Public Health Competencies of a public health professional

At the beginning

% of students claiming levels of competency

3 or 4

At the end

% of students claiming levels of competency

3or 4

Implement health prevention and health promotion activities

-Develop health prevention and promotion strategies and action plans

-Implement health prevention and promotion programs

-Support at the technical level health authorities

37.5

33.3

41.6

83.3

79.1

87.5

<0.001

Collaborate and communicate

-Communicate with the population, with health authorities, with NGOs

-Collaborate with health professionals and coordinate common actions

-Council health authorities on the health of the population

50.0

45.8

91.6

79.1

<0.001

Manage public health activities and structures

-Identify health priorities according to urgency and economic constraints

-Prepare public health projects including budget and legal aspects

-Analyze and formulate public health objectives (at local and national levels)

-Plan and manage health workforce development including life-long training

25.0

20.8

33.3

20.8

70.8

79.1

87.5

66.6

<0.001

Develop and implement research activities

-Establish the health profile of the population at local and national levels

-Organize an information system to collect health data

-Analyze the financial impact of health promotion programs

-Evaluate the efficacy/efficiency of public health programs

-Design a public health research project

16.6

12.5

8.3

20.8

75.0

62.5

58.3

70.8

75.0

<0.001

Train health personal

-Develop, implement and evaluate training programs for health professionals

54.1

91.6

<0.001

Self-evaluation

-Evaluate one’s activities in order to better perform

41.6

83.3

<0.001