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- 1. Acknowledgements Department of Public Health Workforce Development Needs Assessment Objectives Methods Results References This project was possible through funding by the Directors of Health Promotion and Education (DHPE) Health Equity Internship Program. The project development was accomplished with the collaboration of Angela Mora, Health Deputy Director, Juan A. Aguilera, Master of Public Health Intern and Diane Huerta, Public Health Emergency Preparedness Planner at the City of El Paso Department of Public Health. Carlos R. Alvarez, MPH1 , Juan A. Aguilera, MD, MPH student1 , Angela Mora, MEd 2 1 College of Health Sciences, The University of Texas at El Paso 2 City of El Paso Department of Public Health INSTRUMENT • Developed and programmed on Survey Monkey • Reponses: Likert-Like scale (Strongly Disagree, Disagree, Somewhat Agree, Agree, Strongly Agree) and Demographic Information • Tier-1 = 51 questions, Tier-2 = 82 questions, Tier-3 = 92 questions • Modified to meet Project Public Health Ready and assess training needs related to daily activities and emergency responses ADMINISTRATION • Distributed among EPDPH employees (n=249) • From January 26, 2015 through February 16, 2015 • Approximately 25 minutes to be completed • Link sent via email privately to employees work email (@elpasotexas.gov) • Includes consent form at the beginning of instrument Introduction The objective of this project was to assess public health core competency and emergency preparedness training needs among EPDPH employees and to create a report that will assist identifying the highest need for training, so the focus of future training activities can be determine. Among Tier-1 employees, all the domains seem to be equally distributed when analyzing the employee’s confidence level. However; there seems to be a higher need for training in the Emergency Preparedness domain. In order to analyze the results provided, a series of diverging bar charts for both confidence level and training needs are presented. The analysis was conducted and includes the information for all of the domains by tier. Among the employees for Tier-2, there seems to be a reduced confidence; hence, the higher need for training for the Public Health Sciences and the Financial Planning and Management domains. Communication and Cultural Competence domains seem to have less training need. Among the employees for Tier-3, there seems to be a reduced confidence level among most of the domains; however, the majority of employees report either a low need or no need of training at all among most of the domains except for policy development/program planning. Recommendations Conclusion Based on similar reports *, additional demographic information could be collected in following reassessments to the EPDPH workforce. Specifically, questions regarding: • Education level • Work experience (years in public health) • Years at currency agency • Years at current job • Occupational classification • Internet access and online courses This report discusses the findings of the Competency Assessment and list the competencies identified as having the highest need for training. This will be used to help determine the focus of future training activities and will result on the modification of the EPDPH Workforce Development Plan. Furthermore, a training plan will be developed specifically focusing on the highest domain needs for each of the 3 tiers as a response to the reflected need for training. Contact • Carlos R. Alvarez (915) 207-5387 cralvarezhdz@gmail.com Tier-1 Domains Tier-2 Domains Tier-3 Domains Emergency Preparedness Financial Planning and Management Policy Development/Program Planning Analytical/Assessment Public Health Sciences Emergency Preparedness Community Dimensions of Practice Leadership and Systems Thinking Financial Planning and Management Skills Communication Skills Community Dimensions of Practice Skills Cultural Competency Cultural Competency Analytical/Assessment Leadership and Systems Thinking ________________________ Emergency Preparedness Public Health Sciences ________________________ _ Communication Skills Communication Skills Cultural Competency Community Dimensions of Practice Skills ________________________ Analytical/Assessment Skills In January 2015, the City of El Paso Department of Public Health (EPDPH) Public Health Preparedness Program (PHEP) developed a web-based survey to assess the training needs of the department’s workforce. This instrument was based on the Council on Linkages Between Academia and Public Health Practice’s Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals (Core Competencies). The following table indicates the domains specific to each tier of employees. Tier 1: Front Line/ Entry Level Staff Tier 2: Program Management/Supervisory level Tier 3: Senior Management/Executive Analytical Assessment Analytical Assessment Analytical Assessment Communication Communication Communication Cultural Competency Cultural Competency Cultural Competency Community Dimensions of Practice Community Dimensions of Practice Community Dimensions of Practice Emergency Preparedness Emergency Preparedness Emergency Preparedness -- Public Health Sciences Public Health Sciences -- Financial Planning and Management Financial Planning and Management -- Leadership and Systems Thinking Leadership and Systems Thinking -- -- Policy Development/Program Planning • *Harrison, L.,, Davis, M., MacDonald, P., Alexander, L., Cline, J. , Alexander, J., Stevens, R. (2005). “Development and implementation of a public health workforce training needs assessment survey in North Carolina”. Public Health Reports, 120 (Suppl 1), 28.