ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Public Health Practice ◽  
Public Health Education ◽  
Public Health Workforce ◽  
Core Knowledge ◽  
Health Practice ◽  
National Board ◽  
The Public ◽  
Voluntary Certification ◽  
The Many

The National Board of Public Health Examiners (NBPHE, the Board) is the result of many years of intense discussion about the importance of credentialing within the public health community. The Board is scheduled to begin credentialing graduates of programs and schools of public health accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH) in 2008. Among the many activities currently underway to improve public health practice, the Board views credentialing as one pathway to heighten recognition of public health professionals and increase the overall effectiveness of public health practice. The process underway includes developing, preparing, administering, and evaluating a voluntary certification examination that tests whether graduates of CEPH-accredited schools and programs have mastered the core knowledge and skills relevant to contemporary public health practice. This credentialing initiative is occurring at a time of heightened interest in public health education, and an anticipated rapid turnover in the public health workforce. It is fully anticipated that active discussion about the credentialing process will continue as the Board considers the many aspects of this professional transition. The Board wishes to encourage these discussions and welcomes input on any aspects relating to implementation of the credentialing process.

scholarly journals An implementation science approach to evaluating pathogen whole genome sequencing in public health

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Angeline S. Ferdinand ◽  
Margaret Kelaher ◽  
Courtney R. Lane ◽  
Anders Gonçalves da Silva ◽  
Norelle L. Sherry ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Whole Genome Sequencing ◽  
Genome Sequencing ◽  
Public Health Surveillance ◽  
Public Health Practice ◽  
Health Surveillance ◽  
Health Impacts ◽  
Whole Genome ◽  
Health Departments ◽  
Health Practice

Abstract Background Pathogen whole genome sequencing (WGS) is being incorporated into public health surveillance and disease control systems worldwide and has the potential to make significant contributions to infectious disease surveillance, outbreak investigation and infection prevention and control. However, to date, there are limited data regarding (i) the optimal models for integration of genomic data into epidemiological investigations and (ii) how to quantify and evaluate public health impacts resulting from genomic epidemiological investigations. Methods We developed the Pathogen Genomics in Public HeAlth Surveillance Evaluation (PG-PHASE) Framework to guide examination of the use of WGS in public health surveillance and disease control. We illustrate the use of this framework with three pathogens as case studies: Listeria monocytogenes, Mycobacterium tuberculosis and SARS-CoV-2. Results The framework utilises an adaptable whole-of-system approach towards understanding how interconnected elements in the public health application of pathogen genomics contribute to public health processes and outcomes. The three phases of the PG-PHASE Framework are designed to support understanding of WGS laboratory processes, analysis, reporting and data sharing, and how genomic data are utilised in public health practice across all stages, from the decision to send an isolate or sample for sequencing to the use of sequence data in public health surveillance, investigation and decision-making. Importantly, the phases can be used separately or in conjunction, depending on the need of the evaluator. Subsequent to conducting evaluation underpinned by the framework, avenues may be developed for strategic investment or interventions to improve utilisation of whole genome sequencing. Conclusions Comprehensive evaluation is critical to support health departments, public health laboratories and other stakeholders to successfully incorporate microbial genomics into public health practice. The PG-PHASE Framework aims to assist public health laboratories, health departments and authorities who are either considering transitioning to whole genome sequencing or intending to assess the integration of WGS in public health practice, including the capacity to detect and respond to outbreaks and associated costs, challenges and facilitators in the utilisation of microbial genomics and public health impacts.

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