Modernizing public health communication competencies in Canada: A survey of the Canadian public health workforce.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Since the publication of the Core Competencies for Public Health in Canada in 2008, the public health and communication landscape has changed dramatically. Digital media and infodemics have shifted how practitioners must communicate and respond to health information. The age of the current competency framework, which is relied on for workforce development, alongside emerging public health challenges, have prompted calls for modernized competency statements. This study aims to (i) measure self-reported communication competence in the public health workforce, (ii) measure agreement with new communication competency statements, (iii) identify variation in agreement between sub-groups of professionals, and (iv) explore current and needed communication training.

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SUBMITTER: McAlpine D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11303361 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature