scholarly journals Relevance of developing public health service cadres alongside a more prevention oriented Indian health system: an overview

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 426
Author(s):  
Rounik Talukdar
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Tamil Nadu ◽  
Leadership Skills ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Public Health Workforce ◽  
Frontline Workers ◽  
Global Epidemic ◽  
Success Stories ◽  
Block Level ◽  
Indian State

The relevance of public health has been emphasized in the wake of the global epidemic COVID-19. There are several success stories that we often tend to forget, such as the fight against various infectious illnesses like smallpox, poliomyelitis, and current human-immunodeficiency virus (HIV) prevention, to name a few, public health has played a significant impact. Diarrheal diseases, for example, which contributes significantly to India's under-five mortality rate and is one of the leading causes of malnutrition, can be effectively handled by improving access to safe water and sanitation. Because public health encompasses more than just health, we require a workforce with managerial and leadership skills as well as training in public health as a specialty. This paper explores some of the successes and lessons learned from systematic investments in public health in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, namely The Tamil Nadu model and other countries, as well as the system's flaws. In India, a feasible framework for establishing dedicated public health cadres has also been explored. Evidence was acquired from PubMed, Google Scholar, newspaper stories, and publicly released government orders and papers. The recruitment of cadres may resemble that of the Indian economic/statistical services (IES/ ISS) by the UPSC. Another area to emphasize for health professionals interested in public health is training. Starting from frontline workers, block level workers to district and state we need dedicated public health workforce. Moreover, the need of the hour is to establish such a system which will work alongside pre-existing clinical fields.

A Pipeline to Increase Public Health Diversity: Describing the Academic Enrichment Components of the Summer Public Health Scholars Program

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (1_suppl) ◽  
pp. 44S-50S ◽  
Author(s):  
Danielle M. Joyner ◽  
Eman Faris ◽  
Diana Hernández ◽  
Joyce Moon Howard ◽  
Robert E. Fullilove ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Medical Center ◽  
Underrepresented Students ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Public Health Workforce ◽  
Columbia University ◽  
Biomedical Sciences ◽  
Health Training ◽  
Public Health Training ◽  
Academic Enrichment

A public health workforce that reflects the increasing diversity of the U.S. population is critical for health promotion and to eliminate persistent health disparities. Academic institutions must provide appropriate education and training to increase diversity in public health professions to improve efforts to provide culturally competent care and programs in the most vulnerable communities. Reaching into the existing talent pool of diverse candidates at the undergraduate level is a promising avenue for building a pipeline to advanced training and professional careers in the field of public health. The Summer Public Health Scholars Program (SPHSP) at the Columbia University Irving Medical Center (CUIMC) is a 10-week summer internship program with a mission to increase knowledge and interest in public health and biomedical sciences. Funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Undergraduate Public Health Summer Programs, sponsored by the CDC’s Office of Minority Health and Health Equity, SPHSP aims to pipeline underrepresented students into public health graduate programs and careers by providing mentorship, academic enrichment, professional development, and field-based placements. The SPHSP is uniquely positioned to offer scholars a program that exposes them to core public health training components through the joint effort of all four CUIMC schools: public health, dentistry, nursing, and medicine. Here, we describe the program’s academic enrichment components, which provide advanced and multifaceted public health training opportunities. We discuss the impacts of the program on student outcomes and lessons learned in developing and refining the program model.

scholarly journals Training the Public Health Workforce from Albany to Zambia: Technology Lessons Learned along the Way

2010 ◽  
Vol 125 (5_suppl) ◽  
pp. 61-69 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edward C. Waltz ◽  
Dayna M. Maniccia ◽  
Regina L. Bryde ◽  
Kristin Murphy ◽  
Brett R. Harris ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Workforce ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Public Health Workforce ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Way

scholarly journals Translating Legal Research on Mental and Behavioral Health during Emergencies for the Public Health Workforce

2014 ◽  
Vol 129 (6_suppl4) ◽  
pp. 123-128 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lainie Rutkow ◽  
Jon S. Vernick ◽  
Natalie L. Semon ◽  
Artensie Flowers ◽  
Nicole A. Errett ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Behavioral Health ◽  
Health Workforce ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Public Health Workforce ◽  
Advisory Group ◽  
Local Health ◽  
Translation Strategies ◽  
The Public ◽  
Survey Responses

Translation strategies are critical for sharing research with public health practitioners. To disseminate our analyses of legal issues that arise relative to mental and behavioral health during emergencies, we created 10 brief translational tools for members of the public health workforce. In consultation with an interdisciplinary project advisory group (PAG), we identified each tool's topic and format. PAG members reviewed draft and final versions of the tools. We then worked with local health departments throughout the country to distribute the tools along with a brief survey to determine practitioners' perceived utility of the tools. Through survey responses, we learned that practitioners believed the tools provided information that would be useful during the planning, response, and recovery phases of an emergency. This article describes the creation of the PAG, the development of the tools, and lessons learned for those seeking to translate legal and ethical research findings for practitioner audiences.

scholarly journals One Field Epidemiologist per 200,000 Population: Lessons Learned from Implementing a Global Public Health Workforce Target

2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (S1) ◽  
pp. S-113-S-118 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seymour G. Williams ◽  
Robert E. Fontaine ◽  
Reina M. Turcios Ruiz ◽  
Henry Walke ◽  
Kashef Ijaz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Workforce ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Public Health Workforce ◽  
Global Public Health

Building the Plane While Flying It: Lessons Learned in the Development of the North Carolina Local Performance Site for the HRSA Region IV Public Health Training Center

2017 ◽  
Vol 3 (1_suppl) ◽  
pp. 17S-20S ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephanie D. Smith ◽  
Katelyn G. Matney ◽  
Justine J. Reel ◽  
Nathaniel P. Miner ◽  
Randall R. Cottrell ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
North Carolina ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Public Health Workforce ◽  
Training Center ◽  
Health Training ◽  
The Public ◽  
The North ◽  
Public Health Training ◽  
Regional Public Health

Developing a public health training center has provided a unique opportunity to meet the training needs of the public health workforce across North Carolina. Furthermore, the training center has fostered collaborations with community partners and other universities in the state. This article describes some lessons learned while building a local performance site that may help inform and shape expectations about what it takes to build a public health training center. Recommendations for successfully creating a local performance site within the Regional Public Health Training Center model are included.

scholarly journals Developing a Public Health Maternal and Child Health Training Program: Lessons Learned from Five Schools of Public Health

2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christine T. Bozlak ◽  
Qiana L. Brown ◽  
Renee Davis ◽  
Rachel de Long ◽  
Melissa M. Howard ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Child Health ◽  
Workforce Development ◽  
Maternal And Child Health ◽  
Health Resources ◽  
The United States ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Public Health Workforce ◽  
Schools Of Public Health ◽  
And Child Health

AbstractMaternal and child health (MCH), as a core sub-field of public health, continues to be an essential area in which additional workforce development and investment are needed. Recent public health workforce assessments in the United States reveal there will be a significant number of vacancies in MCH public health positions in the near future, creating the need for a well-trained and skilled public health MCH workforce. In order to address this potential critical workforce gap, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration’s Maternal and Child Health Bureau initiated the Maternal and Child Health Public Health Catalyst Program in 2015 to support the creation of MCH training programs in accredited schools of public health that previously did not have a MCH concentration. This article details the accomplishments and lessons learned from the first five MCH Catalyst Program grantees: Drexel University; Florida International University; Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey; Texas A&M University; and the University at Albany.

scholarly journals The Future Public Health Workforce in a Changing World: A Conceptual Framework for a European–Israeli Knowledge Transfer Project

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (17) ◽  
pp. 9265
Author(s):  
Osnat Bashkin ◽  
Keren Dopelt ◽  
Zohar Mor ◽  
Lore Leighton ◽  
Robert Otok ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
Capacity Building ◽  
Health Workforce ◽  
Educational Experience ◽  
Good Health ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Public Health Workforce ◽  
Academic Training

Health services quality and sustainability rely mainly on a qualified workforce. Adequately trained public health personnel protect and promote health, avert health disparities, and allow rapid response to health emergencies. Evaluations of the healthcare workforce typically focus on physicians and nurses in curative medical venues. Few have evaluated public health workforce capacity building or sought to identify gaps between the academic training of public health employees and the needs of the healthcare organizations in which they are employed. This project report describes the conceptual framework of “Sharing European Educational Experience in Public Health for Israel (SEEEPHI): harmonization, employability, leadership, and outreach”—a multinational Erasmus+ Capacity Building in Higher Education funded project. By sharing European educational experience and knowledge, the project aims to enhance professionalism and strengthen leadership aspects of the public health workforce in Israel to meet the needs of employers and the country. The project’s work packages, each jointly led by an Israeli and European institution, include field qualification analysis, mapping public health academic training programs, workforce adaptation, and building leadership capacity. In the era of global health changes, it is crucial to assess the capacity building of a well-qualified and competent workforce that enables providing good health services, reaching out to minorities, preventing health inequalities, and confronting emerging health challenges. We anticipate that the methods developed and the lessons learned within the Israeli context will be adaptable and adoptable by other countries through local and cultural adjustments.

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