Bridging Gaps: Responding to Emerging Training Needs of the Public Health Workforce
Abstract
Background: The Region IV Public Health Training Center (R-IV PHTC), funded by HRSA and headquartered at Emory University, serves eight states in the Southeast. The R-IV PHTC helps build and sustain a skilled workforce with free learning tools and support designed to meet the unique needs of professionals in state, local, and tribal health departments.
Methods: Through a mixed-methods approach, including feedback from members of a steering committee representing all eight state health departments, the R-IV PHTC continuously assesses emerging training needs of the public health workforce in the Southeast. The R-IV PHTC uses this information to select the most effective training modality for identified needs. When a topic is well-suited to a 3-hour, skill-based Public Health Practice Academy (PHPA) workshop, it is first presented as a webinar. This approach allows for valuable participant feedback that the R-IV PHTC can use to refine and enhance future workshops.
Results or anticipated results: The R-IV PHTC currently offers a catalog of 14 3-hour PHPA workshops, developed in response to previous training needs assessments. Over the past year, emerging needs have led to the development of 7 new PHPAs on topics such as grant writing, emotional intelligence, community engagement, giving and receiving feedback, and practical evaluation. Participants will have the opportunity to identify and discuss emerging training needs relevant to their work within Georgia, helping the R-IV PHTC continue to develop innovative and equitable trainings.
Conclusion: This workshop will showcase some of the R-IV PHTC’s transformative Public Health Practice Academy (PHPA) workshops that are available to meet the individual training needs of professionals in the workforce. Attendees will have the opportunity to provide valuable feedback, empowering the R-IV PHTC to refine and expand its offerings to ensure they remain innovative, impactful, and equitable for public health professionals.
Keywords
emerging needs, training, workshops
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Bridging Gaps: Responding to Emerging Training Needs of the Public Health Workforce
Background: The Region IV Public Health Training Center (R-IV PHTC), funded by HRSA and headquartered at Emory University, serves eight states in the Southeast. The R-IV PHTC helps build and sustain a skilled workforce with free learning tools and support designed to meet the unique needs of professionals in state, local, and tribal health departments.
Methods: Through a mixed-methods approach, including feedback from members of a steering committee representing all eight state health departments, the R-IV PHTC continuously assesses emerging training needs of the public health workforce in the Southeast. The R-IV PHTC uses this information to select the most effective training modality for identified needs. When a topic is well-suited to a 3-hour, skill-based Public Health Practice Academy (PHPA) workshop, it is first presented as a webinar. This approach allows for valuable participant feedback that the R-IV PHTC can use to refine and enhance future workshops.
Results or anticipated results: The R-IV PHTC currently offers a catalog of 14 3-hour PHPA workshops, developed in response to previous training needs assessments. Over the past year, emerging needs have led to the development of 7 new PHPAs on topics such as grant writing, emotional intelligence, community engagement, giving and receiving feedback, and practical evaluation. Participants will have the opportunity to identify and discuss emerging training needs relevant to their work within Georgia, helping the R-IV PHTC continue to develop innovative and equitable trainings.
Conclusion: This workshop will showcase some of the R-IV PHTC’s transformative Public Health Practice Academy (PHPA) workshops that are available to meet the individual training needs of professionals in the workforce. Attendees will have the opportunity to provide valuable feedback, empowering the R-IV PHTC to refine and expand its offerings to ensure they remain innovative, impactful, and equitable for public health professionals.
