Developing Priority Competencies for Population Health Professionals Janelle Nichols, MPH Public Health Foundation APHA 145 th Annual Meeting November 6, 2017
Presenter Disclosures Janelle Nichols, MPH • (1) The following personal financial relationships with commercial interests relevant to this presentation existed during the past 12 months: • No relationships to disclose
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Overview What are the Priority Competencies for Population Health Professionals and why were they developed? How can the Priority Competencies for Population Health Professionals be used? Are there trainings available to build skills related to these competencies?
Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals Are a consensus set of skills desirable for the broad practice of public health Reflect characteristics that staff of public health organizations may want to possess as they work to protect and promote health in the community Are designed to serve as a starting point for practice and academic organizations working to understand, assess, and meet training and workforce needs
Domain Example
Priority Competencies for Population Health Professionals Non-clinical hospital, health system, public health, and healthcare professionals engaged in assessment of population health needs and development, delivery, and improvement of population health programs, services, and practices. Types of activities: Community health needs assessments Community health improvement plans Implementation of community-based interventions Coalition building
Why Population Health Competencies? Comments from hospital community benefit workers I don’t know what I need to know to do my job. Where should I start? The Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals seems like a reasonable place to start. Can the Core Competencies be used to prioritize hospital population health competencies?
Workshop: Selecting Public Health Core Competencies for the Hospital Workforce What are the essential skills and competencies needed for the Hospital Workforce today? Vote: Up to the max, vote less than max, and it may not apply . Domain Items Pick Top Total Vote 1. 6 3 2. 7 3 3. 7 3 23 8 4. 4 2 5. 7 3 6. 5 2 7. 10 4 8. 8 3
Feedback and Refinement Association for Community Health Improvement E-Newsletter Catholic Health Association E-Newsletter PHF E-News PHF Website Crosswalked with CDC’s Competencies
Priority Population Health Competencies - Categories Community Health Assessment Community Health Improvement Planning and Action Community Engagement and Cultural Awareness Systems Thinking Organizational Planning and Management Available at: http://www.phf.org/resourcestools/Pages/Population_He alth_Competencies.aspx
Community Health Assessment Assesses community health status and factors influencing health in a community (e.g., quality, availability, accessibility, and use of health services; access to affordable housing; public and private sector policies) Uses information technology in accessing, collecting, analyzing, using, maintaining, and disseminating data and information Develops community health assessments using information about health status, factors influencing health, and assets and resources Facilitates collaborations among stakeholders to improve health in a community (e.g., coalition building) Engages community members to improve health in a community (e.g., input in developing and implementing community health assessments, feedback about programs and services)
Community Health Improvement Planning and Action Implements population health policies, programs, and services that align with identified community health needs Influences policies, programs, and services external to the organization that affect the health of the community (e.g., zoning, safe housing, food access, transportation routes) Determines limitations of evidence (e.g., validity, reliability, sample size, bias, generalizability) Makes evidence-based decisions for policies, programs, and services (e.g., using recommendations from The Guide to Community Preventive Services in planning population health services) Evaluates the impact of policies, programs, and services (e.g., outputs, outcomes, processes, procedures, return on investment) Contributes to the population health evidence base (e.g., community-based participatory research; authoring articles; making data available to researchers) Develops partnerships that will increase use of evidence in developing, implementing, and improving population health programs and services (e.g., between healthcare and public health organizations) Advocates for the use of evidence in decision making that affects the health of a community (e.g., helping decision makers understand community health needs, demonstrating the impact of programs, eliminating disparities) Implements strategies for continuous quality improvement
Community Engagement and Cultural Aw areness Recognizes the ways diversity influences policies, programs, services, and the health of a community Incorporates ethical standards of practice into all interactions with individuals, organizations, and communities Supports diverse perspectives in developing, implementing, and evaluating policies, programs, and services that affect the health of a community Ensures the diversity of individuals and populations is addressed in policies, programs, and services that affect the health of a community Creates opportunities for individuals and organizations to collaborate to improve health in a community Negotiates for use of assets and resources (e.g., Boys & Girls Clubs, public libraries, hospitals, faith-based organizations, academic institutions, federal grants, fellowship programs) to improve health in a community Communicates in writing and orally with linguistic and cultural proficiency (e.g., using age-appropriate materials, incorporating images)
Systems Thinking Describes factors affecting the health of a community (e.g., equity, income, education, environment) Describes healthcare and public health as part of a larger inter- related system of organizations that influence the health of populations at local, national, and global levels Explains healthcare and public health funding mechanisms and procedures (e.g., third-party reimbursement, value-based purchasing, categorical grants, fees, tobacco taxes, budget approval process) Explains the ways public health, healthcare, and other organizations can work together or individually to impact the health of a community
Organizational Planning and Management Contributes to development of organizational strategic plan (e.g., incorporates community health improvement plan, contains measurable objectives and targets) Manages programs within current and projected budgets and staffing levels (e.g., sustaining a program when funding and staff are cut, recruiting and retaining staff) Justifies programs for inclusion in organizational budgets Develops program budgets Defends program budgets Uses financial analysis methods in making decisions about policies, programs, and services (e.g., cost-effectiveness, cost-benefit, cost-utility analysis, return on investment)
Potential Uses of the Population Health Competencies Job descriptions Performance objectives Performance reviews and evaluations Workforce competency/needs assessments Workforce development plans Course review and development Training plans
Population Health Training National TRAIN – www.train.org Over 1.5 million registered users – public health, healthcare, others Thousands of quality courses Over 3,000 providers of training Some courses of interest? Opportunities for Hospitals and Local Health Department Collaboration for Community Health Assessment and Improvement Planning Adapting Evidence-Based Interventions for New Populations and Settings Moving from Assessment to Action in Community Health Improvement Rapid Needs Assessments and GIS
Get Involved Priority Competencies for Population Health Professionals: http://www.phf.org/resourcestools/Pages/Population _Health_Competencies.aspx Share your feedback or questions: Janelle Nichols, jnichols@phf.org Stay Informed: PHF E-News – www.phf.org/e-news Council on Linkages Update – www.phf.org/councilupdate
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