Discuss about the Public Health for Pacific Journal of Management.
Bushra Khan- The speaker is an associate lecturer in the School of Health. She had a background in dentistry before pursuing public health course. The speaker emphasized on the importance of staying abreast of the advanced technologies that can be integrated into the learning process at universities. As per the speaker, continual research is a key element of public health practice.
Terry Dawson- The speaker has a population health degree and has worked with the aboriginal population. As mentioned by the speaker, international students need to focus more on critical thinking ability and analysis skills. Discussing how a degree can be useful for the profession, Terry mentioned that one needs to be more beyond restricted learning and get involved in more internships and practical experiences. Application of theoretical skills into practice is pivotal.
Jack Bird- The speaker works as a policy and planning officer as cancer policy, strategy and public health reporting team. He provided some tips for working after the university degree. According to him, one needs to have resilience in preparing for the work life. Improvement is needed by gaining feedback from respected seniors and professors. Further, one must be open to challenges, and take up tasks not done before.
Smriti- The speaker is a multicultural health officer, and sexual health promotion officer. She mentioned that research plays an important role in public health. Professionals must look into issues from different cultural and social lens in addition to clinical lens. Practical experience is to be gathered before applying for a job role. The employer is to be informed about the skills held by a student that are relevant for the job applied.
The video was highly relevant to what I have learnt studying Public Health at UOW as the focus was on the aspects taught through the course. Learning about Public Health I have realized that a professional needs to exhibit certain skills of his own apart from the qualification and experience gained. The speakers in the video mentioned about the need of exhibiting strong communications kills, a proactive nature, strong interpersonal skills, problem solving skills and analytical skills for becoming a successful healthcare professional and serving the communities. Further, technical skills and initiatives to engage to in research are of pivotal importance in the domain. All of the mentioned skills would be necessary for becoming a part of the public health workforce.
Internships and more practical experience would need more emphasis to prepare students for the position of public health professional. Such experiences would ensure that students get the opportunity to translate theories of public health learnt into real life practice. Students would have a prior knowledge of how to address concerns that commonly arise when working in public health settings.
Reference 1- Blenner, SR, Lang, CM & Prelip, MC 2017, ‘Shifting the culture around Public Health advocacy: training future public health professionals to be effective agents of change’, Health Promotion Practice, vol. 18, no. 6, pp. 785-788.
As per the researchers, there is an urgent need of building capacity for the present as well as future public health workforce in the USA. Communities in the country are to have more involvement in the advocacy of public health. Advocacy has been given increased attention in the recent since it holds much potential to bring in better health outcomes for the public when integrated into the public health discourse and intervention strategies. If the same is done, it would prove to be a significant investment made into the field of public health. Advocacy training program embedding students in community-based organizations (CBOs) would be beneficial for addressing the multifaceted needs of the communities.
Reference 2- Buekens, P 2017, ‘Public Health without fear of consequences or inconsequences’, American Journal of Public Health, vol. 107, no. 8, pp. 1255-1256.
The main objective of the public health department must be to have a positive impact on the health of the population. The departments must not be inducing fear among the public regarding controversial issues, economic challenges and hindrances in implementing a global approach in health. Further, the public must not be influenced by bringing into limelight the challenges of inconsequential health services. Public health practitioners must strive to impact health through research, teaching, program design and implementation of health programs. Such efforts would be valuable for the public health and major issues can be tackled effectively. These efforts are to improve evidence and understanding about the implications for health policies.
Reference 3- Jayatilleke, N & Mackie, A 2012, ‘Reflection as part of continuous professional development for Public Health professionals: a literature review’, Journal of Public Health, vol. 35, no. 2, pp. 308-312.
The paper highlighted that reflection is a good practice in medical education since the learners are presented with the opportunity to understand the areas of learning needing improvement. In the domain of public health there is no consideration for formal teaching or training of reflection. A review of literature on the concerned topic found out that there is a rich pool of literature suggesting that reflection acts a driving factor for learning in public health disciplines. The recommendation put forward in the paper is that health education must integrate reflective models into public health practice as an element of continual professional development.
Reference 4- MacLean, S, Berends, J, Hunter, B, Roberts, B & Mugavin, J 2012, ‘Factors that enable and hinder the implementation of projects in the alcohol and other drug field’, Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, vol. 36, no. 1, pp. 61-68.
The research was a significant one in analyzing the factors that hinder and facilitate the implementation of projects in drug field including alcohol. The paper provided a strong evidence base for informing the project implementation of alcohol and other drug (AOD) activities. An analysis of 127 completed projects was done between the year 2002 and 2008. It was concluded that there exists a statistical relationship between successful implementation of projects and partnership between communities and agencies, implementation of participant and consumer input mechanisms, and employment of skilled staffs. It is suggested that projects are to invest in resource allocation and project hours for the development of robust relationships with communities and partners.
Reference 5- Messum, D, Wilkes, LM, Jackson, D & Peters, K 2016, ‘Employability skills in health services management: perceptions of recent graduates’, Asia Pacific Journal of Health Management, vol. 11, no. 1, pp. 25-32.
The research aimed at understanding the perceptions of students in Australia regarding the employability skills in health service management. Employment skill is a key element of recent graduates in the field of health science. Such skills include ethical conduct, integrity, verbal communication skills, teamwork, time management, organizational skills, ability to work in an independent manner, flexibility, written communities ability, and networking ability. It was concluded that recent graduates holds the potential to provide valuable feedback to the respective universities regarding employment skills needed for working as health science professionals. Further, they can also exhibit the ability to recognize the gaps in their own skills. The recommendation is that employers and universities must be engaging in this regard for developing generic skills among the professionals.
Reference 6- Moodie, R 2016, ‘Learning about self: leadership skills for public health’, Journal of Public Health Research, vol. 5, p. 679.
The paper had the focus on the need for leadership in public health domain. The background to the study was that public health practitioners have often failed to exhibit suitable leadership skills in enabling better health outcomes. Health care professionals are to discover that it requires strong commitment for mastering leadership skills. Learning leadership skills needs investment of time to develop the same and continual inspiration and engagement is required from the educator’s end. Development of such skills is associated with development of similar skills to be a more efficient health professionals and a better individual.
References
Blenner, SR, Lang, CM & Prelip, MC 2017, ‘Shifting the culture around Public Health advocacy: training future public health professionals to be effective agents of change’, Health Promotion Practice, vol. 18, no. 6, pp. 785-788.
Buekens, P 2017, ‘Public Health without fear of consequences or inconsequences’, American Journal of Public Health, vol. 107, no. 8, pp. 1255-1256.
Jayatilleke, N & Mackie, A 2012, ‘Reflection as part of continuous professional development for Public Health professionals: a literature review’, Journal of Public Health, vol. 35, no. 2, pp. 308-312.
MacLean, S, Berends, J, Hunter, B, Roberts, B & Mugavin, J 2012, ‘Factors that enable and hinder the implementation of projects in the alcohol and other drug field’, Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, vol. 36, no. 1, pp. 61-68.
Messum, D, Wilkes, LM, Jackson, D & Peters, K 2016, ‘Employability skills in health services management: perceptions of recent graduates’, Asia Pacific Journal of Health Management, vol. 11, no. 1, pp. 25-32.
Moodie, R 2016, ‘Learning about self: leadership skills for public health’, Journal of Public Health Research, vol. 5, p. 679.
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