Mapping competency profiles of schools of public health: implications for public health workforce education and training in Israel.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

Competency frameworks are essential for analyzing capabilities of Schools of Public Health to adequately prepare public health (PH) professionals to address contemporary challenges. This study maps the competency profiles of PH training programs in Israel using a novel curriculum mapping tool.

Methods

This study assessed all five Israeli Health Education Institutions (HEIs) offering MPH or Bachelors in Public Health (BPH) degrees across 57 competencies in six domains to determine the extent to which competencies were addressed in the curriculum. The competencies list was based on the Association of Schools of Public Health in the European Region (ASPHER) List of Core Competences for the Public Health Professional, adapted for Israeli HEIs.

Results

The core curricu

SUBMITTER: Neumark Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11381267 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature