Professional Development Needs and Strategies in Public Health Nutrition

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kyle L. Thompson ◽  
Olivia Anderson
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Professional Development ◽  
Public Health Nutrition ◽  
Professional Development Needs

scholarly journals Curriculum design for professional development in public health nutrition in Britain

1998 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 69-74 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jacqueline Landman ◽  
Judith Buttriss ◽  
Barrie Margetts
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Professional Development ◽  
Curriculum Design ◽  
Professional Education ◽  
Qualitative Case Study ◽  
Public Health Nutrition ◽  
The Uk ◽  
British State ◽  
Unique Relationship

AbstractObjective:To describe how the Nutrition Society developed public health nutrition as a profession between 1992 and 1997, and to analyse the influences propelling on this professionalization.Design:Qualitative case study.Setting:Britain.Results:The Nutrition Society of Britain consulted with various stakeholders (such as dietitians, researchers, professionals and practitioners and educators from the UK, and latterly from mainland Europe) to build a consensus about the definition, roles and functions of public health nutritionists and the need for, and scope of, this new profession. Building on this consensus, the Society developed a curriculum in line with British national nutrition policy. Analysis shows that the design and philosophy of the curriculum is explicitly international and European in orientation, in keeping with the tradition of the discipline and the Society. The curriculum is designed in terms of specialist competencies in public health nutrition, defining competency so that registered public health nutritionists are advanced practitioners or leaders: this is in keeping with contemporary trends in professional education generally and as expressed by the UNU/IUNS and at Bellagio, in nutrition in particular.Conclusions:Despite a unique relationship with British state and policy, this case of professionalization contributes to contemporary international inter- and intraprofessional debates about the nature of public health nutrition and is consistent with professional educational theory.

Redesigning College Professional Development Resources to Meet the Needs of Emerging Public Health Professionals

2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 487-491
Author(s):  
Anna Torrens Armstrong ◽  
Jaime A. Corvin ◽  
Juliana Azeredo ◽  
Somer Burke ◽  
Caitlynn C. Carr ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Professional Development ◽  
Career Planning ◽  
South Florida ◽  
Qualitative Survey ◽  
Public Health Professionals ◽  
Public Health Training ◽  
Professional Development Needs ◽  
The University ◽  
Florida College

The University of South Florida, College of Public Health, is dedicated to providing career planning and professional development services for students in varying formats. However, changing public health training needs and an emerging need for focused attention on professional development necessitated the development of an evaluative program to better understand our students’ needs in these areas. Specifically, anecdotal student feedback about feeling unprepared professionally and survey feedback from students, preceptor feedback regarding the need for students to be better trained in core professional concepts, and low rates of attendance in standard professional development events resulted in a quality improvement study to identify students’ perceived career planning and professional development needs. Findings were used to redesign current services and provided the basis for developing more targeted trainings to ensure that public health graduates are better prepared to meet employer expectations and to excel in the workforce. This article provides an overview of this transformative process, including the results of the qualitative survey on student, faculty, alumni, and community preceptor perspectives, and resulting prototypes developed for the professional development pilot along with preliminary insights.

scholarly journals An investigation of the ways in which public health nutrition policy and practices can address climate change

2009 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 304-313 ◽  
Author(s):  
Heidi Sulda ◽  
John Coveney ◽  
Michael Bentley
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Climate Change ◽  
Professional Development ◽  
South Australia ◽  
Public Health Nutrition ◽  
Address Climate Change ◽  
Key Informants ◽  
The Public ◽  
Professional Recognition ◽  
Organisational Support

AbstractObjectiveTo develop a framework to guide action in the public health nutrition workforce to develop policies and practices addressing factors contributing to climate change.DesignAction/consultative research.SettingInterviews – South Australia, questionnaire – Australia.SubjectsInterviews – key informants (n 6) were from various government, academic and non-government positions, invited through email. Questionnaire – participants were members of the public health nutrition workforce (n 186), recruited to the study through emails from public health nutrition contacts for each State in Australia (with the exception of South Australia).ResultsSupport by participants for climate change as a valid role for dietitians and nutritionists was high (78 %). However, climate change was ranked low against other public health nutrition priorities. Support of participants to conduct programmes to address climate change from professional and work organisations was low. The final framework developed included elements of advocacy/lobbying, policy, professional recognition/support, organisational support, knowledge/skills, partnerships and programmes.ConclusionsThis research demonstrates a need for public health nutrition to address climate change, which requires support by organisations, policy, improved knowledge and increased professional development opportunities.

scholarly journals Personas for the translational workforce

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 286-293 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sara Gonzales ◽  
Lisa O’Keefe ◽  
Karen Gutzman ◽  
Guillaume Viger ◽  
Annie B. Wescott ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Professional Development ◽  
Best Practices ◽  
Software Development ◽  
Basic Science ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Development Projects ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Translational Science ◽  
Professional Development Needs

AbstractTwelve evidence-based profiles of roles across the translational workforce and two patients were made available through clinical and translational science (CTS) Personas, a project of the Clinical and Translational Science Awards (CTSA) Program National Center for Data to Health (CD2H). The persona profiles were designed and researched to demonstrate the key responsibilities, motivators, goals, software use, pain points, and professional development needs of those working across the spectrum of translation, from basic science to clinical research to public health. The project’s goal was to provide reliable documents that could be used to inform CTSA software development projects, educational resources, and communication initiatives. This paper presents the initiative to create personas for the translational workforce, including the methodology, engagement strategy, and lessons learned. Challenges faced and successes achieved by the project may serve as a roadmap for others searching for best practices in the creation of Persona profiles.

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