Public Health in America: Integrating Genetics
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Public Health Competency Domains: Origins, Comparisons, Definitions
The Public Health Workforce: An Agenda for the 21st Century, PHS, 1997 | Report of the Workgroup on Competencies and Content, CDC, Office for Workforce Development, 1999 | Council on Linkages Between Academia and Public Health Practice, PHF, 2000 | Genetics Competencies in Public Health, CDC, OGDP & PHPPO, 2000 | Domain – Key Words |
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analytic | analytic | analysis & assessment | analysis & assessment | epidemiology, surveillance, survey, databases, sources, registries, collection, barriers, analysis, variables, interpretation, |
communication | communication | communication | communication | listens, articulates, target audience, special & vulnerable populations, risk communication, prevention education, feedback, input, presentation, adult learning theory, communications theory, mass media, sound bites |
community dimensions & practice | community relations | key partners, stakeholders, community-based, non-traditional health providers, resources, community planning, networking, team dynamics, negotiation, consensus, conflict resolution, | ||
policy & development, program planning | policy development | policy development, program planning |
policy development | legislative, laws, regulations, security, confidentiality, privacy, human subjects protection, informed consent, discrimination, implications, policy options |
program planning | objectives, outcome, impact, process, methods, implementation, evaluation, initiatives, expected health outcomes, | |||
cultural | cultural | cultural | cultural | diversity, ethnic, multi-cultural, groups, populations, under-served, uninsured, minority, persons-of-color, age, lifestyle |
professional | scientific ethics, professional integrity, time-management, priority setting, helpfulness, stress-reduction | |||
basic public health science | basic public health science | basic public health science | basic public health science | qualitative, quantitative, research, behavioral & social, biomedical, laboratory, environmental, occupational, emergency response, health promotion, disease prevention, determinants of health, health status, |
new | leadership & systems thinking | leadership & systems thinking | leadership & systems thinking | strategic planning, key values, shared vision, leadership, team building, power sharing, health case systems, advocate, performance measures, prevention effectiveness, return-on-investment, |
financial planning, management | management, information management |
financial planning & management | management & finance |
organizational behavior, staffing plans, human resources, personnel, life-long learning, procurement, budget process & justification, fiscal resources, quality control |
information systems | computer systems, electronic network, information storage and retrieval, compatibility |
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