A Collaborative Approach to Workforce Development Kim Barro Hosted by the Pan Canadian Task Force on...

A Collaborative Approach to Workforce Development

Kim BarroHosted by the

Pan Canadian Task Force on Public Health Nutrition Practice

CPHA ConferenceJune 4, 2008

Funding for this project was provided by the Public Health Agency of Canada

Introductions

Pan-Canadian Task Force on Public Health Nutrition Practice

• Established in early 2006• Provides strategic guidance, expert advice and

leadership to enhance public health nutrition practice in Canada.

• Leaders from public health nutrition from across Canada

• Organization liaisons from CPHA, PHRED, Regulatory Body, DC

• Funding from the Public Health Agency of Canada to Dietitians of Canada to support their work


Task Force Members

Kim Barro Sheryl Bates

Dancho Jane Bellman Tara Brown Elsie De Roose Erica Di Ruggiero Ann Fox Mary Lou Gignac Rhonda Karas

Chartrand

Pam Kheong Cindy Scythes Joan Silzer Marie Traynor Lysanne Trudeau Marlene Wyatt Janice Macdonald Karen

MacDougall Sonya Kupka

Outline

Welcome Strengthening Public Health

Nutrition Practice in Canada Context and Background Overview of Work to Date

Next Steps


Context

Recent public health events & issues: SARS Walkerton Pandemic Flu Obesity Chronic, preventable, nutrition related

diseases (heart disease, diabetes)


National Response

Ministers of Health, June 2004:•Agreed to a 10-year action plan to strengthen public health

Public Health Human Resource Task Group:•Developed a pan-Canadian framework to strengthen public health capacity & ensure a competent workforce


Public health needs of the population

Define the public health workforce for planning purposes

Gather data on the public health

workforce

Identify core public health services

Identify function-specific** public

health competencies

Identify core* public health competencies

Develop worker competency

assessment tools and incentives

Align education programs to reflect competencies and interprofessional

practice

Develop organizational competency

assessment tools and incentives

Map the competencies of each discipline against the

core and function-specific competencies

Develop recruitment / retention strategies to

attract required competencies

Develop structures to support

interprofessional education (space, time, instructors)

Deploy workforce in interprofessional

models based on their competencies

Identify best practices in interprofessional

deployment

Identify best practices in recruitment and retention

Identify best practices in education (including placements, continuing

education)

Develop accreditation

standards / quality control measures

Discipline Specific Groups

Dietitians (public health nutritionist, public health dietitians, community nutritionists)

Nurses Environmental Public Health Professionals Epidemiologists Physicians Health Promoters Dentists, Dental Hygienists, Dental Technicians,

Dental Assistants


Overview on what we have done…

o Developed an action plan and secured funding from PHAC to implement this plan

o Situational Assessment – journal publication pending A Systematic Review of Literature on competencies

for PHN practice Key Informant Interviews PEEST Factor Analysis Pulling it Together - The Consensus Meeting

o Presentations at CPHA and DC in 2007 and 2008

o Email and newsletter updates

o Collaboration with other public health professions


Public Health Nutrition: Building on what’s already out there

The Core Competencies for Public Health in Canada: Release 1.0 (2007)

The Essential Competencies for Dietetic Practice (2006) developed by provincial dietetics regulatory bodies

The Competencies for the Entry-Level Dietitian (1996) and knowledge statements (1997) from Dietitians of Canada and

Provincial and International Public Health Nutrition Competencies (Toronto, NS, US, UK, Australia)


Core Competencies for Public Health in Canada

Essential, knowledge, skills & attitudes necessary for the broad practice of public health

Transcend boundaries of specific disciplines & program

Basic building blocks for public health practice & use of an overall public health approach

Baseline requirements to fulfill public health system core functions

Launched at Canadian Public Health Association Conference, September 2007


Mapping of Existing Competencies

Categories of core competencies for public health (Release 1.0):

1. Public health sciences

2. Assessment and analysis

3. Policy & program planning implementation and evaluation

4. Partnerships, collaboration and advocacy

5. Diversity and inclusiveness

6. Communication

7. Leadership


From Research to Action

Discussion document: Strengthening Public Health Nutrition Practice in Canada Proposed definition of practice Identification of public health nutrition

competencies Suggestions for organizational supports

Next Steps

1. Present to dietetic educators and host a workshop at the Dietitians of Canada Conference next week.

2. Review and integrate feedback into a discussion Paper by the fall

3. Consult with stakeholders through workshops and individual interviews

4. Conduct an electronic stakeholder poll and/or survey to validate findings from consultation.

5. Disseminate final recommendations by June 2009


Thank You!

Questions?

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