Supporting the Development of Population Health Skills Kathleen Amos Public Health Foundation APHA 2018 Annual Meeting November 13, 2018
Presenter Disclosures Kathleen Amos, MLIS • (1) The following personal financial relationships with commercial interests relevant to this presentation existed during the past 12 months: • No relationships to disclose This project is supported by Cooperative Agreement Number NU38OT000211, funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention or the Department of Health and Human Services.
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Overview What are the Competencies for Population Health Professionals and why were they developed? How can the Competencies for Population Health Professionals be used? What resources are available to build skills related to these competencies?
Council on Linkages Between Academia and Public Health Practice
Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals 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 Designed to serve as a starting point for practice and academic organizations working to understand, assess, and meet training and other workforce development needs
How Do We Get to Population Health?
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: 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 4. 4 2 23 8 5. 7 3 6. 5 2 7. 10 4 8. 8 3
Refining Population Health Competencies Started with 13 priority areas Input from: Association for Community Health Improvement Catholic Health Association Council on Linkages Between Academia and Public Health Practice Association of American Medical Colleges Association of State and Territorial Health Officials Population health professionals Crosswalked with CDC competencies Reviewed community benefit and other resources Drafts, drafts, and more drafts
Competencies for Population Health Professionals Draft 6.4 – Final? 57 competencies 6 domains: Community Engagement Community Health Assessment Community Health Improvement Planning and Action Health Equity and Cultural Awareness Systems Thinking Organizational Planning and Management
Population Health Professionals 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
Competencies for Population Health Professionals www.phf.org/PopulationHealthCompetencies
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT Describes the historical and current conditions that are affecting health in a community Creates opportunities for individuals and organizations to collaborate to improve health in a community
COMMUNITY HEALTH ASSESSMENT Collects valid and reliable quantitative and qualitative data Develops community health assessments using information about health status, factors influencing health, and assets and resources
COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT PLANNING AND ACTION Develops community health improvement strategies based on community health assessments Advocates for resources that improve health in a community
HEALTH EQUITY AND CULTURAL AWARENESS Communicates in writing and orally with linguistic and cultural proficiency Ensures the diversity of individuals and populations is addressed in policies, programs, and services that affect the health of a community
SYSTEMS THINKING Collaborates with individuals and organizations in developing a vision for a healthy community Explains ways community development is funded to improve the health of populations at the local level
ORGANIZATIONAL PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT Engages internal stakeholders in the organization’s community health improvement activities Secures resources for programs to improve the health of a community
Using Population Health Competencies Job descriptions Performance objectives Workforce competency/needs assessments Training and training plans Workforce development plans
Connecting Population Health and Public Health Competencies
Using Population Health Competencies for Training? www.train.org
TRAIN Learning Network – www.train.org Over 1.75 million learners – public health, healthcare, behavioral health, preparedness, and others Thousands of quality courses 3,000 providers of training Learn more: www.phf.org/train
TRAIN Learning Network – www.train.org 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 Training plans? Community Health Assessment & Improvement Planning Health Equity Learning Bundle Health Literacy for Health Professionals Coming soon: Social Determinants of Health See them all at www.phf.org/trainingplans
Stay in the Know Webpage: www.phf.org/populationhealthcompetencies Newsletters: PHF E-News – www.phf.org/e-news Council on Linkages Update – www.phf.org/councilupdate Public Health Learning – www.phf.org/publichealthlearning Ask questions and let us know what you think! Contact Kathleen Amos, kamos@phf.org
Public Health Foundation Improving Public Health and Population Health Practice to Support Healthier Communities Population Health Competencies: www.phf.org/populationhealthcompetencies Solving Population Health Problems Through Collaboration: www.phf.org/populationhealthbook TRAIN Learning Network: www.train.org Training Plans: www.phf.org/trainingplans Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals: www.phf.org/corecompetencies On-Site Assistance from PHF Experts: www.phf.org/piservices Want to know more? Contact Kathleen Amos at kamos@phf.org.
Thank You! • Kathleen Amos, MLIS • Assistant Director, Academic/Practice Linkages • Public Health Foundation • kamos@phf.org • www.phf.org
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