scholarly journals Planning to Practice: Developing Partnership-Building Skills Across the Curriculum

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 24-29
Author(s):  
Wendy Madsen ◽  
Lisa Bricknell ◽  
Erika Langham ◽  
Catherine O’Mullan ◽  
Anthea Oorloff ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Best Practice ◽  
Cognitive Apprenticeship ◽  
Health Practice ◽  
Limited Evidence ◽  
Ability To Work ◽  
Knowledge And Skills ◽  
Health Curriculum ◽  
Apprenticeship Model ◽  
Undergraduate Public Health

The ability to work in effective collaborations has long been a foundation of health promotion and environmental health practice and, more recently, has been explicitly identified in international accreditation competencies. While limited evidence is available on strategies to teach these skills within single courses, there are no guidelines on best practice, or how to develop the skills across a curriculum. In this article, we demonstrate the scaffolding of partnership building knowledge and skills across an undergraduate public health curriculum through the application of the cognitive apprenticeship model. Using a fading concept, students move from staff-directed to independent practitioners in the development and demonstration of partnership building skills. The model offers an example of cross-program scaffolding for skills that could be adapted to other competencies, disciplines, and contexts.

Pedagogical Practices Shaping Professional Identity in Public Health Programs

2020 ◽  
pp. 237337992097753
Author(s):  
Cindy Kratzke ◽  
Carol Cox
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Professional Identity ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Academic Preparation ◽  
Early Career ◽  
Pedagogical Practices ◽  
Health Curriculum ◽  
Curriculum Redesign ◽  
Undergraduate Public Health ◽  
Innovative Curriculum

University academic preparation plays a critical role in guiding undergraduate public health students shape their professional identity (PI) and demonstrate professionalism in their transition to work environments. PI is an understanding of profession-related connections, characteristics, roles, values, standards, and culture continuing over time. Despite evidence supporting PI learning across medicine, nursing, or pharmacy, little is known about public health pedagogic and curricular approaches as important concepts to support PI learning. There is a need for an innovative curriculum redesign to include planning PI experiences, teaching professionalism across courses, and supporting students as they become early career professionals. By acquiring new knowledge and applying those skills during the undergraduate public health courses, students develop a commitment to and pride in their chosen profession. This article gives an overview of PI, provides a PI conceptual framework, and offers 10 suggestions on how to advance PI effectively in the redesigned public health curriculum.

scholarly journals How can we support best practice? A situational assessment of injury prevention practice in public health.

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah A. Richmond ◽  
Sarah Carsley ◽  
Rachel Prowse ◽  
Heather Manson ◽  
Brent Moloughney
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Injury Prevention ◽  
Best Practice ◽  
Resource Constraints ◽  
Public Health Practice ◽  
System Level ◽  
Health Practice ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Situational Assessment ◽  
Access To Data

Abstract Background : To effectively impact the significant population burden of injury, we completed a situational assessment of injury prevention practice within a provincial public health system to identify system-wide priorities for capacity-building to advance injury prevention in public health. Methods : Data was collected through semi-structured interviews (n=20) and focus groups (n=19). Participants included a cross-section of injury prevention practitioners and leadership from public health units reflecting different population sizes and geographic characteristics, in addition to public health researchers and experts from academia, public health and not-for-profit organizations. Thematic analysis was used to code all of the data by one reviewer, followed by a second independent reviewer who coded a random selection of interview notes. Major codes and sub codes were identified and final themes were decided through iterations of coding comparisons and categorization. Once data were analysed, we confirmed the findings with the field, in addition to participating in a prioritization exercise to surface the top three needs for support. Results : Major themes that emerged from the data included: current public health practice challenges; capacity and resource constraints, and; injury as a low priority area. Overall, injury prevention is a broad, complex topic that competes with other areas of public health. Best practices are challenged by system-wide factors related to resources, direction, coordination, collaboration, and emerging injury public health issues. Injury is a reportedly under prioritized and under resourced public health area of practice. Practitioners believe that increasing access to data and evidence, and improving collaboration and networking is required to promote best practice. Conclusions : The results of this study suggest that there are several system level needs to support best practice in public health injury prevention in Ontario including reducing research to practice gaps and supporting opportunities for collaboration. Our research contributes to the literature of the complexity of public health practice, and presents several mechanisms of support to increase capacity at a system level to improve injury prevention practice, and eventually lessen the population burden of injury.

scholarly journals How can we support best practice? A situational assessment of injury prevention practice in public health.

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah A. Richmond ◽  
Sarah Carsley ◽  
Rachel Prowse ◽  
Heather Manson ◽  
Brent Moloughney
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Injury Prevention ◽  
Best Practice ◽  
Resource Constraints ◽  
Public Health Practice ◽  
System Level ◽  
Health Practice ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Situational Assessment ◽  
Access To Data

Abstract Background: To effectively impact the significant population burden of injury, we completed a situational assessment of injury prevention practice within a provincial public health system to identify system-wide priorities for capacity-building to advance injury prevention in public health. Methods: A descriptive qualitative study was used to collect data on the current practice, challenges and needs of support for injury prevention. Data was collected through semi-structured interviews (n=20) and focus groups (n=19). Participants included a cross-section of injury prevention practitioners and leadership from public health units reflecting different population sizes and geographic characteristics, in addition to public health researchers and experts from academia, public health and not-for-profit organizations. Thematic analysis was used to code all of the data by one reviewer, followed by a second independent reviewer who coded a random selection of interview notes. Major codes and sub codes were identified and final themes were decided through iterations of coding comparisons and categorization. Once data were analysed, we confirmed the findings with the field, in addition to participating in a prioritization exercise to surface the top three needs for support. Results: Major themes that were identified from the data included: current public health practice challenges; capacity and resource constraints, and; injury as a low priority area. Overall, injury prevention is a broad, complex topic that competes with other areas of public health. Best practices are challenged by system-wide factors related to resources, direction, coordination, collaboration, and emerging injury public health issues. Injury is a reportedly under prioritized and under resourced public health area of practice. Practitioners believe that increasing access to data and evidence, and improving collaboration and networking is required to promote best practice. Conclusions: The results of this study suggest that there are several system level needs to support best practice in public health injury prevention in Ontario including reducing research to practice gaps and supporting opportunities for collaboration. Our research contributes to the literature of the complexity of public health practice, and presents several mechanisms of support to increase capacity at a system level to improve injury prevention practice, and eventually lessen the population burden of injury.

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 How can we support best practice? A situational assessment of injury prevention practice in public health.

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah A. Richmond ◽  
Sarah Carsley ◽  
Rachel Prowse ◽  
Heather Manson ◽  
Brent Moloughney
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Injury Prevention ◽  
Best Practice ◽  
Resource Constraints ◽  
Public Health Practice ◽  
System Level ◽  
Health Practice ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Situational Assessment ◽  
Access To Data

Abstract Background:To effectively impact the significant population burden of injury, we completed a situational assessment of injury prevention practice within a provincial public health system to identify system-wide priorities for capacity-building to advance injury prevention in public health. Methods: A descriptive qualitative study was used to collect data on the current practice, challenges and needs of support for injury prevention. Data was collected through semi-structured interviews (n=20) and focus groups (n=19). Participants included a cross-section of injury prevention practitioners and leadership from public health units reflecting different population sizes and geographic characteristics, in addition to public health researchers and experts from academia, public health and not-for-profit organizations. Thematic analysis was used to code all of the data by one reviewer, followed by a second independent reviewer who coded a random selection of interview notes. Major codes and sub codes were identified and final themes were decided through iterations of coding comparisons and categorization. Once data were analysed, we confirmed the findings with the field, in addition to participating in a prioritization exercise to surface the top three needs for support. Results: Major themes that were identified from the data included: current public health practice challenges; capacity and resource constraints, and; injury as a low priority area. Overall, injury prevention is a broad, complex topic that competes with other areas of public health. Best practices are challenged by system-wide factors related to resources, direction, coordination, collaboration, and emerging injury public health issues. Injury is a reportedly under prioritized and under resourced public health area of practice. Practitioners believe that increasing access to data and evidence, and improving collaboration and networking is required to promote best practice. Conclusions: The results of this study suggest that there are several system level needs to support best practice in public health injury prevention in Ontario including reducing research to practice gaps and supporting opportunities for collaboration. Our research contributes to the literature of the complexity of public health practice, and presents several mechanisms of support to increase capacity at a system level to improve injury prevention practice, and eventually lessen the population burden of injury.

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