This practical, research-based resource outlines the critical competencies required to put the Essential Public Health Services into practice at both the organizational and employee levels. It is the first hands-on guide for exploring and implementing competencies that will lead to better delivery of the Essential Public Health Services by organizations and local public health system partners.
Using the handbook, public health professionals will:
- Explore current public health practice including a discussion of the forces affecting public health today, why and how the competencies were identified, and reasons why organizational competencies are critical to public health system performance
- Discover the competencies Visionary leadership - collaborative leadership to reach the shared vision; Communication - dynamic process grounded in respect for diverse voices; Information management - using technology to manage the transfer of information to end users; Assessment, planning, and evaluation - the continuous improvement process; Partnership and collaboration - optimizing performance through shared resources and accountability; Systems thinking - future - oriented problem solving and decision-making; Promoting health and preventing disease - putting the art and science of public health into practice.
- Acquire techniques for implementing the competencies from assembling a learning team within an organization to designing an effective strategy to develop the competencies.
- Learn performance management methods discovering the means for competency-based performance management, including goal setting, performance appraisals, important subcompetencies and establishing developmental opportunities.
The Public Health Competency Handbook includes:
- 3-ring laminated binder with color-coded section tabs and appendices;
- CD containing forms, surveys, and assessments that can be customized and modified for individuals or organizations;
- Pocket folders; and
- 279 pages.
To obtain more information about The Public Health Competency Handbook, a complete listing of its Table of Contents, a complete listing of its CD-ROM Table of Contents, and information on related tools such as The Personal Systems Map, please visit the Population Health Futures website.
The Public Health Competency Handbook was awarded the top honor in the 2003 Print Excellence Award in Design and Graphics by The Printing Industries Association of Georgia.
Copyright(C) by Jane C. Nelson and Joyce D.K. Essien of original material not in the public domain. Readers may reproduce individual pages for their personal use only. Reproduction of those pages for resale is strictly prohibited. ISBN 0-9718005-0-2
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